Here’s the official video for the collaboration between Marshmello and Bastille. Be sure you have a box of tissues handy! -wALT
Here’s the official video for the collaboration between Marshmello and Bastille. Be sure you have a box of tissues handy! -wALT
WKQX-FM’s “Blue October Courtesy Concert Ticket Blitz Text” Contest
Official Rules
A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX-FM (“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies, 455 N. CityFront Plaza Chicago, IL 60611, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.
The Station will conduct the WKQX-FM “Blue October Courtesy Concert Ticket Blitz Text” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:
There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash. The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses. Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift certificates/cards. Other restrictions may apply.
CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX-FM, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611.
With Halloween only five weeks away, there’s no better time to dive into the delightful world of movies about slashers/hauntings/zombies/lunatics and mysterious found footage.
Sure, you could stream your way through dozens of horror flicks, but horror is an experience best enjoyed in the company of others.
Here’s a sampling of where you can get your fix in and around Chicago before Halloween:
Chicago Horror Film Festival (9/28/18 -9/30/18 – Red Roof Inn in Dekalb). Festival of independent horror shorts will likely be a mixed bag of experiences, but it looks like there’s some legitimate fun to be had at the Red Roof Inn.
The Massacre (9/29/18-9/30/18 -Davis Theater, 4614 N. Lincoln ). 24 hours of horror kicks off at noon with silent short “The Sealed Room” (with live organ)! The schedule includes bona fide classics (The Mummy, Texas Chainsaw Massacre), questionable sequels (Psycho II, Nightmare on Elm St. 4) and gloriously decadent sleaze (Female Trouble).
Music Box of Horrors (10/13/18-10/14/18 – Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport). The iconic Music Box has a fun variety of films that range from wildly commercial (Freddy vs. Jason) to mostly unknown (Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell).
The Logan Theatre (10/5/18-10/26/18, 2646 N. Milwaukee). The Logan’s rolling out the big guns for October: Seven, The Exorcist, Psycho, The Thing, Nosferatu and Rosemary’s Baby are can’t-misses on the big screen.
It’s come to this. First, Weezer bows to internet pressure to cover Toto. Then they cover not one, but two, Toto songs. Then Toto covers Weezer. And then… Weird Al shows up in Weezer’s “Africa’ video.
Thank you to everyone who joined Team 101WKQX at the Out Of The Darkness Walk in Grant Park Saturday 9/22/18! Over 7,000 people walked with us and all together we managed to raise over $925,000 to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention! This money will be used to:
If you would still like to contribute, your 100% tax deductible donation will be accepted through 12/31/18. Please go HERE.
See you next year!
<3 Lauren
There’s a new way to dress up as a GHOST for Halloween . . . Party City just started selling a GHOSTING costume for women. Yes, like the dating term where you stop responding to someone’s texts. It’s a white dress with five blue text message bubbles, and they’re selling it for $25.
WKQX-FM’s “Meg Myers Best Seat In The House Text” Contest
Official Rules
A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX (“Station”), owned or operated by Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.
The Station will conduct the WKQX-FM “Meg Myers Best Seat In The House Text” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:
There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash. The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses. Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift certificates/cards. Other restrictions may apply.
CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611
WKQX-FM’s “Meg Myers In The Lounge Text” Contest
Official Rules
A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WKQX (“Station”), owned or operated by Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address.
The Station will conduct the WKQX-FM “Meg Myers in The Lounge Text” Contest (the “Contest”) substantially as described in these rules, and by participating, each participant agrees as follows:
There is no substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, substitute prizes of comparable value or cash. The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses. Any tickets and/or gift certificates/cards awarded as part of a prize will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by the issuer and are valid only on the date(s) printed on the tickets or gift certificates/cards. Other restrictions may apply.
CONTEST SPONSOR: Cumulus Media Holdings Inc., WKQX, 455 N. CityFront Plaza, Chicago, IL 60611
Maroon 5 will play the next Super Bowl, but…it feels like we are SOOO close on getting to see your Fighters of Foo perform at halftime.
Dave Grohl said in an interview this week that YES…conversations happened about getting the Foo Fighters to play. But they apparently just….didn’t go anywhere. Here’s what he had to say:
“I’ve had multiple conversations over the years with them where they say, ‘We want to have a rock and roll band. Do you think you could do it? Do you think you could do a stadium? I was like, yeah man, we do it all the time. You get so close. And you think, Oh my God, I think we’re going to do the Super Bowl, and then it’ll be Madonna or Katy Perry.”
Well, at least the NFL isn’t saying NO. They just haven’t said….YES. Fingers crossed that one day they will. —- [eric]
[📷 : Julia Simone Paul]
Five first place finishes, two silvers, and three bronze medals. Chicago took home some hardware in the Great American Beer Festival this weekend in Denver.
