Millennium Park offers a great alternative for lunch time every Monday (from 12:00pm - 1:30pm) with their their Edible Audio Picnics program that runs on Mondays from June 15 through August 24, 2009 . This series brings cutting edge rock bands, sound artists, audio documentaries, DJ’s, and electronic musicians to the Jay Pritzker Pavilion’s state-of-the-art sound system to produce quality performances while you eat. So pack a lunch and break that pattern of mundane Mondays with music.
Some notable acts to catch are:
Black Moth Super Rainbow June 29, 2009
Black Moth Super Rainbow notoriously delivers live performances filled with sticky, off-kilter melodies and eccentric visuals. Their latest album produced with assistance from Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, MGMT, Weezer) features dense layers of complex orchestration, intense rhythmic drumming, thick, undulating bass tones and vocoder vocals that are anything but robotic.
Reggae Dub Sound Clash w/ DJ Papa G July 20, 2009
Chicago DJ Papa G spins the best of roots reggae, dub and dancehall at Millennium Park. Founder of the Archangel Soundsystem, Papa G is host and DJ of the weekly reggae club night “Uprising” and has supported many top ranking reggae artists over the years.
Chicago Hip-Hop And It Don’t Stop… July 27, 2009
Celebrating the 7th annual Chicago Hip-Hop Heritage Month, Chicago’s hip-hop community unites with music, dance, lyricism and poetry in a multi-generational production featuring local groups such as: All Natural, Primeridian, Ang 13, Urbanized Music, Pugs Atomz, FM Supreme, AquaMoon, Kuumba Lynx, The Opus, GQ Tha Teacha, DJ Man-O-Wax and Stick & Move Dance Crew.
- Phillip
