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Street festival music offerings have been looking unusually bleak this season, with even tried and true block parties letting us down. Sorry Wicker Park Fest and Do-Division ... you each have a few bright spots but as a whole you leave us cold.

Head on over to Lakeview this weekend for the Lakeview East Festival of the Arts, held between Belmont and Roscoe on N. Broadway. This year, 140 juried artists ply their paintings, sculptures, and other original wares, while bands representing styles ranging from reggae to flamenco keep your eardrums happy. Free.

What's more fun than the Gay Pride Parade? Northalsted Market Days! This weekend the party lands between Belmont and Addison on Halsted. Numerous stages, merch stalls, party people, babies in buggies, dudes with tails made of peacock feathers, hipsters, alt-bros, Trixies and their Chads, DJs, dancers, and little old ladies looking for a good time choke the six block stretch from the early morning into the evening. It's the street fest to end all street fests and we never, ever miss it. This year you'll probably find us hanging around the Roscoe stage where the bands include Hey Champ, Carey Ott, and Scotland Yard Gospel Choir. Here's a taste of what you can expect from Hey Champ.

We have to admit we're a bit caught off-guard by an email we just got from the Empty Bottle: