Chicago festivals this weekend: June 22-25

June 22, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from chicagotribune.com)

It’s felt like summer for a while now, but with the solstice behind us, the season is finally here. Celebrate our precious few months of warmth at the plethora of festivals happening this weekend featuring food trucks, mariachi bands and block parties. (MORE HERE)

Chicago Food Truck Festival
When: June 24-25
Where: South Loop
How much: $5
The skinny: Get your food truck fix at this festival while listening to live music.

Chicago Mariachi Festival
When: June 25
Where: Millennium Park
How much: Free
The skinny: This free festival showcases world-class mariachi bands from across the U.S. and Mexico.

 

Chicago Taco and Tequila Fest
When: June 24-25
Where: Jackson Park
How much: $15
The skinny: This inaugural event in Jackson Park will play host to tequila cocktail tastings—in various forms like margaritas to palomas—paired with tacos best suited to each flavor.

Ravenswood on Tap
When: June 24-25
Where: Ravenswood
How much: $5
The skinny: Jam out to live music while you imbibe booze from local breweries like Begyle Brewing Co., Half Acre Beer Co. and Koval Distillery.

Chicago Whiskey and Wine Beach Festival
When: June 24
Where: Montrose Beach
How much: $25-$55
The skinny: Bring your buds to try out over 40 whiskeys and wines, nosh on food truck grub and dance to live music.

Pride Parade
When: June 25
Where: Uptown
How much: Free
The skinny: The most joyous (and rainbow-filled!) day of the year is Pride Parade. Stake out a spot early.

Mamby on the Beach
When: June 24-25
Where: Oakwood Beach
How much: $61.11-$199.99
The skinny: Kick off your summer on the beach jamming out to your favorite artists of the moment.

Amy Poehler & Seth Meyers reunite to ask ‘REALLY?!’

June 22, 2017 | Kevin

Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler ran hard and funny during their time behind the desk in the ‘Weekend Update’ segments of ‘Saturday Night Live’ years ago, with both moving on to their own comedic paths. Seth and Amy did a surprise bit last night on ‘Late Night’ with their ‘REALLY!?” angry joke rant signature. This week they riff on today’s political differences with a wonderful results.

Poehler is starring in the new comedy ‘The House’ with Will Ferrell which comes out June 30th. Here she talks with Meyers about begging Ferrell to write a sketch together during their brief tenure together on the comedy clubhouse that is SNL. Watch Will Ferrell’s mustache fight with Jimmy Fallon on ‘the Tonight Show’ here. 

Poehler cut her teeth in improv and sketch on the stages of Chicago’s Second City and Improv Olympic before forming the influential Upright Citizens Brigade which would revolutionize modern comedy with theaters on both coasts. ‘UCB’ also had a brief run on Comedy Central as a counter culture sketch TV show, before Poehler leaped into network TV with SNL.

Real life ‘Batman’ Police officer arrests shoplifter stealing ‘Batman’ DVD

June 22, 2017 | Kevin

In Fort Worth, Texas this week an off duty police Damon Cole was donating his time in costume as Batman for a local children’s charity. Well the real life crime fighter got actually fight crime while in a ficitional crime fighter. Cole in full ‘Dark Knight’ style Batman costume, apprehended a shoplifter who was trying to make off from a Walmart with DVDs, one of which was ironically ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’. The man who was apprehended and given a citation due the items he stole were under a $100, actually got a selfie with the Caped Crusader.

“I dress up as many different super heroes and I travel the country in my off time seeing children with cancer and other illnesses,” Cole said in a report with FOX4. “I do that to give them inspiration and hope to keep fighting.”

 

WATCH: Video for Cage The Elephant’s “Whole Wide World”

June 22, 2017 | Marconi🍕

 

I’ve never been disappointed with anything Cage The Elephant has done. Their live shows are always insanely awesome. Can’t wait to see what they do at Lolla.

Their new album “Unpeeled” out July 28th features new perspectives on songs we love and even some covers!! It’s a live but acoustic album and they’ve even added strings.

Watch their cover of the 1977 Wreckless Eric song, “Whole Wide World.” (below)

Michael Phelps vs Shark Week

June 22, 2017 | Marconi🍕

( from consequenceofsound.net)

One has more Olympic gold medals than any athlete in history; the other has a series of Hollywood thrillers with depreciating returns based on their species. This summer, Michael Phelps and a great white shark will enter the water for the race of their lives. Yes, world-class athlete star Phelps will attempt to out swim one of nature’s fastest, deadliest creatures in a made-for-TV competition for the ages. The event will be part of Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week, which kicks off July 23rd. (MORE HERE)

Does the Shark even know he’s in a competition? What does Michael Phelps need to prove?

