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  • Pitchfork 2021: Your guide to five acts

    Pitchfork 2021: Your guide to five acts

    BY ISABEL PODOLSKY When 60,000 attendees converge on Union Park on September 10-12 for the return of the Pitchfork Music Festival, it’s safe to say that they will have an experience like never before. Although last year’s canceled event would’ve been the 15th anniversary of the festival, the festival organizers are moving past this milestone…

  • WHITNEY TO PLAY TWO OUTDOOR LAKESHORE DRIVE-IN SHOWS

    WHITNEY TO PLAY TWO OUTDOOR LAKESHORE DRIVE-IN SHOWS

    BY ETHAN SHANFELD Chicago’s very own Whitney will perform two socially distant drive-in shows at the Adler Planetarium Sept. 19 and 20. The event is hosted by Lakeshore Drive-In as part of their mission to revive Chicago’s live music industry. Kweku Collins, who performed at the 2019 A&O Benefit, will open for Whitney on Saturday,…

  • DIGITAL DILLO 2020 Artist Announcement

    DIGITAL DILLO 2020  Artist Announcement

    by Alexandra Chang Jai Wolf is the moniker of Sajeeb Saha, a Bangladeshi EDM music producer based in New York. Known for his lush, dream pop aesthetic, no music is more fitting for this year’s festival theme: Neon Nature. While his hit single “Indian Summer” first put him on the map in 2015, Jai Wolf…

  • Mayfest Announces Digital Dillo

    Mayfest Announces Digital Dillo

    by Ethan Shanfeld On April 29, Mayfest Productions announced Digital Dillo, a virtual music festival to be held on May 30 exclusively for Northwestern students. The shift from an in-person Dillo Day to an online concert comes in light of CDC guidelines regarding COVID-19 and the university’s decision to maintain a remote format for the…