Being one of the biggest music festivals in the US, we get very excited for Coachella each year, and we’re obviously not the only ones; the 2011 event sold out in just one week, breaking all records for the previous 11 years.
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Simultaneously summarizing their nonchalant, fun attitude and also throwing them into the ‘website-now-hosting-a-music-event’ pool, The A.V. Club of Chicago has announced “Screw it, we’re doing a music festival too.”
To be held outside The Hideout (1354 West Wabansia Avenue) over the weekend of September 10th and 11th, The A.V. Fest will see 12 bands play, including Archers of Loaf, Hum, Tokyo Police Club, Maps and Atlases and more. Below you can check out Maps and Atlases covering Seals & Croft’s Summer Breeze. It’s pretty groovy.
Maps & Atlases cover “Summer Breeze” by Seals & Croft at the Threadless warehouse
Further details are still being announced on the two-day festival, and tickets are not available in advance, seeing as it is held on public streets. But you can RSVP here, and then turn up on the day to pay a suggested $10 donation, part of which will benefit the Rock For Kids charity.
For more info, stay tuned to http://www.avclub.com/fest/
by Lee Jarvis.
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Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival is definitely making waves this year. After a hugely successful weekend in 2010, but somehow remaining one of the slightly more ‘under the radar’ shows, Labor Day weekend 2011 sees more big hitting DJs headline the newcomer festival. Fatboy Slim, David Guetta and Bassnectar are three of the biggest DJ names in the US, and they’ll all be in the Windy City for the weekend of Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th September.
As mentioned, 2010 was already a monster, with the equally huge Paul Van Dyk, The Chemical Brothers and Moby all headlining, and the event’s return this year will surely earn it a place on the map for US festival goers for future seasons to come, placing it amongst Lollapalooza, Coachella and the like. Solid production, great backdrop and friendly vibe all add to the atmosphere of the music. Homegrown support is also rounded up via various ‘win a set’ style promotions, encouraging local Chicago musicians and DJs to submit themselves to public voting for the grand prize.
Check out some of the 2010 show here…
Whilst heavily electronic influenced, with young fresh artists such as SBTRKT and legendary DJs such as Carl Cox, North Coast also welcomes the soulful jamming of The Budos Band, the cut-up live hip-hop-RnB of Keys N Krates, and rapper Common, helping give the weekend a more diverse sound and some respite from the typical 4/4 beat of electronic music sets.
Having just announced the full schedule and the release of single day tickets, expect sales and hype to build and build all through the peak summer months, and be prepared to commit early for ‘summer’s last stand’.
Friday, September 2, 2011
David Guetta * Wiz Khalifa * Lotus * Wolfgang Gartner * James Zabiela * SBTRKT * Auto Body * The Hood Internet * Orchard Lounge * Keys N Krates * Midnight Conspiracy * Perfect Kiss * Ghosthouse * * Fifth World
Saturday, September 3, 2011
STS9 * Fatboy Slim * Common * Rusko * Carl Cox * Major Lazer * Future Rock * Neon Indian * New Mastersounds * Zeds Dead * Big Gigantic * Lettuce * Felix Cartel * California Wives * Gemini Club * Great Divide * Team Bayside High * BBU * Wyllys * DJ Thibault * Nameloc * Pyro Fighter * The Werks * Digital Driver * Intonation Music Workshop
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Bassnectar * Thievery Corporation * Gogol Bordello * Benny Benassi * ATB * Of Montreal * Little Dragon * Latyrx * Van Ghost * The Budos Band * Soul Rebels Brass Brand * Paper Diamond * Rubblebucket * Lance Herbstrong * Loyal Divide * Zebo * The Coop * ProbCause * Mario Florek * The Ill & The Restless * Orville Kline * Midwest Hype * NORdjs * The Arts of Life Band
More info and tickets at http://www.northcoastfestival.com/
by Lee Jarvis.
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Moogfest is a yearly festival that celebrates the work of Robert Moog – inventor of musical instruments that vastly altered the process of recording and performing in a range of genres on a global scale. Moog synthesizers are renowned, treasured, hunted, collected, and lusted for worldwide, and first gained notoriety in the late 60s, and went on to feature heavily in legendary musical works by artists such as Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, and Tangerine Dream.
‘Bob’ Moog, who earned not only a Grammy award for lifetime achievement, but also an honorary doctorate degree from the esteemed Berklee College of Music, spent much of his life in Asheville, North Carolina, the host city of this event for the second year running. His pioneering and visionary work began by producing theremins in the 50s, and progressed onto designing circuits and eventually the modular analog synthesizer, helped by the invention and refinement of the transistor.
The musical entertainment for such an event is a wide offering of influential veterans and new pioneers. Artists include The Flaming Lips, Crystal Castles, Tangerine Dream, Chromeo, Matthew Dear, Gold Panda, Little Dragon, M83, and many more being announced soon. The 2011 festival will take place over the weekend of October 28 – 30 in the city to which Bob Moog called home for his last 30 years, Asheville, NC. Similarly, the musical offerings, a range of venues are planned, which will span traditional and non-tradional spaces all throughout the city center, including the Asheville Civic Center, The Orange Peel, and Diana Wortham Theatre.
