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Blogs, Bleader, Jun 12, 2012
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Deerhoof teams up with Ensemble Dal Niente in Millennium Park on Thursday

The great San Francisco art-rock band Deerhoof join forces with Ensemble Dal Niente to debut a Marcos Balter arrangement of "Eaguru Guru"
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Deerhoof, Marcos Balter, Ensemble Dal Niente, Offend Maggie, Pritzker Pavilion, Loops and Variations, Eaguru Guru, classical music, Video

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 18, 2012
The full schedule of summer concerts in Millennium Park

The full schedule of free concerts this summer in Millennium Park includes Charles Bradley, Deerhoof, and Ana Tijoux—but no weekday lunchtime series.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Downtown Sound, Loops and Variations, Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz, Music Without Borders, Millennium Park, free music, summer

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 29, 2012
RIP: Music Without Borders

The great world-music series Music Without Borders is missing from the city's announcement of Millennium Park's summer programming.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Music Without Borders, Michael Orlove, Downtown Sound, Loops and Variations, Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz, summer, free concerts

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Music, Soundboard, Aug 18, 2011
Soundboard, August 18-24

Kreayshawn, Coffinworm, Stevie Nicks, and other shows this week
- Tags: Soundboard, JASON AJEMIAN & THE HIGHLIFE, PENTAGRAM, KREAYSHAWN, PERSONAL & THE PIZZAS, RUNNING, COFFINWORM, KATY PERRY, WILLY TORRES, A STEVE REICH CELEBRATION, STEVIE NICKS, HARRISON BANKHEAD, GRADES, VICTIMS, Heaven Gallery, Reggies Rock Club, Bottom Lounge, Empty Bottle, Subterranean, Allstate Arena, Spirit of Music Garden, Grant Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Rosemont Theatre, Hideout, The Whistler, Pancho's, Akoo Theatre at Rosemont, Township

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Music, Soundboard, Aug 4, 2011
Soundboard, August 4-10

Sade, Iceage, Ringworm, My Brightest Diamond, and other notable shows this week
- Tags: Soundboard, Schubas, Buddy Guy's Legends, Hideout, United Center, Smart Bar, Empathy Lodge, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, The Whistler, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Subterranean, Empty Bottle, WBEZ

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Music, Soundboard, Jul 28, 2011
Soundboard, July 28-August 3

Jill Scott, Richard Buckner, Omar S, and other shows to know this week
- Tags: Soundboard, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Rosemont Theatre, the Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Schubas, Abbey Pub, Pancho's, Smart Bar, Old Town School of Folk Music, Hideout, Wrigley Field, Akoo Theatre at Rosemont, Township, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall

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Music, Soundboard, Jul 7, 2011
Soundboard: July 7-13

Archers of Loaf, Yob, Tinariwen, Mount Moriah, Emmylou Harris, and other notable shows
- by Peter Margasak, Jessica Hopper, Miles Raymer, Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, Barbara Yaross, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Soundboard, Reverend John Wilkins, Mountain Man, Jolie Holland, Mount Moriah, Dave Matthews Band Caravan, Emmylou Harris, Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kid Cudi, Liturgy, Archers of Loaf, Archers of Loaf, Bombino, Bombino, Tinariwen, Andre Watts, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lincoln Hall, Bottom Lounge, Ravinia Festival, Subterranean, Lakeside, Empty Bottle, Congress Theater, SPACE, Welles Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, The Whistler, Schubas, Reggie's Music Joint

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Music, Soundboard, Jun 30, 2011
Soundboard: June 30-July 6

White Fence, Fucked Up, Hex Machine, Devin Townsend Project and other notable shows
- by Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Brian Costello, Monica Kendrick, and Leor Galil
- Tags: Soundboard, Devin Townsend Project, Hex Machine, Origin, Bill Callahan, Karayorgis/Dijkstra Quintet, Fucked Up, Jeff the Brotherhood, Bill Fox, Carla Morrison, Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston, White Fence, Diogo Nogueira, Borgore, House of Blues, Beat Kitchen, Reggie's Rock Club, Hungry Brain, Lincoln Hall, Uncommon Ground, Darkroom, Heaven Gallery, Hideout, Empty Bottle, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Metro

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Music, Soundboard, Jun 23, 2011
Soundboard: June 23-June 30

Loose Dudes, LL Cool J, Hall & Oates, and other notable shows
- by Peter Margasak, Leor Galil, Miles Raymer, Monica Kendrick, Kevin Warwick, Jessica Hopper, and Brian Costello
- Tags: Soundboard, Jaga Jazzist, Tareq Abboushi, Sacred Reich, Loose Dudes, Les Savy Fav, Green Music Fest, Hall & Oates, Group Doueh, John Maus, Kevin Seconds, Cheer-Accident, Diblo Dibala, LL Cool J, Idiot Glee, Arrive, Sexteto Tabala, Elastic, Empty Bottle, Horseshoe Casino, Pritzker Pavilion, Hideout, Pancho's, Subterranean, Empty Bottle, Old Town School of Folk Music, Ravinia, Reggie's Rock Club, Lincoln Hall, the Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Ravinia Festival, Township, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall

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Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture, Jun 23, 2011
Best free dance extravaganza

The Chicago Dancing Festival
- Tags: Arts & Culture, The Reader's picks, The Chicago Dancing Festival, Lar Lubovitch, Jay Franke, Pritzker Pavilion, Museum of Contemporary Art, Harris Theatre, Auditorium Theatre, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Harris Theater for Music and Dance

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Music, Soundboard, Jun 16, 2011
Soundboard: June 16-23

