The new “Deadpool & Wolverine” movie has gotten some mixed reviews from critics, Nickelback being masters of receiving hate for no reason other than it is the “cool” thing to do decided to give Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman some words of encouragement.
– Joey Domenick
All Time Low at Salt Shed (Friday)
All Time Low returns to Chicago for the first time since their thrilling show at the Aragon Ballroom last year. They’ll be joined by Games We Play, who opened for Fall Out Boy at their Q101 Presents concert at the Metro last year. This show is sold out.
Highly Suspect at The Outset (Friday)
Our friends Highly Suspect break in the brand new concert venue in Bucktown known as The Outset on Friday night. This show is sold out.
Vampire Weekend at Northerly Island (Friday, Saturday…I’ll be there)
Vampire Weekend kicks off a two-night stay at Northerly Island on Friday night. This marks the first time that they’ve played Chicago since 2019 when they also played Northerly Island.
Wicker Park Fest with Superdrag, Citizen, MSPAINT, and more (Friday-Sunday)
Alt-rock legends Superdrag headline Wicker Park Fest this weekend as they make their triumphant return to live performances. Plus, great new rock acts like Citizen and MSPAINT will stop by this weekend.
White Sox host the Mariners (Friday-Sunday)
The White Sox have lost 11 straight…can they turn it around against Seattle? Probably not.
Taste of Lincoln Avenue (Friday-Sunday)
The 40th annual Taste of Lincoln Avenue is a four in one festival featuring wine and whiskey tastings, live music, a kid’s carnival and even a dog parade.
Gin Blossoms at Brookfield Zoo (Saturday)
Oh hell yeah. The Gin Blossoms head to the Brookfield Zoo on Saturday for the final night of Roaring Nights this summer. After stellar performances from The Fray and Barenaked Ladies, Gin Blossoms will look to end summer with a bang.
iO Fest (Friday-Sunday)
The inaugural iO Fest brings more than 70 comedy acts to Lincoln Park’s iO Theater for four days of improv, sketch and stand-up performances. Spread across four stages, the event features notable iO alumni, including Tim Meadows, Matt Walsh, Ryan Asher and Susan Messing, alongside mainstays like Improvised Shakespeare and Whirled News Tonight. Visit the official website for the full schedule.
Pierogi Fest in Whiting (Friday-Sunday)
Make the short trip across state lines to downtown Whiting, Indiana to chow down on Eastern European dumplings and gawk at residents who don pierogi costumes. You can compete in the Pierogi Toss, enter an eating contest, participate in a parade or boogie down in the polka competition, all in honor of the little pierogi.
If it means a lot to you, then you will do yourself a favor and see A Day To Remember live because Oh My Goodness was it one hell of a show! Now if you are a new fan, an old fan, or maybe someone who has never heard of this band, well this is my time to tell you, no matter what, you should see A Day To Remember live! Even just once because they play one of the best shows ever live! Not only does this band bring all the energy but they have an incredible setlist this tour with a mixture of their older and newer stuff! On top of that, almost between every song, the band would have little banner between busting each other balls or telling a story before their play a song! At one point, Singer Jeremy McKinnon talked about how back during warped tour people use to crowd surfer on top of crowd surfers like surfers and it was not only hilarious to think about but even funnier that fans actually did attempt to do it! It was super wild! Overall, the band played a 22 song set including 2 encore songs which were “Complicated” and “The Downfall Of Us All” which in my opinion is a great way to end a Thursday night! If you are thinking about seeing a date on this tour or even just thinking about going to see some emo tunes that you may have forgotten, I highly seeing ADTR on this tour or the next one!
Review and Gallery by: Alexandra Geshel
“How do I say goodbyeeeee…”
Whiting, Indiana will be forced to say goodbye to the Mascot Hall of Fame on September 14. The group announced on Facebook in a statement, saying,
“It is with sadness in our hearts that we must announce that the Mascot Hall of Fame will be closing in Whiting for good on September 14th,” the post said. “We have made quite a family in the 5+ years since we opened our doors. We have had the pleasure of sharing in hundreds of your special days and birthdays. We’ve had thousands and thousands of students visit for field trips. We’ve been able to fill gaps in the community with free and reduced programs, food banks, blood drives, backpack giveaways, sensory days, reading programs, and so much more. It has been an honor.”
Mascots can still get inducted through an online process until the hall finds a new home.
Sunday was as hot as it got. Ever.
According to the climate service Copernicus, preliminary data shows that the global average temperature Sunday was 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.76 degrees Fahrenheit), beating the record set just last year on July 6, 2023 by .01 degrees Celsius (.02 degrees Fahrenheit). Both Sunday’s mark and last year’s record obliterate the previous record of 16.8 degrees Celsius (62.24 degrees Fahrenheit), which itself was only a few years old, set in 2016.
