Do-Division Fest Returns Refreshed
By Sarah Cobarrubias in Arts & Entertainment on May 25, 2010 5:40PM
The sun is shining, the heat waves have begun and summer festival season is right around the corner. It’s almost time to block off the streets enjoy good food and live music with a few thousand strangers. Next weekend (June 5 and 6) is one of the season’s first street fests, the newly expanded Do-Division. The fest will stretch across ten blocks of Division between Ashland and Leavitt, lining the street with local vendors and boutiques and two separate stages for non-stop musical performances.
Last year’s Do-Division was perhaps a little less than noteworthy, but this year it will redeem itself with a promising musical line-up. Subterranean and House Call Entertainment organized the Leavitt stage’s lineup, which is made up almost entirely of local bands, such as Rego, Soft Speaker and Bailiff. But we’ll be spending most of our time in front of the Damen stage - the guys over at our beloved Empty Bottle Presents selected a blow-away lineup for this stage including big-name acts like YACHT, the Mynabirds and the Ponys, as well as local favorites like CoCoComa, Pelican and the Hood Internet.
Do-Division is all about local. The $5 donation entrance fee benefits local non-profits: West Town Chamber of Commerce (the fest’s organizer), Division Street Committee and four local elementary schools (A.N. Pritzker, LaSalle Magnet II, Anderson and De Diego). Even the featured beer, Pabst, was chosen because it’s a neighborhood favorite. Cheap beer, good food and amazing live music? Yes, please.
Do-Division Fest is Saturday and Sunday, June 5 and 6 on Division Street between Ashland and Leavitt,12-10pm, $5 donation, All Ages
Full Line-up is after the jump.
Saturday, June 5
Damen Stage
1:00pm Jeremy Messersmith
2:30pm Maritime
4:00pm CoCoComa
5:30pm Headlights
7:00pm Pelican
8:30pm Hood Internet
Leavitt Stage
1:00 pm Days Off
2:05 pm The Gunshy
3:10 pm The Poison Arrows
4:15 pm Vacations
5:20 pm Bailiff
6:30 pm Sybris
7:40 pm The Good Life
9:00 pm The Night Marchers
Sunday, June 6
Damen Stage
1:00pm The Mynabirds
2:30pm Earl Greyhound
4:00pm Warpaint
5:30pm El Ten Eleven
7:00pm Ponys
8:30pm YACHT
Leavitt Stage
1:00 pm John Drake & The Shakes
2:05 pm Cameron McGill & What Army
3:10 pm Tim Larson & The Owner Operators
4:15 pm Rego
5:20 pm Soft Speaker
6:25 pm Scott Lucas And The Married Men
7:35 pm Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons
9:00 pm Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit