SILK CITY DIPLO AND MARK RONSON DEBUT “LOUD” FEATURING GOLDLINK AND DESIIGNER Diplo and Mark Ronson premiere the latest track from their collaborative project Silk City earlier this month—listen to “Loud” featuring GoldLink and Desiigner here, which was featured as Zane Lowe’s World Record on Beats 1 on Apple Music. The song is out now on Columbia Records. “Loud” follows the duo’s “Only Can Get Better” […]

MSI After Hours: Get Animated a 21+ event The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) is hosting an animation-themed party on Friday, September 21. MSI After Hours: Get Animated celebrates the intersection of art and science, giving guests access to MSI’s latest exhibit, The Science Behind Pixar. Guests can also attend an exclusive conversation […]

CHROMEO UNVEILS THEY. REMIX OF “MUST’VE BEEN”  FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM HEAD OVER HEELS OUT NOW  FALL TOUR KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 3 Chromeo unveils a new remix of their DRAM-featuring single “Must’ve Been” from rising R&B stars THEY. today. Check it out here. Handpicked by Chromeo, THEY. is Dante Jones and Drew Love who prior to joining forces were writing songs for Kelly Clarkson and will.i.am and […]

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!