July is generally the hottest month of the year globally, mostly because there is more land in the Northern hemisphere, so seasonal patterns there drive global temperatures.
For what would’ve been Chris Cornell’s 60th birthday, his wife played a snippet of a previously unreleased cover that Cornell performed of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car”. In a statement on Instagram, Cornell’s wife Vicky said this, “Chris would have turned 60 today. Although everyone that loved him is sad that he’s no longer here, it’s all of you, the fans, who made him, whose love has continued to keep his legacy alive. I’m so grateful to you all for that. While I remember him best as the wonderful husband, father and human being he was, I’d like to celebrate his whole life and everything he gave us. On his 60th we can all celebrate his genius as an artist who redefined music, but also the incredible man who touched and changed lives. He’s an icon, and he gave us all so much — his unique voice, his poetry, his creativity. His life was a gift to so many. And as you can hear — there’s more to come!!! Sharing this to thank you all for your love and support and come together in celebrating.“
You can listen to Cornell’s cover here.
Mayday Parade
The Maine
The Wonder Years
We The Kings
Knuckle Puck
Real Friends
Summer Set
Daisy Grenade
Galleries and review by: Alexandra Geshel
Sad Summer Fest is currently touring around the states and celebrating its 5th year anniversary! Now if you were a summer at the warped tour kid of kid/teen like I was back in the day then Sad Summer Fest is honestly the ideal fun one-day fest to do with friends or even solo! This year was my first year attending, and I would love to return! It was so much, super organized, and had an amazing line-up! Heading for Chicago was Mayday Parade which closed out! Before them, the lineup went The Maine, The Wonder Years, We The Kings, Knuckle Puck, Real Friends, The Summer Set, Daisy Grenade, and Diva Bleach who opened the festival! Besides the amazing emo bands and music, Sad Summer Fest had some amazing merch. With every purchase, you were given a coin to try and win your very own stuff Sad Summer Bear from a claw machine in the Arcade area of the fest which is one of the most unique ideas I have ever seen I am here for it! All the bands were of course selling merch as well and some even had Sad Summer Fest exclusive merch which who doesn’t love that? For food options, there was a wide variety but that is due to where Sad Summer Fest was this year here in Chicago! The Fest was held at The Salt Shed and the Salt Shed Fairgrounds which was a cool and unique setup! Lastly, Sad Summer Fest has all the main bands play on one giant stage which is unique but I also do feel like it makes it easier instead of playing the guessing game of what stage do I need to be at and what time.
Overall, I would love to do Sad Summer Fest again! If you have never done a festival or if you feel like doing a 3 day one is just a little too much for you, then definitely check out this fun one-day fest! Plus Sad Summer Fest tours and certain dates may have different bands which I also kind of like! Makes it more fun to travel and follow it around! The fest itself has become my favorite one-day fest in a while and I will say, I am more sad that the fest is over than actually being there 😜.
Detroit Local band aka I Prevail just came to Credit Union One Amphitheater and burned the house down with their talent! As someone who grew up in Michigan and watched these guys play tiny basement shows to now co-headlining an amphitheater is absolutely huge and shows how much hard work and dedication can really pay off! The band of course would not stop thanking their fans for being the reason they are able to tour and be a band for the last 10 years! They also of coursed talked about the famous cover of Blank Space that went viral and how thankful that their fans who found them because of that cover are still here to this day and supporting them since then! I also loved seeing Lizzy Hale of Halestorm coming out and performing their new song, “Can You See Me In The Dark” live! It was absolutely incredible and honestly sounded just like the recording that I listen to from Spotify! I Prevail of course made jokes about liking different hockey teams and other various sports but at the end of the day, they wouldn’t be here without all the fans! If you can, I highly recommend seeing IPrevail, Halestorm, Hollywood Undead, and Fit For A King on this current summer tour!
Gallery and Review by: Alexandra Geshel
Gallery By: Zach Spangler
Aghori Mhori Mei Tracklist:
01. Edin
02. Pentagrams
03. Sighommi
04. Pentecost
05. War Dreams Of Itself
06. Who Goes There
07. 999
08. Goeth The Fall
09. Sicarus
10. Murnau
It’s a banner day for Chicago. ‘The Bear’ cleaned up during yesterday’s Emmy nominations, ‘The Bear’ received at least one nomination in all of the major comedy categories for this year’s Emmy’s, announced Wednesday. The nominations were for the “The Bear’s” second season. That smashes the record that ’30 Rock’ set in 2009 with 22 nominations.
‘The Bear’ will be going up against ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’, ‘Hacks’, ‘Only Murders in the Buildling’, ‘Palm Royale’, ‘Reservation Dogs’, and ‘What We Do in the Shadows’.
The full list of nominations can be found here.
