BrooklynVegan Staff
Xiu Xiu & Lonnie Holley played Graceland Cemetery — pics from ‘Into the Veil’
Like they've done in Brooklyn for several years, Atlas Obscura took over Chicago's Victorian-era Graceland Cemetery on Saturday (9/22) for an immersive night of music, performance art, and chills, 'Into the Veil.'
Pearl Jam covered Bowie at Wrigley Field (pics, video, setlist)
Pearl Jam covered Bowie's "Rebel Rebel" and brought out Dennis Rodman, Chicago Cubs co-owner Tom Ricketts, and the World Series trophy at the first of two Wrigley Field "Away Shows."
Wolf Parade, Torres & Lala Lala @ House of Vans (pics)
House of Vans closed out its summer season on Wednesday (8/8) with a free show headlined by Wolf Parade, with support from Torres and Lala Lala.
Lollapalooza livestream schedule + Franz Ferdinand played an aftershow (pics)
Stream Lollapalooza sets from Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, The National, St. Vincent, Brockhampton, Franz Ferdinand, Tyler, the Creator, The Weeknd, GoldLink, Tyler Childers and more.
Foo Fighters brought out Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen @ Wrigley Field (pics, video)
Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen joined Foo Fighters for "Ain't That a Shame" on the first of the band's two nights at Wrigley Field.
Pitchfork Festival Sunday pics (Lauryn Hill, Chaka Khan, DRAM, more)
The 2018 edition of Pitchfork Festival wrapped up on Sunday (7/22) with sets from Lauryn Hill, Chaka Khan, Japandroids, (Sandy) Alex G, DRAM, Alex Cameron, Noname, Smino, Japanese Breakfast, Ravyn Lenae, Kelly Lee Owens, Irreversible Entanglements, and Nnamdi Ogbonnaya.
Pitchfork Festival Saturday pics (The War on Drugs, Kelela, Moses Sumney, more)
The 2018 edition of Pitchfork Festival continued Saturday in Union Park with sets from Fleet Foxes, Kelela, The War on Drugs, This is Not This Heat, Blood Orange, Raphael Saadiq, Moses Sumney, Girlpool, Circuit Des Yeux, Nilüfer Yanya, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Zola Jesus, Berhana, and Paul Cherry.
Pitchfork Festival Friday pics (Tame Impala, Mount Kimbie, Courtney Barnett, more)
The 2018 edition of Pitchfork Festival kicked off in Union Park on Friday with sets from Tame Impala, Courtney Barnett, Mount Kimbie, Big Thief, Syd, Julien Baker, Saba, Tierra Whack, Open Mike Eagle, Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society, Julie Byrne, Lucy Dacus, Melkbelly, and The Curls.
Iceage, Black Lips, Mary Lattimore & more @ House of Vans Chicago (pics)
Iceage's tour hit Chicago last week for a free show at House of Vans. The band curated the whole lineup, which included their current tour mate Mary Lattimore, as well as their soon-to-be tour mates The Black Lips. It was a sweaty, packed, boozy evening
Mamby on the Beach 2018 pics (Grizzly Bear, Jamila Woods, CupcakKe, more)
Mamby on the Beach returned to Oakwood Beach for its fourth year with sets from Common (who brought out Chance the Rapper for a performance of "The Food"), Grizzly Bear, Jamila Woods, CupcakKe, Jai Wolf, Snakehips, Towkio, and more.