Cultivate is the first-ever three-day cannabis music festival, and it’s coming up soon, from August 25-August 27. The event will be at the Nursery, a cutting-edge venue by the Green Line stop at 1800 W Lake Street. This first-time event…

The 11th Annual Homegrown Fest takes place July 29 at Basecamp (5750 LakeSide Drive, Lisle). Joining me to talk about this year’s event are: Aaron Williams (Founder and promoter, Homegrown) Josh Izzo (Downers Groove) Steve Peterson (North of Eight) As…

10 years is a long time. When it comes to music festivals, it’s a really big deal. The 10th Annual Homegrown Festival is happening on July 30th at BaseCamp in Lisle (5750 Lakeside Drive). 20 bands and 12 acoustic artists…

PravdaFest celebrates the 38th anniversary of Chicago-based Pravda Records on June 24 & June 25. Sketchbook in Skokie is playing host to epic Pravda reunions and performances, including: FRIDAY 6/24 Boom Hank Hushdrops Steve Dawson Josh Caterer SATURDAY 6/25 Handcuffs…

Ravinia is back! Chief Brand, Marketing and Communications Officer Blake Smith joins me to talk about the just-announced 2022 schedule. As we run down some (but not nearly all) of the highlights, we’re joined by Ravinia’s Chef Sam. We sampled…

COLD WAVES returns next weekend for the “Lost Weekend” virtual event.  Event organizers Jason Novak and Kelly Britton Novak join me for a preview and to talk about the history of COLD WAVES. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H…

I talked trickle down theory and supply side economics with the Reaganomics. JK, we talked about punk rock and scary movies.

I caught up with Josh Caterer of Smoking Popes shortly after the band closed down T1 Fest at the Forge in Joliet. We talked a lot about the Popes’ music, the live show and when mispronouncing names is an issue….

Dan Vapid’s punk rock resume is massive (Screeching Weasel, Methadones, Riverdales, Sludgeworth, Queers, etc.). He jumped in the car with his band, the Cheats, to talk about how the Cheats came into being, the end of Screeching Weasel, and more.