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New Music Friday featuring Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Cigarettes After Sex, Eminem and more!
Every Friday, Case the Producer rounds up the most exciting new tunes in music and serves them up in one easy-to-find blog for you, the Q101 Crew Members.
Brigitte Calls Me Baby: Pink Palace
Chicago’s finest band, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, is back with another single in the lead-up to their first full-length record. BCMB dropped “Pink Palace” on us, a swift and exciting track that clocks in at just under 3 minutes. Frontman Wes Levins shows off his absurd vocal range in the track while the rest of the band continues to offer up thrilling instrumentation. “Pink Palace” is sure to be one of the standout tracks on The Future Is Our Way Out, which is slated to drop on August 2.
Cigarettes After Sex: X’s
Dream-pop standouts Cigarettes After Sex have returned with their first full-length album in five years. The follow up to 2019’s Cry, X’s is an evolved take on the band’s signature sound. If you’ve enjoyed what they’ve brought to the table before, this will be up your alley.
Eminem: The Death of Slim Shady [Coup De Grâce]
It’s hard to believe Eminem is on his 12th album, but he is. The Death of Slim Shady [Coup De Grâce], Eminem’s high-concept album that the rapper dive back in to cultural critiques, just as he did at his peak 25 years ago.
Speed: Only One Mode
Australia’s greatest export, Speed, have dropped their first full-length album, Only One Mode. Speed has spent the last year opening up for acts like Turnstile and Knocked Loose. Now, they have a chance to shine bright with the release of this incredible album.
Check out Case’s interview with Speed frontman Jem here.
The Weekend Q101
Square Roots Festival (Friday-Sunday)
One of Chicago’s finest street festivals, Square Roots Festival in Lincoln Square is back this weekend for three days of food, fun, and music. The music lineup features Chicago standouts Smut, as well as The New Pornographers on Friday and legendary punk band X on Saturday. The full lineup can be viewed here.
West Fest (Friday-Sunday)
If Lincoln Square isn’t your vibe, West Fest also returns this weekend with an incredibly strong lineup of bands. The highlight of this year’s festivities is Bully, the outstanding singer-songwriter who channels the likes of Alanis Morissette and The Strokes. The full lineup is here.
White Sox host the Pirates (Friday-Sunday)
The White Sox can aid the Cubs in their quest to bounce back in the NL Central by performing well against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Will that happen? Probably not.
Join Brian and Kenzie as they Caravan up to the Bristol Renaissance Faire! (Saturday)
Join Brian and Kenzie as they Caravan up to the Bristol Renaissance Faire on Saturday, July 13th from 12pm-2pm for a fun filled event of revelry! How many turkey legs can Brian eat? Will Kenzie be crowned the Fair Lady or Queen? All these questions and more will be answered on July 13th so come join Brian and Kenzie with all Q101 Crew members. Crew Members and all attendees can meet up with Brian and Kenzie at the “Three Sheets Pub” just inside the gates at 12pm.
Noah Kahan at Alpine Valley (Saturday)
The long wait is over. After stealing the show at Lollapalooza last year, Noah Kahan is back in Chicagoland as he takes on Alpine Valley this Saturday night for a show that is beyond sold out. If you see Case the Producer there among the masses, be sure to say “ahoy”.
Mother Mother and Cavetown at Northerly Island (Saturday)
Come hang with Q101 at Mother Mother and Cavetown this Saturday night as two electric bands hit the stage on what should be a gorgeous summer evening.
Black Lips at Empty Bottle (Sunday)
Legendary indie rockers Black Lips are at Empty Bottle on Sunday for a pair of shows, one early and one late. Tickets can be purchased here.
The Big 10 Network 10k (Saturday)
Join the Q101 for the return of the BTN Big 10K on Saturday, July 13 in Chicago! Test your fitness, enjoy a one-of-a-kind race experience, and represent your favorite Big Ten school all while giving back to some great charities!
Riot Fest to offer shuttle services with the Riot Express
For those in the city looking to get out to Bridgeview, Riot Fest is offering the Riot Express. This shuttle program has eight different locations within the city, from GMAN Tavern to Novel Pizza Cafe on the West Side. 1-Day and 3-Day round trip passes starting at $30 per day. That’s $15 each way for you mathematicians.
Tickets to the Riot Express can be purchased here.
Sublime perform “Feel Like That” on Fallon
Shrek 5 confirmed, joining elite class of films to be released in 2026
DreamWorks confirmed yesterday that Shrek, who will turn 25 in 2026, will receive a fifth installment. Shrek 5 will be directed by Walt Dohrn, who last directed “Trolls Band Together” for DreamWorks Animation. He also worked on Shrek 2 and Shrek 3.
