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Concert Fri Jul 25 2008
FestFestFest
One of the reasons I really love Chicago in the summer is all the shit there is to do. As eloquently as that was just stated, it's true. There is so much free music going on in the city, from the Music Without Borders at Millennium Park, Stevie Wonder at the Taste, and every neighborhood throwing together their own street fest loaded with some pretty solid names. Radius clauses aside, there is always a good show to go to, no matter where or when.
This weekend is no exception, with the Wicker Park Fest setting up shop at the intersection of Milwaukee and North. The lineup hits all bases on the head. Hip hop DJ Bassnectar, who holds his own huge cult following, headlines on Saturday night. Electronic Barcelona DJ Prefuse 73 and experimental instrumentalist Daedelus also share the stage on Saturday. Two music stages make this a bigger fest then most (and only one stage smaller and 40 dollars cheaper than another festival). The North stage holds a more indie cast of characters, giving us Chicago favorites the 1900s, Bishop Allen, and Ra Ra Riot. Sunday brings more of that local indie effort with Aleks and The Drummer, Maps & Atlases, and Algernon. The Dub Trio have too much metal in their jams to accurately follow their name, but it's some strong rock either way and will hold it down Sunday evening.
Keeping reading for full details...
Wicker Park Fest
Sat, Jul 26 and Sun, Jul 27
W North Ave at N Milwaukee Ave
$5 Suggested Donation
Full Schedule:
Saturday, July 26th
South Stage
8:45pm > Bassnectar
7:25pm > Prefuse 73
6:00pm > Future Rock
4:30pm > Daedelus
3:15pm > Nomo
2:15pm > Dark Party (featuring Eliot Lipp & Leo123)
North Stage
9:00pm > Polvo
7:55pm > Joan Of Arc
6:45pm > Ra Ra Riot
5:40pm > Bishop Allen
4:35pm > The 1900s
3:30pm > Brighton, MA
2:25pm > Bailiff
Sunday, July 27th
South Stage
8:45pm > Bob Schneider
7:00pm > Charlie Hunter Trio
6:00pm > Dub Trio
5:00pm > Van Ghost
4:00pm > Skybox
3:00pm > Company of Thieves
2:00pm > Algernon
North Stage
9:00pm > Isis
7:55pm > Red Sparowes
6:45pm > Maps & Atlases
5:40pm > Film School
4:35pm > The Most Serene Republic
3:30pm > Kid, You’ll Move Mountains
2:25pm > Aleks and The Drummer
