Sir & Madame debuted PF Flyers new collection at their Hyde Park store Friday and kicked off the weekend in style. DJ Jay Illa spun some Kanye West and Heineken had beer on hand while attendees mingled with Stack Aly and Ouigi of the Brooklyn Circus. We were there as well, always supporting our favorite Chicago power couple – Autumn and Brian Merritt. Check out photos from the event below, Ouigi Theodore talking about PF Flyers, and shop Sir & Madame here.
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The 2014 Lolla lineup is here! Outkast has joins Eminem and Kings of Leon as headliners, Lorde will be back for the August fest after her recent sold-out show in Chicago, buzzed about bands Chvrches and Phantogram have made the list, and our Chicago favorite Chance the Rapper will make it home for the festival. For those of you not lucky enough to make it past the standby page yesterday to get 3-day passes to Lolla, single day passes go on sale at 10am today. What do you think of the lineup?
ACITM is heading to SXSW tomorrow, and if it’s anything like last year’s festival, it will be amazing. Kendrick Lamar, Banks, Little Hurricane and Phantogram are my personal can’t miss artists this year. Check out a recap from last year’s SXSW conference below!
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Joined by Chicago friend Chance the Rapper, The O’My’s put on a soulful show at the Metro Friday night. If you haven’t listened to these guys yet, get to it– The O’My’s embody Chicago talent. Check out our photos from the show below!
The Weeknd’s remix of Beyonce’s hit Drunk in Love is hot. Released yesterday, the track shows off Abel’s mesmirizingly smooth vocals – perfect for Valentine’s Day weekend. Check it out below and let us know if you like the remix as much as we do.
What better way to say I love you (or I like you) this Valentine’s day than with another round of ACITM Valentines. Send your boo one of the cards below, because we all know Kanye West can express his feelings better than we can ourselves.
Our favorite Scottish synth-pop group Chvrches has a new video for the latest single from their debut album – Chvrches dropped “Lies” from “The Bones of What You Believe.”
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It’s been three years since the release of the huge hit Barbra Streisand (woah, three years…), but Duck Sauce is back with a new song- Radio Stereo. A-Trak and Armand Van Helden, the guys behind Duck Sauce, have a new record dropping on 10/29, and we can only hope that this album will also make us want to frolic through New York City. Check out Radio Stereo and early previews of the new album in the BBC Essential Mix link below!
Fitz and the Tantrums’ new video for The Walker features some intense dance moves. The band will be stopping by NBC’s studios for a performance on Conan tomorrow night. Check the video out below!
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R&B crooner The Weeknd returns to Chicago for two shows at the historic Chicago Theater on October 13th & 14th. Fresh off the release of his album Kiss Land, The Weeknd’s smooth, sultry jams are addicting.
Listen to the album below and get your tickets to these can’t miss shows here.
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