A.V. Fest

A.V. Fest / Hideout Block Party finished off on Saturday night (9/15) with performances, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Wye Oak, Wild Belle, The Corin Tucker Band, Kelly Hogan, The Waco Brothers with Paul Burch, and The Lawrence Peters Outfit...

The first-ever A.V. Fest / Hideout Block Party kicked off on Friday (9/14) with performances, Glen Hansard, The War on Drugs, CAVE, and Guitarkestra...

Pallbearer at Knitting Factory earlier on tour (BKLYN) (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

today in Chicago
* Riot Fest (Day 1)
* Bob Mould @ Metro (Night 2)
* Frank Turner @ Cobra Lounge
* Hideout Block Party // A...

A.V. Club Chicago and the Hideout have combined A.V. Fest and the Hideout Block Party into one big event, taking place on September 14 & 15 (the same weekend as Riot Fest)...

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It was back to the blazing sun and Hideout lot for day two of the A.V. Fest last Sunday (9/11).

Maybe it was the lineup or that most had their Sunday free, but the grounds were packed with people unlike most of the previous day...

today in Chicago
* Renegade Craft Fair (Day 1)
* A.V. Fest (Day 1) @ Hideout
* Brian Posehn @ Cubby Bear
* Stanton Moore Trio @ SPACE
* You Am I, Farewell Captain @ Schubas
* Chris Thile & Michael Daves @ Lincoln Hall
* Telekinesis @ Saki Records (Free; In-store)
* Samiam, Walter Schreifels, All Eyes We…

Archers of Loaf @ Webster Hall in NYC (more by Chris Gersbeck)

Thursday shows HERE: The weekend begins with Friday....

FRIDAY

Bloodshot Records celebrate their 15th anniversary at Hideout with Waco Brothers, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Danny Black, Nora O'Connors & Friends, and DeadString Brot…

As mentioned many times, The brand new A.V. Club Chicago A.V. Fest is taking place this weekend (9/10 & 9/11) from noon - 10PM right outside of Hideout (N Elston Ave & W Wabansia Ave)...

DeKalb, IL's Middlewest Fest is back for a second year, taking place next Friday (9/9), and Saturday (9/10) at various venues throughout the city...

Before playing on Sunday (8/7) of Lollapalooza 2011, Chicago's Disappears opened for the Arctic Monkeys on Saturday (8/6) at the House of Blues...