While Pitchfork Music Fest gets all the Union Park attention, another music fest will move in on Labor Day weekend. The North Coast Music Fest will be held September 3rd through 5th at the park, closing out another Chicago summer in funky style. Via Time Out Chicago, the lineup is now out. It's not too shabby and features a few names we've heard of. Notable headliners include The Chemical Brothers, jam-band The Disco Biscuits, and a DJ set from our pal Moby. Other acts of note include De La Soul, Jakob Dylan, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Flying Lotus. While not exactly a mind-blowing lineup, it's still solid with enough talent to woo us back down to Ashland and Lake. Plus, three-day passes are currently being sold for a very affordable $65 making it one of the better mega-fest deals of the summer. more ›

Beginning his career in punk and postpunk bands in the 1980's, Moby has spent the past two decades blurring genre boundaries. In his first tour with a live band since 2005, Moby swept through the Vic last night, escorting the audience on a tour through not only his catalog of music, but through the history of music. more ›

If you haven't been watching Beardo on Pitchfork.tv, you've been missing out. Chicagoan Fred Armisen makes an appearance in this latest episode of Tim Harrington's eccentric show, along with an all-star indie rock cast under the moniker USA for Affluence, singing an epic ode to consumerism. more ›