Here’s a list of all the local winners. Try them all and support local brewing. But you know, don’t try them all at once. And while you are at it, you should try 101WKQX’s very own beer — Q Street. It’s an Alternative-style IPA from Church Street. — [eric]
Barley Wine-Style Ale | GOLD 🥇 | Chicago Overcoat | Midnight Pig Beer | Plainfield |
Irish-Style Red Ale | GOLD 🥇 | Scarlet > Fire | Tighthead Brewing Co. | Mundelein |
Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale | GOLD 🥇 | Le Jus | Alarmist Brewing | Chicago |
Other Belgian-Style Ale | GOLD 🥇 | Pour le Mineur | Corridor Brewing & Provisions | Chicago |
Other Strong Beer | GOLD 🥇 | Golden Prairie Doppel Alt | Argus Brewery | Chicago |
Fruit Wheat Beer | SILVER 🥈 | Purple Line | Smylie Brothers Brewing Co. | Evanston |
Juicy or Hazy Imperial/Double IPA | SILVER 🥈 | DDH Double IPA | Corridor Brewing & Provisions | Chicago |
American-Style Pale Ale | BRONZE 🥉 | Charlatan | Maplewood Brewing Co. | Chicago |
Double-Hoppy Red Ale | BRONZE 🥉 | Bad Polaroid | Werk Force Brewing Co. | Plainfield |
Juicy or Hazy IPA | BRONZE 🥉 | Foiken Haze | Eris Brewing and Cider House | Chicago |
CHVRCHES reviewed random new singles for VICE this week and it’s an intriguing watch to see them react instantaneously to songs from Paul McCartney, Suicidal Tendencies, Macy Gray, Lenny Kravitz, and more.
The musical merriment from Scottland’s alternative finest continues when they take the stage at the Aragon on Night 3 of 101WKQX’s Nights We Stole Christmas on Decemebr 1st. You can buy or win your tickets to that here.
Mumford & Sons will release a new album entitled ‘Delta’ on November 16th. You can catch the band playing this new song ‘Guiding Light’ on Monday September 24th on ‘the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ on NBC.
The band will soon announced a big 60-date tour, so expect a Chicago concert announcement soon.
In a recent Instagram Q &A, Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan praised Billy Joe Armstrong and Green Day. “BJ is up there with the greats, for sure,” said Corgan in response to a question about the East Bay punk alt pioneers. He went on to say that Armstrong was as important to 90’s music as Kurt Cobain of Nirvana.
On a question about the impact of Green Day’s classic ‘American Idiot’ album, Corgan stated “If we are talking about guitar-driven music that reached the masses, yes,” he said. “And that album was what, 14 years ago?”
Watch the Smashing Pumpkins in the Lounge
Watch our exclusive press conference with Green Day prior to their big Wrigley Field show.
After creating one of the most defining albums of the 90’s, Nirvana traveled to Cannon Falls, Minnesota to record their follow up with Chicago recording legend Steve Albini. They recorded In Utero in a mere 14 days!! When released, the album was banned in Wal-Mart and Kmart because of the song title “Rape Me” which was changed to “Waif Me” on a special version for these stores. (Now that I think of it, I believe we had to edit our Darkest Days album for Wal-Mart because of language too.)
The album went on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Top 200.
Some albums tend to sound dated over time. Not this one. If it’s been a while since you’ve given this album a listen, crank it up this weekend (and maybe sing happy birthday to it at the end).
Here’s the video for the first single off the record “Heart Shaped Box”, directed by Anton Corbijn.
What’s better than getting through a giant corn maze in Chicago? Finding a hidden bar inside first. C’Mon its CHICAGO!
Jack’s Pumpkin Nights, is said to be the largest corn maze in Chicago it opens next month and it has a full-service bar inside. CHING!
The maze sits on over two acres of land in Goose Island and remains open Thursdays through Sundays from Oct. 5- Nov. 3.
The pop-up event features a corn maze, night-time lights displays, carnival games, pumpkin carving, a beer garden, a hidden cider bar and more.
Go Check it out. I’ll see you in the maze!
Director Todd Phillips released this clip that shows acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker in a camera test for an upcoming DC comic book film. The entire clip shows Phoenix as a normal person who is revealed to be the creepy villainous clown who terrorizes Gotham City. Now let’s all make wild comparisons with this morsel to the legendary Joker performance of Heath Ledger in ‘the Dark Knight’. The song used is fitting with the Guess Who’s “Laughing”.
The hype for this movie which will have many genre fans salivating with anticipation, continued today with a trailer that reveals this film will revovle around the origins of the character. Now more test footage has made it’s way online with Phoenix interacting with a clown on the street with no audio of the dialogue.
Now before we got to see the makeup and the cryptic grin, we simply got a long haired picture of Phoenix. Conan poked fun at the whole thing.
Not going to lie, this one hit me square in the feels, especially the first lyric…
The upcoming Chris Cornell career retrospective will be available everywhere on November 16th, pre-order here.
And please join Team 101WKQX at the Out Of The Darkness Walk tomorrow in Grant Park, text JOIN to 312101 to walk with us and/or text DONATE to 312101 to throw a couple bucks to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
<3 Lauren
I’m not ready for snow yet, but… Check out this new Weezer song from the Spell soundtrack! -wALT