Coverage of festivals our staff has attended.
The ice-cold wind touched my face as I stepped out of the airport. The sun had yet to rise and I had an hour to wait until I would head toward Reykjavik. I grabbed a cup of coffee, sat down, and waited. After waiting and scrolling aimlessly through my phone, we were on a shuttle [...]
Ok...to start, let’s list out the bands that played night #15 of the Red Bull Sound Select #30DaysinChicago: Good Willsmith Meat Wave Built to Spill Parquet Courts At the legendary EMPTY BOTTLE Woah. The night started very relaxing, as people were being turned down at the door for the sold out show, and attendees entering [...]
On day 7 of the RBSS #30DaysinChicago, Mitski headlined Lincoln Hall, with support from Miya Folick and Hazel English. She started things off with a favorite from her third release, Bury Me at Makeout Creek: “Frances Forever”. With three bands on the bill, and roughly a two and a half hour window for music, things [...]
On November 2-4th, 2017, Pitchfork hosted their Paris Music Festival in their usual venue, La Grande Halle De La Villette. Originally an old slaughterhouse, it now hosts medium size festivals and conventions and has been the venue for Paris Pitchfork for the past few years they have hosted it. Despite being their side festival, Paris [...]
WLUW got a chance to chat with Angus Andrews of the experimental noise rock project, Liars. His album, TFCF, was released this past September and commemorates the split of his band mates via harsh electronic and grunge layering. M: How’s your day? A: Not bad, hot as hell M: How do you feel about your [...]
This year, WLUW returned to Riot Fest in Douglas Park for a packed weekend of rioting. We covered some of the highlights from the fest below, but stay tuned for more coverage and photos posted on our social media accounts. Queens of the Stone Age Kicking off their set with songs from their latest album, [...]
This year, WLUW took on the crowds in Union Park for Pitchfork Music Festival's 12th year, and boy was it an event. Here's what we thought of some of the killer acts we saw this year. Friday: William Tyler Weekends like Pitchfork make your knees scream louder than the artists performing, and sets like William [...]
Friday Diarrhea Planet Riot Fest goers kicked things off on Friday with Diarrhea Planet; Nashville’s power-punk sextet. With the lead singer joining in on Hawaiian Shirt Friday, the band ripped through many songs in a short half-hour set composed of cuts from all three records, but focusing on songs from their latest: Turn to Gold. [...]
