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[PHOTOS] Ryan Adams + Jillian Jacqueline at The Pageant in St. Louis

ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Ryan Adams returned to The Pageant in St. Louis last week, playing songs from his latest album, Prisoner, in addition to older material like “Come Pick Me Up,” “To Be Young,” and “Let It Ride.” Jillian Jacqueline opened the show, and closed with her single, “Hate Me.” Jillian Jacqueline

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Lollapalooza 2017 in Photos

ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Today, we’re taking a look back at Lollapalooza, which recently took place in at Grant Park in Chicago. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens. WHITE REAPER THE DRUMS JAIN TEMPLES CAGE THE ELEPHANT SPOON DAY TWO HARRIET BROWN DAN LUKE & THE RAID THE LEMON TWIGS BISHOP BRIGGS RUN … Read more

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Scenes From Day One of LouFest 2017

ALL PHOTOS BY LOUIS KWOK Day One of LouFest featured performances by Snoop Dogg, Cage the Elephant, and an All-Star tribute to the late Chuck Berry. Please enjoy these photos by Louis Kwok.  

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Farm Aid 2017: There’s a Warning Sign on the Road Ahead

ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Words by Jason Gonulsen “Stop Factory Farms.” My first time in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and that’s what I’ll remember most. Farm Aid was back for its 32nd year. I thought of that many times over the day: 32 years. Thirty-two. Wherever you walked inside KeyBank Pavillion, you met a person wearing … Read more

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[PHOTOS] 2017 Forecastle Festival

ALL PHOTOS BY RACHEL WATERS Another Forecastle Festival is in the books, and great times were once again had in Louisville, Kentucky. You can read our review here, along with some other photos by Jason Gonulsen. All the photos in this post are by Rachel Waters. Enjoy. RUN THE JEWELS ODESZA *repeat repeat JACK HARLOW … Read more

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[VIDEO + PHOTOS] Wildeyes – The Beach House Sessions

ALL PHOTOS BY JOSEPH MIKOS Today, we are excited to bring you the latest installment of Joseph Mikos’ “Beach House Sessions” featuring Nashville-based band Wildeyes.  There are six videos in all, showcasing songs from Wildeyes’ 2018 album Beauty & Sadness. Please enjoy the videos here or below, and visit Wildeyes on Facebook or Instagram.

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[RECAP] Lollapalooza 2019 in Photos

ALL PHOTOS BY JOSEPH MIKOS Lollapalooza is alive and well. The four-day festival in Chicago returned on 2019 with artists from Lil Wayne to Bishop Briggs, and Speakers in Code photographer Joseph Mikos was on hand to capture the action. This was our seventh year covering Lollapalooza, and we hope to return. 2020 dates have … Read more

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[PHOTOS] Farm Aid 2019 at Alpine Valley

ALL PHOTOS BY CHRIS LAY Farm Aid 2019 landed in at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin last weekend, and we had photographer Chris Lay there to capture all the action.  Farm Aid has always been festival dear to our hearts at Speakers in Code; the benefit show started in 1985 in Champaign, Illinois, striving … Read more

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[RECAP + PHOTOS] Pitchfork Music Festival 2K19

ALL PHOTOS BY AMANDA KOELLNER Written by Amanda Koellner Would it be a music festival in Chicago without sweltering heat and/or torrential downpour? Of course not, and Pitchfork 2K19 sweetly offered up both, leaving many—particularly on Saturday—wondering: sweat, rain, or voluntary/desperate self-douse? Despite the less than ideal weather conditions (and wet hair), of course ample … Read more

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[PHOTOS] Riptide Music Festival 2019

ALL PHOTOS BY JOSEPH MIKOS Riptide Music Festival was a blast in 2019 with artists such as Jimmy Eat World, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Barns Courtney,Heather LaRose, The 1975, Judah and the Lion, The Revivalists,ilversun Pickups, K.Flay, and Shaed all delivering blistering sets. Please enjoy these photos by Joseph Mikos and check out Riptide next year!