Moments that give every Chicagoan anxiety

June 22, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from timeout.com)

While Chicago offers more than a few ways to relax (pristine beaches and outdoor bars), living in any big city can be stressful. From taking the CTA every day to “dibs” to the sheer number of summer festivals, there are tons of little triggers that make Chicagoans inexplicably anxious. Here are a few of them. Which ones are the most relatable to you?

When all your friends start getting married and moving to Ravenswood. And on that note…

When your friends buy an actual free-standing home and you wonder where you went wrong. A literal house.

Leaving your apartment during Lollapalooza weekend. Like, at all.

When you’re always one year and one neighborhood behind the “cool neighborhood” that all your friends live in. Good thing I just signed a two-year lease in Wicker Park.

When you secretly love ketchup. Don’t you dare tell a soul.

When you end up at a cash-only bar with no ATM. Extra points if you’ve already ordered the drinks.

Spending the entire month of October waiting for the temperature to drop. Will it ever be warm again?

When the timer on your CTA bus app randomly jumps up five minutes. K, guess I’m sprinting for the bus now. Cool.

The moment you realize you’re old enough to be a parent to Lollapalooza’s target demographic. This is fine. Everything is fine.

When your co-worker invites you to his improv show. Literally anything could happen.

The split-second after you tap your (potentially valueless) Ventra card. Please, please, please…

Anytime a Chicago-based team makes its way to a championship game. Even if you don’t care about sports, the entire city gets real stressed out.

The day before you realize that those sonic booms are rehearsal for the Air and Water Show. Ah, the annual fear of immediate nuclear war.

When everyone’s like, “Yaaaas it’s spring!” but it’s still 40 degrees out. Am I…supposed to…feel warm? And even worse…

When people start wearing flip-flops and cargo shorts in March. NO. Just no.

Deciding whether or not the train operator can be trusted when he says he has an immediate follower. It’s the lie that keeps society afloat.

When you have friends in town who *need* to try deep-dish pizza. What if they hate it?

When you get an itch on your leg and are convinced you have bed bugs. Yep, that’s it, burning all my clothes now.

(MORE HERE)

 

Fall Out Boy Loves Chicago

June 22, 2017 | <3 Lauren

WHY IS FALL OUT BOY DOING A #VERIFIEDFAN ONSALE?

Fall Out Boy is coming home to Chicago – and bringing a new album with them! They care about their fans and understand there are going to be more people who want to see them in the intimate setting of House of Blues Chicago, than there will be available tickets, but Fall Out Boy is committed to getting tickets in the hands of fans. Not scalpers or bots. So they’re collaborating with Ticketmaster to sell tickets for their House of Blues Chicago show exclusively through the #VerifiedFan platform – a unique fan-first technology that levels the playing field so fans get access to tickets.

More HERE

<3 @laurenoneil

Brian & Lou 06.22.17

June 22, 2017 | Nicci

What Ya Missed, Weird Allergies, Slipknot vs. Nickelback, Winky Faces, and Tyler Glenn from Neon Trees

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NETFLIX IN JULY

June 21, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from avclub.com)

You can now proceed with planning your holiday binge watching, as Netflix has just released its comings and goings for July. Several original series will debut on the streaming platform, including Friends From College, starring Keegan-Michael Key, Cobie Smulders, and Fred Savage. In the comedy vein, the first season of The Standups arrives on Independence Day. You can also look forward to Jason Bateman’s big dramatic turn in Ozark, opposite Laura Linney. And we’ll finally get our hands and eyes on an animated Castlevania series, which will strike its first chords on July 7. (MORE HERE)

 

United Airlines Is Going To Serve Deep-Dish Pizza

June 21, 2017 | Marconi🍕

(from chicagoist.com / original photo cbc.ca)

The Chicago-based airline that the world loves to hate will soon serve up a Chicago-style food staple that plenty of locals love to hate. United Airlines will reportedly begin slinging deep-dish pizza in their economy cabins, starting next month.

A United spokesperson told the travel blog TravelSkills that the thick-pie stuff will be available to passengers on all flights that depart the U.S. or Mexico. A spinach and garlic pizza served will “be prepared and served in our skillet dish to help the cheese brown and keep the crust crispy,” United said. It’ll run $9.99 with a “Pizza and Beer combo” option for $13.99. (MORE HERE)

I’m ok with eating my pizza on the ground. I mean, if this takes off what next? SPACE PIZZA!!??

