Our Third Chi Sounds Like Showcase Is Tonight!

Details inside! Plus, hear from artists who played at some of Chicago's biggest summer festivals…

To view this email as a web page, click here. Stream our festival interviews from artists like Amber Mark and Sampa the Great! Don’t freak out — but it’s August now. I know it might seem like the summer is almost at its end when you look at the calendar, especially with some of the major festivals behind us, but don’t worry! Summertime Chi events are far from over. Here’s what’s coming up this month we think you need to have on your radar… Our third Chi Sounds Like Showcase is tonight at the Subterranean! Who says we can’t have fun on weekdays? Come out to the historic Wicker Park venue to support the sounds of our city, featuring Chi artists Joel Q, Heavy Crownz, nombreKARI and Christian JaLon, plus Vocalo afternoons host Nudia Hernandez DJing throughout the night — all hosted by Bekoe. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are still available online at subt.net. Learn more about the artists scheduled to perform and stream their most recent interviews here! Vinyl and Vittles is an outdoor record fair and food market collective hosted at the Englewood Village Plaza on select Sundays every month through October. This Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., their August edition is celebrating women owned businesses and female entrepreneurs with local food and record vendors, plus a lineup of DJs featuring Vocalo production director Ayana Contreras, host of Reclaimed Soul. Admission is free, but you can RSVP online and check out more information here. Vocalo is a media sponsor of Ruido Fest, Chicago’s Latin alternative music festival, which returns to Union Park Aug. 19 through 21! Throughout the weekend, festival goers can enjoy music from Cuco, Carla Morrison, Cypress Hill, Mila La Morena, George Arthur Calendar and so many more. Single day and three-day tickets, plus the full lineup, are available online. We’re working with the Chicago Parks District this year to present three community-focused Night Out in the Parks events, the first of which is the return of our Summer Skate Party on Aug. 26 at McKinley Park. After a two-year break, we’re excited to turn the park’s seasonal ice rink into a roller rink and skate the evening away to DJ sets by DJs Dreea and All The Way Kay ! All our Night Out in the Parks events are free, but you can RSVP in advance online here. Find more information on our dedicated NOITP events page. And don’t forget — our friends at our sister station WBEZ have a list of even more fun events to check out this summer… and did I mention they’re all free? Check out their free Chicago event guide below! If you’re tired of the same five top 40s songs playing over and over on the hit stations, you’re in the right place. These 16 tracks are spinning in heavy rotation on our airwaves right now, featuring the freshest releases from artists we love. Stream the playlist below, and save it to your Spotify libraries so you can stay up-to-date with its regular updates. Vocalo Radio Sweet Sixteen LISTEN HERE   1. Keeps On Fallin’ (with Ella Mai) - Babyface 2. Intimidated (feat. H.E.R.) - KAYTRANADA 3. BREAK MY SOUL - Beyoncé 4. Dog Food (feat. Denzel Curry) - IDK 5. Sunshine (feat. Foushée) - Steve Lacy 6. M.I.A. - Ravyn Lenae 7. The Room (feat. Devin Tracy) - Flying Lotus 8. The Highs & The Lows (feat. Joey Bada$) - Chance the Rapper 9. Greener - FKJ, Santana 10. Majestic Flower (feat. theMIND) - Mother Nature, Renzell 11. Still (feat. 6LACK and Smino) - Saba 12. Love Again - Alex Isley, Jack Dine 13. Mirror - Kendrick Lamar 14. Please Don’t Walk Away - PJ Morton 15. AUTOBOTO (Nayirah) - Lupe Fiasco 16. Right Track (feat. Smino) - Syd Tinashe Chats With Bekoe At Lollapalooza ‘22 About an hour before her dreamy set at Lollapalooza last Friday, R&B singer-songwriter Tinashe sat down with Vocalo mornings host Bekoe (on our new green interview couch) backstage to break down the pros and cons of becoming an independent artist after being signed to major label RCA, her creative chemistry with collaborators like KAYTRANADA and Calvin Harris, performing at festivals and more. Stream the full interview now! READ MORE KAINA At Pitchfork 2022: “The Details Are Where It Matters…” Back when we were getting rained on at Pitchfork Music Festival, on-air host Nudia Hernandez got the chance to catch up with Chicago’s very own KAINA on the first day of the festival. KAINA broke down her time at SXSW, her NPR Tiny Desk concert, uplifting other artists in the Chicago music scene and how she found inspiration during lockdown. Check out their conversation below... READ MORE Do Good Number One The North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council, or NLCCC, is looking for volunteers to help out at the Lawndale Community Art Festival! Supporting the One LAWNDALE Project, which strives to connect the north and south sides of Lawndale through art, volunteers will help out with set-up and take-down of artist and small business stations, directing parking and decorating the festival space. Learn more about the event and sign up to help out here! GET INVOLVED Number Two Help the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization build their Little Village Urban Farm this weekend! Tomorrow from 8 a.m. to noon and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., the organization needs volunteers to help with building garden beds, harvesting, weeding and plant maintenance. Check out their Instagram page for more information. GET INVOLVED Number Three Through their Community Action Days, the Shedd Aquarium strives to preserve and maintain Chicago’s beaches, green spaces and bodies of water. Help maintain our beautiful beaches and green spaces with two upcoming “Litter Cleanup and Coastal Habitat Restoration” days, one at Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chinatown on Saturday, Aug. 13 and one at 63rd Street Beach on Saturday, Aug. 20, both from 10 a.m. to noon. Learn more about Shedd Action Days on their website and email ActionDays@sheddaquarium.org to register to help out. 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!  Make sure to take in all the Chicago summer has to offer while we still can — and keep your fingers crossed the weather continues to stay below the 90s! 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