It’s safe to say The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, believes in the motto: Go big or go home.

The revered music venue announced the lineup for its 15th anniversary block party on Tuesday evening. The event, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24, is packed with powerhouse names such as Mavis Staples, Andrew Bird, Big Freedia, White Mystery, Booker T Jones, Jon Langford, The Eternals, Opera-Matic and up-and-comers Kids These Days.

The Hideout’s mega-watt block party goes on sale this Friday, July 22 at 10 a.m. Tickets are $25. Of course, you don’t have to wait for the “official” on-sale. WXRT is having a good, old-fashioned pre-sale. Get your password here.

As if you couldn’t love The Hideout more, the Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot reports that The Hideout has raised $250,000 for local charities through its annual block parties.

For more information on the block party and the acts playing, check out hideoutchicago.com.

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It’s always a bit odd when a band cuts a new record and splits shortly after its release, but Chicago’s folky duo Puerto Muerto did just that. However according to some recent posts on their Facebook page the female-half of the duo, Christa Meyer, isn’t going into hibernation anytime soon.

First off Meyer is helping plan a brand spankin’ new summer festival in our fair city. According to the logo and brief info from a Facebook note the event is titled Boulevard Bash in Logan Square, and looks to launch the second weekend of July. The fest is currently in the band-booking stage.

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According to 93XRT.com, Chicago’s own singer/songwriter extraordinaire Andrew Bird will perform at the Art Institute of Chicago’s new modern wing on September 21.

The event, appropriately titled “Night at the Modern Wing with Andrew Bird,” is also hosted by Jon Langford. The only way for entry is to head on over to 93XRT.com and register in their VIP Lounge section for a chance to get on the guest list for this intimate performance. Cocktails will also be available. Nice.

The show goes down on Monday, September 21, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. So better get your buns over to 9XRT.com now for the chance to get in on some high class swanky action!

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