Concert Thu Jul 03 2008
Speaking of the Dead...
Chicago summers sure love street fests, and the holiday weekend edition packs an exceptional punch. The Lake View Music Fest takes place this Saturday and Sunday from noon to 10 P.M. It's centered on Sheffield & Addison in the heart of Wrigleyville, where some of the best music already hits us on a regular basis from no-mention-needed venues like the Metro.
Headlining the event Saturday night will be Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart's newest project, the Mickey Hart Band. Not bad for a little ol' Chicago street fest, huh?
Sunday's headliners are the substantial Chicago jazz ensemble Liquid Soul. Go see them. Seriously.
Other acts include grooving, Les Claypool-style bassist, That 1 Guy, who will be opening for Buckethead on tour in the fall, and Daryl Stuermer, some dude who is completely unknown until I tell you that he played guitar for Genesis and later Phil Collins' solo tours.
A funnel cake, some generic handcrafted jewlery, and warm summer evening should top off this more mellow version of Independence Day celebration (as compared to crowds, beaches, and great balls of fire).
Food, capitalism, music. It's American, dammit.
Keep reading for the complete lineup and event info...
Lake View Music Fest
Sheffield & Addison
Sat, July 5th & Sun, July 6th
Noon - 10 P.M.
Entrance "Donation": $5 until 5 P.M., $7 after 5 P.M., benefiting the Lake View Citizens Council
Music Lineups:
Saturday
Noon: Ted Butterman Band
1:45pm: Kofi
4:00pm: Daryl Stuermer
6:00pm: That 1 Guy
7:30pm: Mickey Hart Band
Sunday
Noon: Nigel Mack & The Blues Attack
1:30pm: Seers Poncho
3:00pm: Trippin Billies
5:15pm: Dave Barnes
7:30pm: Liquid Soul
- Emily Kaiser
mortcola Sat Jul 05 2008, 10:03AM +
Hmmm. I think I read the irony in the "completely unknown" comment. But if not, you'd have to be pretty oblivious. Stuermer is an internationally well-known, well-respected, technically accomplished jazz-rock guitarist who has played on some seminal albums (Jean-Luc Ponty, anyone?), in addition to have been with Genesis on tour for 30 years and Collins live and in the studio for almost that long.