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Q101 (formerly on Chicago radio @ 101.1 FM) The Alternative - Chicago's New Rock Alternative - Everything Alternative - Chicago's Alternative - Gen X - Generation X
Benefiting Chicago Cubs Charities and Epstein’s Foundation To Be Named Later, the fundraiser will feature an ensemble of comedy and a variety of acts with performances by The Smashing Pumpkins, The Figgs, Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents, members of Buffalo Tom, and the Hot Stove All-Stars with actors and comedians Mike O’Malley, Jeff Garlin and Joel Murray serving as the evening’s emcees.
The concert takes place the night before the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox kick off their three-game weekend series at Wrigley Field.
Greenberg Traurig, Key Bank and Chicago Trading Company Present…. HOT STOVE COOL MUSIC: A Concert Benefiting Chicago Cubs Charities & Foundation To Be Named Later
He is barbaric. His long hair hangs past his shoulders. His beard is unkempt. He chugs from a drinking horn and spits at the crowd. Can you air guitar like this guy?
He is Nordic Thunder.
His motto: Pain is temporary but air guitar is forever.
Justin Howard, 28, a Chicago native, will command the stage at the regional air guitar competition on June 29 at the Metro. He’ll be doing a special halftime performance and competing. If he is victorious, he’ll go up against handpicked competitors from a dozen cities to head to the national finals in Denver. If he conquers that, like he did last year, he advances to the World Championship in Finland this summer. He placed second at the World Championship.
Howard recently shared tips with Leonor Vivanco, RedEye, Chicago Tribune.
READ MORE HERE
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-red-air-guitar-20120503,0,1918725.story
Q101 Presents what will be an awesome night on Thursday, May 17th at Mojoe’s Of Joliet, 22 West Cass Street. Featuring Janus, Three Years Hollow, Persistence Of Memory, and Mind Shatter! It’s a 21 and over show with doors opening at 6:30pm, and show at 7pm. Get your tickets here for 10 bucks: http://theticketrumba.com/tickets/1072
Ready for a 2-floor experience? Want to be close to the stage, no matter where you are? Mojoe’s is set up to be packed deep, but still give you a great spot no matter where you are in the venue! Great price for tickets, no worry about downtown parking, and best of all, brought to you by Q101! Don’t forget your tickets: http://theticketrumba.com/tickets/1072
Billed as Chicago’s first all-dance music festival, this inaugural event features Skrillex, Afrojack, Moby, Benny Benassi, Carl Cox, Datsik, Designer Drugs, Bart Bmore, Hardwell, R3hab, Sandro Silva, Oliver Twizt and others. You might like SOMEONE in this mix of performers.
WHEN AND WHERE: Sat., Jun. 16, 12 p.m. | Through Jun. 17 | See more datesSoldier Field | 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive | South Loop
For more details….http://chicago.metromix.com/events/mmxchi-spring-awakening-music-festival-event
System Of A Down is pleased to announce a slate of North American tour dates with special guest, Deftones! The Chicago date is August 15, 2012: Allstate Arena – Chicago, IL
Tickets go on sale at 10 AM May 5th.
Source: http://www.systemofadown.com/#news
To get warmed up for Chicago’s Craft Beer Week, just head up to Madison, WI from May 4-13. The event features more than 150 events, including beer dinners, pub crawls and rare beer tappings. More information, including a list of events, iChicago Craft Beer Week begins a few days (May 17th) after the end of Madison’s version.
How does Chicago’s Craft Beer Week work? Chicago will be divided into nine neighborhoods plus the suburbs. The goal is to entice patrons to explore the depth and breadth of local craft beer and honor those who enrich the community of beer lovers.
It’s expected that more than 200 venues will participate this year, offering special $4 tastings of rare beers and other special events throughout the week. Festivities will begin with the “Beer Under Glass” event at Garfield Park Conservatory and end with the closing party at Revolution Brewing’s new production facility. For more information, go to http://chibeerweek.com/ and have a fun!
Source: Chicago Tribune-Josh Noel
Another Local 101 show is upon us, brought to you by Q101, and Fitz’s Spare Keys in Elmhurst, IL! Sunday night, April 22nd at 6pm, you can find yourself seeing Super Happy Fun Club, The Scissors, Glendenning and The Violet Eyes at Fitz’s Spare Keys, 119 North York Road Elmhurst, IL. Doors at 4pm, show starts at 6pm, with music spinning until close!
But wait! It may be cold Sunday! Don’t want to wait in line? You’re in luck!! Q101-ers’ can get their tickets here and save 20%, and skip the line!! Don’t miss this opportunity to be ahead of the game for what will be a great show! And be sure to come to our table and pick up Q101 gear, and show your love and support!
A weekend of human density, popular culture, digital, print, and toy entertainment came to a close on Sunday April 15th with the McCormick Place north building lights dimming at 5pm to signal it’s time to get out, but the love and excitement of what was in this massive building continues every day in the fans, and companies that buy and create the entertainment that has become mainstream like a blur.
Q101′s presence & table shocked, and excited a lot of people at the convention. The fans and support poured in non-stop through the entire weekend, with supporters normal, and super-hero alike. We traversed the show floor and beyond, reaching every man, woman, child, and cape we saw to remind them that Q101 is as strong as ever.
The Incredible Hulk, as you can see here, couldn’t contain his excitement when he saw the Q101 table.
The Q101 puppet kept showing up in the darndest places! Like here
And here
And here.
The response, support, and feeling of camaraderie during the convention was amazing, and we thank all the fans that came out to see us, and also enjoyed the convention!
Q101 also got into the John Barrowman (Doctor Who, Torchwood) Q & A, and he delighted the crowd, leaving everyone in stitches with his frank and honest answers, stories, and singing.
And no Q101 appearance would be complete without our mascot, the endearing Mr. Bananas who came to say hi to the kids!
Q101 was the perfect description of divide & conquer, we had the convention covered on all fronts, with more than enough to go around! Q101 is popular culture, Q101 is Chicago’s Alternative, WE ARE Q101!!
All photos care of Nina Andorf
ninaa37@gmail.com
Certainly one of Q101′s most arduous adventures into the wild, is the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2). It’s quite a task to work one of these conventions, but Q101 balanced it all with a steady hand!
Q101 found itself in Artist Alley, but look! We had a corner, which means more space. We did what we’re good at, and that’s make a crowd. We talked about Q101, talked with our fans about Jamboree, sold merch, and had an overall great time! Just like this kid, one of our excited interns:
Once we sent up out table, the traffic just kept coming! It was non-stop until around 3pm:
Today was the first of three days, and the fans came out in droves! Here’s to a great day one, and 2 more to come! And tomorrow, be sure to wear your Q101 shirt with pride, and if we see it, you may get some “treats”!!
Yes, you’re reading this right. Q101 will be at C2E2, this weekend April 13th – 15th at the McCormick Place North building in downtown Chicago! We will have our own corner of the world, in Artist’s Alley, booth #O11. We will be wandering the convention floor, selling shirts, handing out goodies, spreading the goodwill and cheer of Chicago’s Alternative! Q101 will be there the ENTIRE duration of the convention. There will be magic! Excitement! Tomfoolery! And maybe this guy:
Did you miss out on our text contest this week to win weekend passes? Never fear friends, be sure to wear your Q101 shirt when you’re in line Friday morning. You may be able to save your money *wink, wink*.
We will have raffles, smiling people, a photographer, and a presence like no other, by the one and only Q101!
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