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Daily Email - Thursday - 7/31/2025
Happy Lolla-ween, y’all!
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JUST ANNOUNCED
Art takes over Dearborn. Printer’s Row Art Fest returns 8/9–10 with 95 talented artists, live music, and local eats. From bold sculptures to handmade jewelry, it’s a weekend of creativity. Enter to win a $100 festival gift card.*
Mason Jennings writes songs like old Polaroids—soft, strange, and warm in all the right places. He’s playing Old Town School on 10/17 with a full heart and a new record in tow.
Leif Vollebekk makes music you want to dissolve into. His Revelation Tour hits Lincoln Hall this fall. Expect heartbreak, piano, and the softest existential crisis you’ve ever danced to.
Live mural painting, DJ sets, and a whole lot of neighborhood love! North Lawndale Arts Fest is back this weekend with local flavor and zero filler. Free and all ages.
CONCERTS UNDER $20
Your wallet is crying. Your calendar is empty. This fixes both.
We rounded up the best concerts in Chicago where the cover is twenty bucks or less. That’s right—good shows, cheap drinks, and enough leftover cash for tacos after. You might not know every name on the bill (yet), but trust: these are the artists you'll be bragging about seeing before they blew up.
Now go be broke and cool.
SEÑORITA DRINKS PRESENTS:
SEÑORITA ON DECK
Señorita THC Margaritas are celebrating summer with a surprise pop-up show — Señorita on Deck — this Friday! Catch a special performance by DJ D.O.D aboard a boat docked at City Winery on the Riverwalk. His set runs from 4:30–5:30pm, but with the buzz of a classic Chicago Summer Friday, we expect the crowd to start building by 3:30pm.
There will be plenty of Señorita to go around, so come early, soak up the vibes, and celebrate summer with Señorita!
COMING UP
🪩 LOLLAPOP
Tomorrow & Saturday at The SET Collective (10AM)
Celebrate Lolla weekend at LOLLAPOP, a 2-day pop-up with DJs, curated fashion, creative vendors—and a chance to win a pair of Value Pop Tickets. Free to RSVP, stylish to attend.
🎤 JPEGMAFIA W/ Crashprez
Tomorrow at Ramova Theatre
JPEGMAFIA tears up Ramova Theatre this Friday with Veteran live—CRASHprez opening, chaos guaranteed. Official Lolla Aftershow, Chicago’s not ready, but are you? Last chance to win tickets!*
🎧 Dr. Fresch
Saturday at PRYSM
Dr. Fresch is rolling through with his sinister blend of bass house and G-house. It’s loud, it’s weird, it’s sweaty—exactly how August nights should be. Oh, and you still have a shot at winning free tickets.*
🎷 Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival
Saturday at Mariano’s Bronzeville
Smooth grooves, zero pretense. The Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Fest brings out top-tier players for a free day of soulful sax, food trucks, and neighborly vibes on the South Side.
🔴 REDLINEPALOOZA
Saturday & Sunday at Epiphany Center for the Arts
Listening to banger after banger in a historic 1800s cathedral is the ultimate bucket list item. It’s time to check it off.
FEATURED CALENDAR
 | MON 7/30 • Barry Can’t Swim TUES 8/31 • Streetlight Manifesto WED 9/6 • D4VD THUR 9/7 • Beach Bunny FRI 9/11 • The Story So Far |
LOCALS ONLY
Today is the day! Check out our best advice for doing Lollapalooza.
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Grant Park is calling. Hydrate, double-knot your shoes, and go lose your damn mind. Lolla starts now.