Festival Performances

Saturday schedule - september 29, 2018

East Stage
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

the ultimate school of guitar
taught by chicago's top music instructors

Sat. Sept. 29  |  11:00am  |  East Stage
ultimateschoolofguitar.com
The Ultimate School of Guitar teaches all styles and levels of Guitar, Voice and Piano lessons. Beginners to advance levels, children and adults welcome. The music lessons are private one on one instruction and designed for the individual student.

snake season
indie folk / punk / pop

Sat. Sept. 29  |  11:45am |  East Stage
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Snake Season is a Chicago indie folk/punk/pop band that unexpectedly manages to meld disparate rock, beach, and metal influences into concise, engaging, pop melodies. Snake Season recently completed a self-recorded three song demo and now the band, whose members have played Chicago venues such as House of Blues, Metro, and Double Door, is looking to share its music with live audiences.​

OWen and the ghosts
alternative folk rock

Sat. Sept. 29  |  1:15pm  |  East Stage
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Owen and the Ghosts is the Chicago based alternative folk-rock project of Owen Hemming (guitar, vocals) Scott McGivern (bass, vocals), and Jamie Stephens). Their music is melodic but often with an energetic grit to it in the vein of Neil Young, Wilco, and the Rolling Stones. ​

acres to miles
rock / soul

Sat. Sept. 29  |  2:45pm  |  East Stage
acrestomiles.com
Blurring the lines between rock and soul, ACRES TO MILES’ strength lies in a musical artistic exploration lead by a wide-open sound straddling across genres, and a song-writing style that embraces lyrical humanness. Formed in 2016 by lead singer Brett Axell, guitarist Jeremy Mann, bassist Emery Joe Yost and drummer Jared Rosenblum, this American band illuminates a funky, unique collection of styles.

unfinished business
rock / R&B / Blues

Sat. Sept. 29  |  4:15pm  |  East Stage
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Unfinished Business is a crowd energizing Classic Rock Cover band of six talented & experienced Chicago musicians. Staying true to the music from the late 60's thru mid 80's - music that brings you back to enjoy in the present. 

great moments in vinyl
featuring david bowie

Sat. Sept. 29  |  5:45pm  |  East Stage
greatmomentsinvinyl.com
Time was, artists didn't simply record songs, they crafted audio experiences that began when the needle found the groove on Side 1 and led listeners on an emotional and spiritual journey that carried them through to the end of Side 2. Great Moments in Vinyl expands on the tribute band concept by weaving the stories and images accompanying the music into their set.  Join us as we connect you again with the music you love!
CENTER STAGE

mr. joe rock and roll abcs
childrens' songs

Sat. Sept. 29  |  1:15pm  |  Center Stage
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Mr Joe holds sing a longs for Early Childhood ages 1.5 to 6 and their parents three times a week in Chicago Illinois.

take note quartet
​barbershop quartet

Sat. Sept. 29  |  2:45pm  |  Center Stage
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Take Note is four men who sing songs from the "good old days" and the "big band days", as well as the 50's and 60's, with a unique combination of musical excellence and engaging warmth. Take Note is currently the top ranking senior quartet in the state of Illinois and is consistently among the top ten senior quartets in North America.
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the edgewater singers
choir

Sat. Sept. 29  |  4:15pm  |  Center Stage
edgewatersingers.org
A community choral organization using music to celebrate the the neighborhoods and citizens of Chicago and the world. Moreover, the Organization seeks to educate and promote emerging talent in the community and to offer solo vocal and instrumental performance opportunities to rising professional artists.
West Stage

the heights brass quintet
bold. brassy. beautiful.

Sat. Sept. 29  |  1:15pm  |  West Stage
heightsbrass.com
The new Chicago area quintet takes a conventionally classical ensemble into overdrive by playing adventurous repertoire in excitingly unfamiliar spaces. From Bach in cathedrals to Bowie in local bars, we love sharing our music with new audiences.

CHICKENFAT KLEZMER ORCHESTRA
KLEZMER MUSIC

Sat. Sept. 29  |  2:45pm  |  West Stage
chickenfatklezmer.com
A fun and energetic band  passionate about bringing diverse musical styles from around the world to Chicago.  They start with traditional klezmer music, and add to it from their many influences, including Balkan and Mediterranean tunes and songs sung in Ladino, Yiddish, Hebrew, and Russian. ​

liz and the lovelies
Chicago indie folk rock

Sat. Sept. 29  |  4:15pm  |  West Stage
lizandthelovelies.com
LIZ AND THE LOVELIES is the band of singer/songwriter Liz Chidester, originally from the mountains of Virginia. Her music inspired the talent of close friends and family to create the indie folk rock group LIZ AND THE LOVELIES. The Lovelies include Lewis Rawlinson (vocals, cello), Zach Finch (drums), and Mike Fletcher (bass), with band emeritus members Alex Chidester (vocals, mandolin) and Kevin Schwarzwald (violin).

