Coming Soon: Vocalo X Night Out In The Parks

We've got three Vocalo-specific events in the parks coming soon — open for details!

To view this email as a web page, click here. Stay up-to-date with all our interviews on Spotify, like Vic Mensa & Buffalo Nichols. You made it to Thursday — and through the summer heatwave! I don’t want to speak too soon, but I’m ready for these late-summer cooler temperatures to stay consistent. If you’re looking for something to do this weekend (other than watch the Blue Angels at the Air and Water Show) and next to enjoy the mellowed-out weather, we’ve got you covered. Tonight, attend a free tribute concert for Charles Stepney, lauded as “one of the underrated heroes of Chicago soul music,” at Millennium Park. Stepney contributed his gifts to artists you might know, like Muddy Waters; Earth, Wind & Fire; Minnie Riperton; and others, and his legacy and music are being celebrated and performed tonight by a new large ensemble called Rotary Connection 222, directed by Chicago bassist and bandleader Junius Paul. Find more information about the tribute and how to attend here. Ruido Fest starts tomorrow at Union Park! Vocalo is a proud media sponsor of Chicago’s Latin alternative music festival, which runs through Sunday, Aug. 21. Get ready to dance along to the hottest artists in Latin alt throughout the weekend — like Cuco, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, George Arthur Calendar, Doris Anahi, Mila La Morena and many others. Check out the full lineup and find tickets online now — and stream conversations between a few headliners and Rocío Santos and Jesús Echiverría of Domingos En Vocalo on our website. Our first Night Out in the Parks event, in partnership with the Chicago Parks District, is already next Friday. Join Team Vocalo from 6 to 9:30 p.m. for the return of our Summer Skate Party on Aug. 26 at McKinley Park and enjoy outdoor roller skating at the park’s seasonal ice rink — plus DJ sets from DJs Dreea and All The Way Kay! All the NOITP events are free, but you’re welcome to RSVP in advance here. And don’t forget — our second Night Out In The Parks event, Reclaimed Soul: Live! with Ayana Contreras, is also just around the corner. Join Ayana and special musical guests (official lineup coming soon!) from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Sep. 8 at the Promontory Point Field House for an evening of vintage soul on vinyl. RSVP for free to claim your spot here! More information about all three NOITP events is available on our dedicated events page. Tomorrow is the third Friday of the month, which means it’s time for another Bronzeville Art District Art Tour! Hop on the double decker tour bus tomorrow night from 6 to 9 p.m. as it takes you to five art galleries and institutions throughout the neighborhood, including South Side Community Art Center, Blanc Gallery, Faie Afrikan Art and more. The tour is free and family-friendly. Find more information or RSVP for free here. ​​​​​​Thalia Hall is hosting its first-ever Block Party next weekend, featuring local vendors, food and drink and music from headliner Thee Sacred Souls, local artists Loona Dae and E. Woods and more — plus a DJ set from Agua De Rosas. Although the Block Party is free, there is a suggested $5 donation to benefit Pilsen Food Pantry. RSVP online here! Another beloved local venue, the Metro, is hosting The Big PayBack: A Drug War Reparations Concert & Fundraiser on Aug. 26, a concert benefiting communities disproportionately affected by the U.S. war on drugs. The Big PayBack’s musical lineup includes Twista, Do or Die, Crucial Conflict, Shawnna, Rich Jones and more special guests. This event is ages 18+ and proof of vaccination is required. Tickets and more information is available here. And keep an eye out on Vocalo’s socials this week, you might be able to win a ticket or two … We’ve got your late-summer soundtrack covered with August’s on-air rotation refresh. This month’s update features tracks from artists like NEV, Loovy. and Grace Kinter, plus the four artists featured at this month’s Chi Sounds Like Showcase. Give it a listen below! In Rotation: August 2022 LISTEN HERE   1. For the Win - Fiel 2. Así Es La Vida - NEV 3. No Matter What - Mister Castle 4. Meet You There - Grace Kinter 5. Here (feat. Amyna Love, Noah Caleb) - TheoryMartinX 6. sun tan lotion. - Loovy. 7. Chicago's Playa Freestyle - OA ZAYE 8. KENNY ROSE - HB SOL THE POLICY KING 9. Mine. - Christian JaLon 10. Who Its Gon Be - Joel Q 11. Grow Sumn - Heavy Crownz 12. 73 DEGREES - nombreKARI Mahalia And Nudia Talk Breakups And Bad Tattoos At Lolla ‘22 24-year-old London singer-songwriter Mahalia performed two knockout sets at Lollapalooza this year — but before that, she made her way backstage to the Vocalo tent. Mahalia sat down with afternoons host Nudia Hernandez to break down her single “I Wish I Missed My Ex” and fans’ reactions to it, plus opening for Adele, stories about exes, meeting Kendrick Lamar and much more. Stream their full conversation now on Spotify and YouTube! READ MORE Future Folk Series: Camp Azania Vocalo, in partnership with the Old Town School of Folk Music and Music Moves Chicago, presents our “Future Folk” series — which strives to highlight several community-centered creative resources promoted by the two organizations. Our first installment is Camp Azania, a free summer camp by Azania Drum Corps where kids can learn about West African drumming and culture as a form of Black liberation and creative expression. Check out the full segment at the link below. READ MORE Do Good Number One Organizers of the Chicago Black Wall Street Festival in Woodlawn are in need of volunteers to help out before and at the event. They’re looking for people to help pass out flyers in Woodlawn this Saturday, Aug. 20, and next Saturday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m., and at the event volunteers can expect to assist with collecting email data, assisting with entertainment, maintaining green rooms, check-in tables and more. Reach out to Quandra Speights at urbanmarketexchangellc@gmail.com to find out more information and to get involved! GET INVOLVED Number Two Growing Home is an Englewood nonprofit urban farm which provides farm-based training for individuals with barriers to employment. They teamed up with Chicago Cares to ask for volunteers to help support the farm by planting, weeding, harvesting and cleaning around the farm site on four occasions throughout the rest of August — the first of which takes place tomorrow morning from 9 a.m. to noon. Sign up and find more information here! GET INVOLVED Number Three Somos Arte Chicago and Lolita Productions are hosting their third annual Books and Backpacks community supply drive to provide supplies to Humboldt Park families in need on Saturday, August 27, and they’re looking for volunteers to help out in shifts on the event day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fill out this form to express your interest in volunteering, and their volunteer coordinator will reach back out to you. Find more info on the event here . GET INVOLVED Have a volunteer opportunity you want to amplify? A community service project that deserves some love?  Send them our way; we’ll share some in the next edition of The Goods!    Tag Vocalo on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #VocaloIRL to let me know!  Now that the humidity isn’t slowly melting us all, spend a little outside when you can over the next week or two! My friend posted this Hermann Hesse quote the other day, and I think it’s a nice philosophy to take through the end of summer so I wanted to share:  “This day will never come again and anyone who fails to eat and drink and taste and smell it will never have it offered to him again in all eternity. The sun will never shine as it does today… But you must play your part and sing a song, one of your best. ” Talk to you next time … Morgan Ciocca Vocalo Digital Media Producer & Editor, The Goods     ©Chicago Public Media Inc 848 East Grand Ave, Navy Pier Chicago, IL 60611 Please do not reply to this email. If you need assistance, contact us here. 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