Riot Fest Single Day Lineup and a Surprise

June 21, 2017 | <3 Lauren

Riot Fest single-day lineups are here and Danzig returns to Riot Fest plus a hook-up on 3-day passes below!!

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th
Nine Inch Nails, New Order, A Day To Remember, Dirty Heads, Vic Mensa, Ministry, Death From Above, Action Bronson, X, Mayday Parade(Performing A Lesson In Romantics), The Cribs, LIARS Buzzcocks, The Story So Far, State Champs, Four Year Strong, INVSN, Chon, The Hotelier, Saul Williams, Nothing More, Radar State, Tobacco, Seaway, Like Pacific, Sleep On It, Grayscale, Skating Polly, Warm Brew, HDBeenDope,
and featuring Hellzapoppin’ Circus Sideshow Revue

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th
Queens of the Stone Age, Wu-Tang Clan, Mike D (DJ Set), At The Drive In, Danzig, Gogol Bordello, Taking Back Sunday, New Found Glory, Fidlar, Bad Brains, Peaches, The Lawrence Arms (Performing Oh, Calcutta!), Bayside (Performing The Walking Wounded), Dead Cross, Streetlight Manifesto, GBH, Shabazz Palaces, Fishbone, (Performing Truth & Soul), Knuckle Puck, Cockney Rejects, Black Pistol Fire, Slaves (UK), Versus, RVIVR, The Smith Street Band, Potty Mouth, The Regrettes, Cold Beat, Gin Rummy,
and featuring Hellzapoppin’ Circus Sideshow Revue

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th
Jawbreaker, Paramore, Prophets of Rage, M.I.A., TV on the Radio, Dinosaur Jr. (Performing You’re Living All Over Me), Pennywise, Built to Spill (Performing Keep It Like A Secret), The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (Performing Let’s Face It), The Orwells, Best Coast, Cap’n Jazz, Minus The Bear, Say Anything, The Menzingers, GWAR, Real Friends, Hot Water Music, Andrew W.K., Beach Slang, that dog. (Performing Retreat From the Sun), Mad Caddies, The Flatliners, Dessa, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Engine 88, Alice Bag, Downtown Boys, Culture Abuse, Gazebos, Kitten Forever, Upset,
and featuring Hellzapoppin’ Circus Sideshow Revue

 

Single-day and two-day tickets go ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 23 @ 10a. Riot Fest three-day passes are on sale now, with General Admission and VIP options available.

But because you are rad, enter to win a pair of 3-day passes HERE

SEE YOU IN THE PIT!!

<3 @laurenoneil

Brian & Lou 06.21.17

June 21, 2017 | Nicci

What Ya Missed, ex revenge, if you found 100k would you turn it in, We Need To Talk and the new Ken Doll.

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Couple Donates $100,000 To Goodwill … By Accident

June 21, 2017 | Nicci

A couple in Ohio accidentally dropped off a duffel bag containing almost $100,000 at an Ohio Goodwill. Thanks to a couple of honest employees, they got back every dime. The employees at the Zanesville, Ohio, Goodwill were going through donations last week when they came across a duffel bag. Inside the bag was $97,004, a living will and marriage certificate. At first they thought the cash was fake, employee Kelsey Croy told CNN. “It was so much cash they figured it was fake at first and then thought, ‘Well no, maybe it’s actually counterfeit money,'” Croy said. “So they brought it into the store office. “I looked in the bag and we counted it right there on the desk. And it was $97,004.” Thankfully, the owners asked for a receipt for tax purposes when they dropped off the goods that morning. The employees immediately called the couple but no one answered. Not wanting to leave that amount of cash in the store, they called in the Zanesville Police Department and it was eventually returned to the owners.  The couple told police their bank was closing. So, they withdrew all their money to move it to another bank. On the way to the new bank, they stopped at Goodwill to drop off a bag of clothes. That’s how the money ended up there. READ MORE

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Marvel is merging album covers with comic books, EXCELSIOR!

June 20, 2017 | Kevin

Marvel Comics is rolling a series of covers for some of their more popular titles that will blend the art work of rock music’s more visually stunning album covers with Nirvana, The Clash, Guns N’ Roses, and Blondie blended with Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor, Inhumans, and X-Men. The special issues roll out in comic book stores and online in September. Marvel has done this before with hip hop legends in 2015. MovieWeb has more on the story here. 

Marvel and rock music collide this September with new tribute variant covers!

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Ryan Penagos, Marvel’s vice president and executive editor of digital media revealed more of the teased covers in a post on Twitter. Can we get these in posters up in our studio now?

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