La Tosca
gipsy jazz / classical / neapolitan / folk

Sat. Sept. 29  |  5:45pm  |  West Stage
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La Tosca was originally founded in 2014 by Andrea Falcone, Davide Morelli and Antonio Valdez in the vibrant neighborhood of Pilsen in Chicago. Initially performing Italian classics and Latin American music, the band has since welcomed more musicians whose backgrounds have enriched the repertoire of La Tosca. The skills and flexibility of each of the musicians has enabled the band to explore gipsy jazz, classical, neapolitan, and folk music of different cultures and historical periods. La Tosca has also collaborated with rap and hip hop artists - through the Remix project among others - and is in general always seeking inspiration from all horizons. This versatility allows listeners to escape in time and space by imagining the Roman fountain in Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" or feeling the beat of Django in a Parisian 1930's clubs.

sunday SCHEDULE - SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

East Stage
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Comedy
Comedy troupe

Sun. Sept. 30  |  11:00am  |  East Stage
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You never know where the next big comic star will pop up. Watch this space to see the comedy talent that will be on this stage to kick off the day on the East stage.

John Weston Trio​
rock / country / americana

Sun. Sept. 30  |  11:45pm  |  East Stage
johncharlesweston.com
John Charles Weston is a songwriter in Chicago, IL who favors simple, concise writing and storytelling that draws on the musical traditions classic rock, country, southern rock, pop, Americana, and folk music.

melody angel
soul / rock / blues

Sun. Sept. 30  |  1:15pm  |  East Stage
melodyangelmusic.com
Melody Angel was born and raised on the south-side of Chicago. and started singing at 7 yrs old, and playing the guitar at age 13. She has dedicated herself  every day and night to teaching herself to play. Melody Angel believes knowledge is power and wants to feed that knowledge to her community with a microphone at her lips and a Fender Strat in her hand.

railheart
rock / blues

Sun. Sept. 30  |  2:45pm  |  East Stage
www.railheart.com
Railheart is a five - piece Rock'n Roll Rhythm & Blues Band based in Chicago, IL.
Electric Guitar, Vocals / Ryan Joseph Anderson
Electric Guitar/Pedal Steel, Vocals / Packy Lundholm
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals / Pat Mckillen; Bass / Jeremy Kay
Drums / Noah Plotkin 

deep cricket night
indie / americana / dark folk

Sun. Sept. 30  |  4:15pm  |  East Stage
deepcricketnight.com
Deep Cricket Night is an original band from Chicago that has crafted a distinct sound of melodic musicianship that is highlighted by songwriting with lyrical teeth. They mix indie, alt country, Americana, and dark folk into a sound and style all their own.

GREAT MOMENTS IN VINYL
FEATURING the beatles

Sun. Sept. 30  |  5:30pm  |  East Stage
greatmomentsinvinyl.com
Time was, artists didn't simply record songs, they crafted audio experiences that began when the needle found the groove on Side 1 and led listeners on an emotional and spiritual journey that carried them through to the end of Side 2. Great Moments in Vinyl expands on the tribute band concept by weaving the stories and images accompanying the music into their set.  Join us as we connect you again with the music you love!
Center Stage

David Dilsizian
jazz / blues / gospel / pop

Sun. Sept. 30  |  1:15pm  |  Center Stage
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David Dilsizian is a singer/songwriter from Grand Rapids, Michigan. His music is a combination of Jazz, Blues, Gospel and Pop. His newest EP "The Long Way Home" was released on 6-2-15.

W_Dervish​

Sun. Sept. 30  |  4:15pm  |  Center Stage
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Omer Bozok is a geotechnical engineer designing landfills during the day, and producing music/DJing in his spare time. His artist name w_dervish derives from whirling dervishes (the muslim monks).
West Stage

BARRIO FLAMENCO
DAVID CHIRIBOGA

Sun. Sept. 30  |  1:15pm  |  West Stage
Barrio Flamenco
David Chiriboga, a musician of Ecuadorian descent was born and raised in Chicago. David’s style is based in Flamenco and Spanish Classical guitar. He has studied in various cities through out Andalusia, the south of Spain, where Flamenco and the Spanish Guitar flourish. He also received his degree in Music Performance at Northeastern University in Illinois, under the instruction of Dr. Brian Torosian.

Rhythm Revolution
drumming circle

Sun. Sept. 30  |  2:45pm  |  West Stage
drummingcircle.com
Rhythm Revolution is a leading interactive, rhythm based, events organization headed by John Yost based in Chicago, Illinois. Our primary focus is providing facilitated music experiences, drum classes and percussion performances.

The World Music Foundation 
presents The sandip burman School of music Ensemble

Sun. Sept. 30  |  4:15pm  |  West Stage
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Pandit Sandip Burman is an internationally renown touring artist from West Bengal, India. He plays tabla, sitar and tabla tarang (melody on tabla) and tours in Australia, New Zealand, United States, Singapore, Britain, Hong Kong and Canada. 

Infraverde
papo santiago

Sun. Sept. 30  |  5:30pm  |  West Stage
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Delivers a good taste of salsa with various rhythms salsa, plena, hip hop, reg, and jazz.Just the best for the best.make it a part of your coleccion!

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