Do you have any idea what we're doing in Chicago? We are inviting everyone in the world to see every band in the world hosted by the funniest people in the world. That's 15,000 people in Union Park to see Ghostface Killah, The Streets, Bloc Party, Dead Prez, Blue Cheer, Roky Erickson, High on Fire, Lady Sovereign, The Stills, Devin the Dude and, fuckin: Boredoms (Japanese percussion stew that sounds like all music at once), Sword (psychedelic metal stoner band from Austin that sound like a hundred guitars falling off a cliff), Chromeo (everything 80s pop and R&B had to offer but without the kitsch and totally irony-free), Rhymefest (Kanye West protégé that wrote "Jesus Walks" with him), Lupe Fiasco (another West protégé), Robert Pollard (Guided by Voices front man), Favourite Sons (Nick Cave if he wasn't so Goth), Erase Errata (stick-in-your-head indie rock girls with weird hits that sound like soundtracks)…Jon Brion (the producer behind everyone from Fiona Apple to Kanye West), Jose Gonzalez (Argentinean Swede that makes classical acoustic guitar so perfect you get stoned), Constantines (heavy indie rock from Sub Pop that sounds like hardcore for smart people), Bill Dolan (guitar super genius backed by dude from Tortoise), 90 Day Men (Chicago glam rock with a kick to the head in the shape of a guitar), Tyrades (rocking party garage punk with female singer), Annie (bubble gum Euro pop sensation), and Panthers (crazy 60s punk from New York City).
Neil Hamburger is going to be there torturing people so is the TV Carnage crew and, are you ready for this? The cast of Windy City Heat will also be hosting. That's right Scary Perry is going to be screaming his fucking head off and getting things wrong the whole weekend. Let's see how he handles tearing the entire population of his hometown a new ass.
There's tons of surprises too including superheroes, Uncle Sam, Osama Bin Laden, a giant dinosaur, and flying monkeys that hand out joints. WE HEART CHICAGO!
Buy tickets here.
Press:
Chicago Sun Times : Roky Erickson and Vice and Mike Skinner on not being famous.
New City Chicago : Guide to Intonation.
New York Times : says hippies are back and throws in Vice.
Neil Hamburger is going to be there torturing people so is the TV Carnage crew and, are you ready for this? The cast of Windy City Heat will also be hosting. That's right Scary Perry is going to be screaming his fucking head off and getting things wrong the whole weekend. Let's see how he handles tearing the entire population of his hometown a new ass.
There's tons of surprises too including superheroes, Uncle Sam, Osama Bin Laden, a giant dinosaur, and flying monkeys that hand out joints. WE HEART CHICAGO!
Buy tickets here.
Press:
Chicago Sun Times : Roky Erickson and Vice and Mike Skinner on not being famous.
New City Chicago : Guide to Intonation.
New York Times : says hippies are back and throws in Vice.