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The Empty Bottle Gives Chicago Spring Fever

Playing a music festival in the winter is like the most Chicago thing you can do.

Here are some favorite posts I’ve written elsewhere in 2013.

From reuniting The Replacements to featuring badass ladies like Joan Jett and Blondie, Riot Fest ruled.

The fair is the largest event in the state of Iowa, thus a fitting occasion for my first visit to the Hawkeye State.

Summer music festivals are still my favorite pastime.

The unseasonably chilly July weather didn’t keep crowds away from Wicker Park Fest last weekend.

The rally references a notorious 1964 rumble between the British motorcycle gangs.

Chicago’s five best creations on a bun.

Sample from over 50 Chicago breweries this weekend.

Green was the theme of this environmentally sustainable festival.