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7
Jun
Daily Diversion – She & Him at Millennium Park

Three really-Tribune-3-down-1-to-goal-that’s-the-best-you-can-do reasons to put on something pretty and pedal on down to Pritzker Pavilion this early evening…

1. Installment three of the ever popular Downtown Sounds features none other than She & Him. In case you just crawled out from under a rock, stretched, rubbed your eyes, flipped open your laptop, and came to our little site, the He is M. Ward of M. Ward fame and the She is Zooey Deschanel, star of many a moving picture. You’ve every right to be skeptical of the actor/actress fronted band, but this isn’t Bruce Willis or Dogstar. Zooey actual might be a more engaging singer than actress. And who are you to judge, Mr. I Live Under A Rock? Of all things to live under you chose a rock?

By Ross Meyerson \ 1 comment

31
May
Daily Diversion – Hum at Millennium Park

Three I’d-like-to-be-more-clever-than-to-just-comment-on-the-weather-but-today-is-a-brutal-one reasons to suck it up this Memorial day and carefully head to the Pritzker Pavilion tonight…

1. The pride of Champaign-Urbana, Hum, have re-reunited to play for you – their surprisingly enthusiastic and loyal fans. I mean that must be it, as this seems like another one-off and not the beginning of something larger. It’s kind of like the live version of thumbing through your CD’s – If you’re a Hum fan you still thumb through CD’s, no doubt – looking for something you haven’t listened to in ages. For me that tends to be Edsel, June of 44 or something of that ilk. For what seems like a shit ton of late 20′s/early 30′s Chicagoans, it’s Hum. Here you go, slightly aged indie rockers. Indulge yourselves.

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Photo credit: Patrick Pyszka

Three long-and-curly-hair-in-the-muggy-summertime-is-a-bad-idea reasons to grab your folding chairs and some snacks and head to Pritzker Pavilion tonight…

1. Tonight is night one of the Downtown Sound summer concert series and that means it’s summer, right? I mean it is right in the name. Chicagoans earn summer each year and come out in droves (not to mention in flip flops) once the sun even hints at shining. The city in return responds with a plethora of outdoor festivals. Well, here we are. For the complete line-up of bands playing this years Downtown Sound check out our comprehensive list. As for tonight…

By Ross Meyerson \ comments

6
May
Chicago Jazz Festival gets a makeover

The Chicago Tribune reported earlier this week that the 32nd annual Chicago Jazz Festival, which kicks off on August 31 and runs through September 5, will get quite a makeover due to city budget cuts.

The Grant Park portions of the Chicago Jazz Festival will be trimmed to two days, September 4 and 5, but the event planners have turned this potential setback into a major positive by setting up a week of jazz festivities at Millennium Park, the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies and the Chicago Cultural Center.

By Richard Giraldi \ comments

The Edible Audible Picnic free concert series at Millennium Park announced an expanded line-up of electronic based artists that has a sharp focus on local acts and labels.

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Millennium Park sponsored events will take place at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion from noon – 1:00 p.m. each Monday starting June 7 through August 30. There also three Saturday events scheduled for July 3, 24 and September 4.

By Andrew Kahn \ comments

16
Mar
She & Him to play Millenium Park in June

The indie folk duo She & Him featuring actress Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward are the first act announced for Chicago’s summer music series Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays. The free concert series will take place at Millennium Park.

By Audrey Leon \ comments

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If your Monday evening stroll in downtown’s Millennium Park is interrupted by some raucous noise from the beautiful Jay Pritzker Pavilion, don’t be alarmed.

It’s only the new Downtown Sound: News Music Mondays series, which offers free Monday evening performances from up-and-coming national and local acts. Downtown Sound, a renamed and newly time-slotted version of last year’s Audible Architecture music series, joins Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series and Edible Audible picnic as one of three new music series at Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion this summer. It’s the combination of local and national acts, low key Monday nights and early evening start time that makes Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays so appealing to many Chicago music fans.

By Richard Giraldi \ 3 comments