Music Tastes Good has announced the mega-addition of Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and performer Janelle Monáe as main support on the lineup for day 2, on Sunday, September 30. Known for her groundbreaking sound and daring style, Monáe joins previously announced acts New Order, James Blake, Broken Social Scene, The Black Angels, Joey Bada$$, Santigold, Princess Nokia, Lizzo, Parquet […]

PETIT BISCUIT ADDS NEW DATES TO NORTH AMERICAN FALL HEADLINE TOUR Photo by Jonathan Bertin Fresh from sets at Lollapalooza and HARD Summer, Petit Biscuit adds new dates to his largest North American tour yet today, including Chicago’s The Vic and San Diego’s Observatory North Park, plus two nights each at Santa Ana’s Observatory and Los Angeles’ Fonda Theater. Tickets are on sale to the general public Friday, August […]

Summer is slowly showing its face, and I. COULD. NOT. BE. MORE. READY.   Photo courtesy via Do Division Facebook   Do Division Street Fest is returning to West Town in June and has released its FULL lineup! The annual event takes place on Division Street between Damen and Leavitt in West Town Chicago and […]

    Ruido Fest returns to Chicago’s Addams- Meddill Park for its fourth consecutive year! This 3 day celebration of Latin music and culture will take place in downtown Chicago on June 22nd, 23rd and 24th   The three day festival, known for blurring international borders and reaching US Latino + Latin American and music […]

Here is round 2 of my festival coverage from LouFest in St. Louis and Pilgrimage Festival in Franklin, Tennessee.  This is Halfstack Magazine’s annual Giving Issue where I also contributed articles on two businesses that have created a successful model of giving on top of creating innovative product.  Happy reading!

  For the record, I went into 2017 with an intention to try something different and step out of my comfort zone to attend events outside of Chicago.  Not that I never traveled, but it was normally meant as a work thing or a family thing.  It was absolutely never a thing where I sacrificed […]

In honor of the 75th anniversary of the Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light exhibit, the Museum of Science and Industry celebrate their milestone in a big way that extends beyond the exhibit and the MSI grounds. MSI worked with the Chicago Cultural Alliance to help identify eight Chicago cultural institutions to host […]

Now that we are finally trudging through the last of our gift shopping…next on the agenda is your NYE plans!  Yes, its probably a tough but sobering thought that 2017 is finally coming to an end despite much that has gone on in the world.  It is no wonder that Chicago has been really upping […]