Hakim, Luke Vibert, Swervedriver at Taste of Randolph, and other notable shows
- by Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick, Miles Raymer, Brian Costello, Bill Meyer, and Leor Galil
- Tags: Soundboard, Empty Bottle, Reggie's Music Joint, Permanent Records, Jazz Showcase, Metro, Smart Bar, Pancho's, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Township

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Music, Soundboard, Jun 9, 2011
Soundboard, June 9-15

Alela Diane, Vee Dee, Tombs, Rihanna, the Neon Marshmallow fest with Spiral Joy Band, Pelt, and Mike Shiflet, and other notable shows
- by Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Monica Kendrick, Jessica Hopper, and Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Soundboard, Rihanna, Tombs, A Storm of Light, Mamiffer, Keren Ann, Mike Shiflet, Black Twig Pickers, Vee Dee, Pelt, Neon Marshmallow Fest, Joachim Badenhorst, Spiral Joy Band, Hanggai, Aurelio Martinez, Alela Diane, Dennis Coffey, DJ C, United Center, Pancho's, Hideout, Lincoln Hall, Empty Bottle, Heaven Gallery, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Smart Bar, Township

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Music, Soundboard, Nov 18, 2010
The List: November 18-24, 2010

DJ Shadow, Mario Diaz de Leon, Incantation, the Catburglars, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly with Roscoe Mitchell, Grinderman, and other notable shows
- by Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick, Brian Costello, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Soundboard, Chord, Trevor de Brauw, Pelican, Mario Diaz de Leon, James Falzone, Allos Musica, Bill Frisell, Disfarmer Project, Incantation, DJ Shadow, Catburglars, Miya Masaoka, Marika Masaoka-Drew, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly, Tiesto, Barn Owl, Grinderman, Ballister, Empty Bottle, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Velvet Lounge, Covenant Presbyterian Church, SPACE, Reggie's Rock Club, Park West, Beat Kitchen, Museum of Contemporary Art, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, UIC Pavilion, Hideout, Hungry Brain, Riviera Theatre, Hideout

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Music, Photo Pit, Sep 23, 2010
Photo Pit: Riccardo Muti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

September 19, Pritzker Pavillion
- by Robert Loerzel
- Tags: Photo Pit, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park

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Music, Music Sidebar, Sep 16, 2010
World Music Festival Chicago: India Calling

World Music Festival Chicago 2010 gets under way on Tuesday, September 21, with a three-day minifestival called India Calling.
- by Peter Margasak and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph Cafe, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall

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Music, Soundboard, Sep 16, 2010
The List: September 16-22, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Justin Townes Earle, Happy Birthday, Katatonia, Male Bonding, Peter Stampfel, Suuns, and more
- by Peter Margasak, Jessica Hopper, Monica Kendrick, Miles Raymer, David Whiteis, Barbara Yaross, Brian Costello, and Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Soundboard, Green Mill, Metro, Velvet Lounge, Double Door, Lincoln Hall, Reckless Records, Metro, Abbey Pub, Hideout, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Empty Bottle, Empty Bottle, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Permanent Records

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Music, Soundboard, Sep 9, 2010
The List: September 9-15, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: No Age, Sleep, Oval, Ben Frost, High Places, Joshua Abrams, Thee Oh Sees, and more
- by Jessica Hopper, Monica Kendrick, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Kevin Warwick, and Miles Raymer
- Tags: Soundboard, Marina Diamandis, Marina & the Diamonds, Sleep, Sam Amidon, Lesley Flanigan, Oval, Sonar Chicago, Rangda, Buke & Gass, Ratatat, Ben Frost, High Places, No Age, Pavement, Corridors, Joshua Abrams, Thee Oh Sees, Lincoln Hall, Logan Square Auditorium, Old Town School of Folk Music, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Empty Bottle, Riviera Theatre, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Empty Bottle, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Enemy, Hideout, Lincoln Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall

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The great San Francisco art-rock band Deerhoof join forces with Ensemble Dal Niente to debut a Marcos Balter arrangement of "Eaguru Guru"

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The full schedule of free concerts this summer in Millennium Park includes Charles Bradley, Deerhoof, and Ana Tijoux—but no weekday lunchtime series.

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The great world-music series Music Without Borders is missing from the city's announcement of Millennium Park's summer programming.

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Kreayshawn, Coffinworm, Stevie Nicks, and other shows this week

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Sade, Iceage, Ringworm, My Brightest Diamond, and other notable shows this week

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Jill Scott, Richard Buckner, Omar S, and other shows to know this week

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Archers of Loaf, Yob, Tinariwen, Mount Moriah, Emmylou Harris, and other notable shows

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White Fence, Fucked Up, Hex Machine, Devin Townsend Project and other notable shows

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Loose Dudes, LL Cool J, Hall & Oates, and other notable shows

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The Chicago Dancing Festival

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Hakim, Luke Vibert, Swervedriver at Taste of Randolph, and other notable shows

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Alela Diane, Vee Dee, Tombs, Rihanna, the Neon Marshmallow fest with Spiral Joy Band, Pelt, and Mike Shiflet, and other notable shows

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DJ Shadow, Mario Diaz de Leon, Incantation, the Catburglars, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly with Roscoe Mitchell, Grinderman, and other notable shows

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September 19, Pritzker Pavillion

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World Music Festival Chicago 2010 gets under way on Tuesday, September 21, with a three-day minifestival called India Calling.

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Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Justin Townes Earle, Happy Birthday, Katatonia, Male Bonding, Peter Stampfel, Suuns, and more

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Critics' Choices and other notable shows: No Age, Sleep, Oval, Ben Frost, High Places, Joshua Abrams, Thee Oh Sees, and more