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  • Owl Creek Vineyard. A winery on the Southern Illinois wine trail. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Tour the Southern Illinois Wine Trail

By |August 21st, 2016|Categories: Culinary, Environment, Featured, Illinois, National News, Photography, Travel|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Southern Illinois region provides a wide selection of vegetation, farmers markets, outdoor recreation, and wineries to visit and try out. The Shawnee Hills Wine Trail has deep roots within the different wineries. Google Local Guides is making a push to get users to add photos and reviews about businesses. The wine trail in Southern Illinois could always get more attention, so I picked to visit Owl Creek, Blue Sky and Alto Vineyards on Saturday, August 20. When I travel on the wine trail in Southern Illinois I find that it is scenic and beautiful. In the past, I have

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  • Bright Light Bright Light Choreography album artwork. Photo provided.

Bright Light Bright Light Dials In Synth Pop with Choreography

By |August 18th, 2016|Categories: Chicago, Entertainment, Featured, London, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, New York City, Philadelphia, Pop Culture, San Francisco, United Kingdom, World News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Bright Light Bright Light, features Rod Thomas, born in Wales and based in both London and New York, formed Bright Light Bright Light in 2010. The band is set to tour this fall with shows in the United States, as well as international shows in Europe to help support their latest release Choreography. One of their recent tracks, 'Symmetry of Two Hearts' features Elton John on the original song, and has been remixed and remastered by other artists. Bright Light Bright Light recaptures the '80s synth pop, and remasters it for a modern sound. It is even more interesting to

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  • Bear's Den. Photo provided.

Bear’s Den US Sold Out Fall Tour with Liza Anne

By |August 16th, 2016|Categories: Chicago, Featured, Global, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, New York City, San Francisco, United Kingdom, United States, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

Bear's Den toured the planet over this past summer, and they are following up their big breakout summer tour with a sold out fall tour in the United States. The London-based group has built a strong reputation in the UK, and have been branching out to other markets. “We come from  playing acoustic instruments, where in a band you constantly need to be playing in order to create interest as none of the notes you play have  any real sustain,” explains Andrew Davie. The shows will be supported by Liza Anne and will stop at intimate venues including: Brooklyn’s Rough

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  • The Floozies fall tour dates. Photo by: The Floozies

The Floozies Tour the US and Red Rocks Amphitheatre

By |August 15th, 2016|Categories: Chicago, Entertainment, Featured, Festivals, Music News, National News, New Orleans, New York City, North Coast Music Festival, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, United States|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The Floozies, a duo from consisting of Matt and Mark Hill from Lawrence, Kansas, have recently released fall 2016 tour dates. The band is set to perform Labor Day weekend at the North Coast Music Festival in Chicago. They will be performing on a the Skyline Stage, (one of the main stages) from 6:45 to 7:45. The fall tour dates take The Floozies from the Southeast to the Midwest and returns to the south for the Beak Creek Music Bayou in New Orleans. Following that show, the band will be making a special stop at Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside of

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  • North Coast Music Festival 2016. Photo by: North Coast Music Festival / YouTube

North Coast Music Festival 2016 Official After Parties Announced

By |August 9th, 2016|Categories: Chicago, Entertainment, Featured, Music News, National News, North Coast Music Festival, Pop Culture, Previews, Victor Wooten, Vulfpeck, ZEDD|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

North Coast Music Festival 2016 just announced their late night shows following the main event festivities in Union Park. Downtown Chicago will be transformed with live music on September 2-4. ODESZA, GROUPLOVE, The Revivalists and Hermitude will be showcasing on Friday. Bassnectar, Claypool, The Floozies, Future Rock and Vulfpeck is set for Saturday. Sunday's live entertainment will include: ZEDD, Umphrey's McGee, Matt & Kim and many other talented artists. Scan over the late night shows set for North Coast Music Festival 2016. [td_block_text_with_title custom_title="NCMF Late Night Schedule"]FRIDAY Sleigh Bells (DJ Set) - Cerise Rooftop at the Virgin Hotels

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  • Freaky Deaky 2016 lineup. Photo by: Freaky Deaky