Throw into this mix a wealth of options for networking, panel discussions, workshops, impromptu performances, art displays, movie screenings, plus areas where you get to try your hand on Moog gear old and new, and Moogfest is looking like a serious contended for one of the US’s finest music gatherings. Here’s a short summary video of the 2010 fest, to whet your appetite…
Weekend passes have just gone on sale last week, and you can get yours here.
by Lee Jarvis
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Summertime has finally reached Chicago, and as if to make it official, the first street fest of the season kicks off this weekend. Do Division is a West Town neighborhood jam that brings in a variety of rising stars and local talent for the weekend of June 4th-5th. The diverse music experience is split between a live stage at either end of the 10 block span, and musicians and acts are selected by the talent bookers at Subterranean, Beat Kitchen and Empty Bottle.
This year sees bands playing indie rock, psych, metal, garage, dance pop and more. Saturday’s bill includes Mira & Thao, Bonobo, CoCoComa, and mashup technicians the Hood Internet. A Place to Bury Strangers, Big Freedia, and local covers outfit This Must Be the Band (A Talking Heads Tribute Band) are included on Sunday’s bill.
The fest is open from noon until 10pm both days, and the music itself kicks of at 1pm on both stages. A $5 donation is requested that will benefit local non-profits.
Check out http://do-divisionstreetfest.com/ for more information.
by Lee Jarvis.
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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival have just announced their main acts for the 2011 event, to be held in Indio, CA over the weekend of April 15th – 17th. Headling the three nights, are Kings of Leon (Fri), Arcade Fire (Sat) and Kanye West (Sun). Also on the bill, heavy hitters such as The Strokes, The Black Keys and one of 2010′s success stories, Mumford & Sons.
The rumormill has been working overtime in the run up to this one, and even Bob Lefsetz aknowledged on Twitter that the real line-up often seeps out at some point. Having said that, we now have the first official statement, and an authentic schedule from Coachella themselves.
The three day event has always aimed to stand out from other US festivals, and has a great reputation of delivering classic acts to a fun crowd. Last year saw 225,000 music lovers descend upon the campsite, and received great reviews from all involved, even despite flight disruptions due to the recent volcanic eruption.
Three-day weekend passes go on sale this Friday (Jan 21) and are priced at $269.00 (plus surcharges). More details on the camping options and all firther info is available at the Coachella website.
Check out the full line up, and a video of one of the headliners and Music Jobs Team faves, Kings of Leon.
(Header Image & Video: Kings of Leon @ Lollapalooza, Chicago, 2009. (c) Lee Jarvis)
by Lee Jarvis.
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Legendary music event Sónar is about to venture to the US and hold their first event in Chicago on September 9th, 10th and 11th.
The Barcelona festival has been established for 26 years, and continues to grow, throwing events of “advanced music and multimedia art” at various venues across the European city, every year, during the third week of June. In 2009, they held an event in New York, and having created a positive experience, they are set to launch their first multi-day event in Chicago next month. The objective is “to take the philosophy of the Barcelona festival to the North American city, with all the features that have made Sónar an international touchstone: with an ambitious and high quality line-up featuring plenty of electronic experimentation and its derivations and unusual venues of the highest calibre.” For Chicago, this means that the Jay Pritzker Pavilion (designed by Frank Ghery) and the famous Chicago Cultural Center will host some of that experimental electronic music.
Some of the artists already confirmed are, The Slew (the scratch-rock project led by the wizard on the decks Kid Koala), Oval (a key project in 1990s electronica, featuring Germany’s Markus Popp, back with a new album), the Australian – resident in Iceland – Ben Frost (one of the most acclaimed sonic experimentalists working today), Nosaj Thing (the Los Angeles beatmaker featuring a show with serious visual impact), the Dutchman Martyn (a key name at the techno-dubstep crossroads), Nicolas Bernier + Martin Messier: La Chambre des Machines (a Canadian duo that base their show on rudimentary noise machines from the early twentieth century) and Lesley Flanigan (a New York artist who constructs her music with hand-made instruments and the sounds created by her own voice). The full program is being announced here.
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This past weekend I hit the road to Detroit to check out the 10th year of the Electronic Music Festival. Now going by the name of ‘Movement’, the event is three days of electronic techno goodness. All photos (c) Lee Jarvis. All Rights Reserved.
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Time Out Chicago have just claimed that a ‘trustworthy industry source’ has given them the lowdown on the Lollapalooza headliners for this upcoming summer’s show. Apparently the main acts will include: Strokes, Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Green Day, Soundgarden… and Phoenix.
“Aside from Phoenix, all acts had been previously named by Greg Kot on his blog back in February. The French band would take a major leap to the big leagues if this shakes out. Having seem Thomas Mars and co. thrill a packed Aragon, I can see it happening, despite the knee-jerk take that it is not popular enough.
I’m a fan of Phoenix, and their show at Chicago’s Aragon Theatre was very good. It’s thanks to events such as Lollapalooza that the ‘maybe’ headliners get their time at the top of the bill, let alone how many new bands get their first taste of a US festival. Phoenix, made up of four guys from Paris, have enjoyed huge success with their ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’ album; it has been hugely popular here with a wide range of fans, and several of the tracks have been deservedly huge hits. Check out some video here…
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