DreamWorks also confirmed that Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz will return in their iconic roles.
Shrek 5 joins Toy Story 5, The Batman: Part II, Fast X: Part 2, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie Sequel, among others as films slated to be released in 2026.
Kevin Bacon tried to live as a “normal person” for a day: it was not for him
Kevin Bacon, the star of “Footloose”, wanted to be one of us for one day. It was not for him.
Bacon, who was dressed up like his character in the new horror film “MaXXXine,” was shocked to find out that people were rude and that no one said “I love you” when he was looked at as a nobody. He said, “People were kind of pushing past me, not being nice,” he recalled. “Nobody said, ‘I love you.’ I had to wait in line to, I don’t know, buy a f––ing coffee or whatever.”
“I want to go back to being famous,’” said Bacon.
Justin Timberlake, Tiger Woods set to open a sports bar
DUI Kings Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods are combining forces to open a sports bar in Scotland. The pop star and golf icon will be the names behind the brand T-Squared Social, which will convert an old New Picture House Cinema into a “bro zone”.
While this has likely been in motion for a long time, it’s such bizarre timing given Timberlake’s recent DUI arrest.
Dolton firefighters, Village refuse to negotiate new contract as tempers continue to flare
There’s more trouble in Dolton. During a board meeting on Monday, more issues arose when community members, including the local firefighters union president, took part in public comments to start the night, expressing anger and frustration at the village and Mayor Tiffany Henyard.
Henyard’s empire continues to crumble around her with this recent news.
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‘The Simpsons’ predicted The Hawk Tuah Girl
What does Matt Groening know that we don’t? For decades now, The Simpsons have been predicting presidential elections, technology, and various pop culture events. Joining the pantheon of things The Simpsons have prediction is The Hawk Tuah Girl, otherwise known as Hailey Welch.
Bart got his thang spit on, and the rest was history.
Coldplay shines at Glastonbury, brings out Michael J. Fox for “Fix You”
Coldplay closed out Glastonbury on Saturday night, playing to an absurdly large crowd and lighting up the night sky like only Coldplay could. Notably, the band brought out Michael J. Fox to play “Fix You”, which brought on the waterworks for thousands of people in the crowd.
During ‘A Sky Full of Stars’, frontman Chris Martin asked people to put their phones away, which led to a beautiful moment as the band finished out their set.
It’s been too long, Coldplay. Come back soon.
A list of city of Chicago cooling centers
With extreme temperatures returning to the forecast, we want to remind everyone of where the cooling centers are in the city. The cooling centers are open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Centers are open to anyone who needs them.
- Englewood Center – 1140 W. 79th Street
- Garfield Center – 10 S. Kedzie Ave.
- King Center – 4314 S. Cottage Grove
- North Area Center – 845 W. Wilson Ave.
- South Chicago Center – 8650 S. Commercial Ave.
- Trina Davila Center – 4312 W. North Ave.
During hours of operation, residents can also find relief in one of the City’s Chicago Public Library locations and more than Chicago Park District fieldhouses as well as splash pads located throughout the city.
Vinyl copies of Coldplay’s new album will be made from recycled bottles
Each vinyl copy of the album will contain nine recycled PET-plastic bottles that have been recovered from post-consumer waste, which it is claimed will prevent the manufacture of more than 25 metric tons of virgin plastic, while providing an 85% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to traditional 140g vinyl. CD editions of the record will be the first in the world to be released on ‘EcoCD’, created from 90% recycled polycarbonate, sourced from post-consumer waste streams.
Northwest Indiana Pizza Hut’s shutter abruptly
More than one dozen Pizza Hut’s have gone away in Northwest Indiana. As of Friday night, Pizza Hut’s website showed the following 15 locations as “closed:” Portage, Chesterton, Valparaiso, Hobart, Winfield, Crown Point, Schererville, Griffith, Hammond, Merrillville, LaPorte, Michigan City, Lowell, Cedar Lake and Munster.
A Pizza Hut spokesperson provided the following statement to NBC Chicago Friday afternoon:
“While some local franchisee-operated restaurants have temporarily closed, Pizza Hut remains committed to providing outstanding service and products to our valued customers. The company is working to transition these locations and expects many of them will reopen soon. To find a Pizza Hut location nearest you, please visit https://locations.pizzahut.com.”
We would like to humbly pour one out for all of the Pizza Hut’s that we lost over the weekend.
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