Freaky Deaky 2016: Disclosure, DJ Snake, Tiesto, Schoolboy Q

By |August 5th, 2016|Categories: Chicago, Featured, Festivals, Gramatik, Illinois, Music News, National News, Paper Diamond, Previews|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Freaky Deaky 2016 will be held at Toyota Park just outside of downtown Chicago in Bridgeview, Illinois on October 28-30. Disclosure, DJ Snake, Tiesto, Schoolboy Q, Gramatik, Paper Diamond, Lil Dicky, Vegas & Like Mike, DJ Khaled, Travis Scott, join together to share their latest material with the electronic heavy lineup. https://youtu.be/MtQZeMqR4zU Desiigner and a stacked group of hiphop heavyweights will also be on hand to compete for audiences at Freaky Deaky. DJ Khaled is throwing a contest via Snapchat with the opportunity to win tickets to Freaky Deaky 2016. A$AP Ferg, Flatbush Zombies, Snails, and FIGURE are locked and

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  • Lollapalooza 2016. Photo by: Lollapalooza / YouTube

Lollapalooza 2016 Kicks Off on Thursday with Yeasayer, Flosstradamus

By |July 28th, 2016|Categories: Chicago, Entertainment, Featured, Illinois, Lollapalooza, Music News, National News, Pop Culture, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Lollapalooza 2016 is officially underway in downtown Chicago. A brief rain delay quickly passed over during the first few hours of the 25th anniversary to Lollapalooza. Gates are now open, and guests are filling up Grant Park in Chicago this weekend. +170 live acts will perform over the next four days. Red Bull TV is on hand to provide a live stream for those unable to grab tickets to this live event. Today they will be featuring: 6:10-7:10PM | Yeasayer 7:15-8:15PM | Daughter 8:30-9:45PM | Flosstradamus 9:45-10:00PM | J. Cole Scan over some of the preview coverage from Red Bull

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  • Major Lazer video for Cold Water. Photo by: Major Lazer / YouTube

Major Lazer Releases International Hit with Bieber and MØ

By |July 26th, 2016|Categories: Austin, Austin City Limits Festival, Chicago, Entertainment, Festivals, Las Vegas, Lollapalooza, Major Lazer, Music News, National News, Pop Culture, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Major Lazer latest track, 'Cold Water' featuring Justin Bieber and MØ, reached #1 in 68 countries following its release last Friday. 'Cold Water,' was written and produced with the help from Benny Blanco and Ed Sheeran, is out now available via Mad Decent/Def Jam. “When I heard ‘Cold Water’ for the first time I actually got very emotional—it was one of those songs that just hit you immediately and I knew from that moment that I would jump into a volcano to be a part of that record (and I actually recorded my parts in Iceland so a volcano dive was

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  • Flume 2016 World Tour. Photo by: Flume / YouTube

Flume Takes Over the World with New Album Skin

By |July 25th, 2016|Categories: Australia, Chicago, Entertainment, Featured, Festivals, Lollapalooza, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, Pop Culture, San Francisco, Seattle, United States, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , |

Flume continues to sell out concerts worldwide as he supports his latest release Skin. This tour hosts a wide range of talent along with the 24-year-old Australian producer Harley Streten/Flume. Vince Staples, Cashmere Cat, AlunaGeorge, Shlohmo, Mura Masa, Ryan Hemsworth, Classixx, Mr. Carmack, EPROM, Chrome Sparks, Wave Racer, Basenji, TOKiMONSTA, Kenton Slash Demon, HWLS, Charles Murdoch, Hermitude and more will support on select dates. He will perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago this Sunday on the Samsung stage from 6:25 - 7:25 p.m. Flume will embark on a massive world tour including four sold out, consecutive nights at Los

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  • Blackberry Smoke Like an Arrow album artwork. Photo by: Blackberry Smoke

Blackberry Smoke Extends Like An Arrow Tour

By |July 22nd, 2016|Categories: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Festivals, Music News, National News, Philadelphia, Red Rocks Amphitheatre|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Like An Arrow Album Release on October 14 Blackberry Smoke has recently release the lead single 'Waiting for the Thunder' to their upcoming Like An Arrow set for October 14. The band is currently touring the US with rock legends Gov't Mule. “This album is the self-produced culmination of 15 years of trying to plant our flag in the musical landscape. We couldn’t be more proud of it.” - Charlie Starr Like An Arrow was recorded just outside of the band’s native Atlanta at The Quarry Recording Studio in Kennesaw, GA. The 12-track album was self-produced and features special guest Gregg Allman on

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