WICKER PARK — Do Division organizers have announced all 29 (and one TBA) bands taking part in the three-day street fest set for the last weekend in May.
Among the music highlights are Bloomington, Ind.-based Murder by Death and Madison, Wis.-based Masked Intruder, Chicago-based rapper Saba and Adia Victoria, a Nashville, Tenn.-based Southern Gothic blues singer described in Rolling Stone as sounding like "PJ Harvey covering Loretta Lynn at a haunted debutante ball."
Expecting upwards of 60,000 revelers for its ninth year, the popular fest takes place along Division Street, between Ashland Avenue on the east and Leavitt Street on the west.
Along with two stages of live entertainment from critically acclaimed bands booked by Chicago's Empty Bottle and Subterranean, Do-Division Fest also offers a sidewalk sale, a Fashion Fest and a separate Family Fun Fest presented by Marbles: the Brain Store.
Full Music Lineup:
East (Damen and Division) Stage; Programmed by Empty Bottle Presents:
Friday
8:30 – 9:45 p.m. Black Mountain (Vancouver, BC; rock; Listen)
7 – 8 p.m. Young Widows (Louisville, Ky.; indie noise rock; Listen)
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Crown Larks (Chicago; dreamy, avant-garde; Listen)
Saturday
8:30 - 9:45 p.m. Tobacco (Based in "f--k you land," per its Facebook page; EDM psych/funk; Listen)
6:30 – 8 p.m. Peanut Butter Wolf (Los Angeles, Calif; hip hop, funk DJ; Listen)
5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Saba (Chicago; hip hop, rap, Listen)
4 – 4:45 p.m. Will Sessions (Detroit, Mich.; funk/experimental jazz; Listen)
2:30 – 3:15 p.m. State Champion (Chicago and Louisville; garage punk; Listen)
1:30 - 2 p.m. Al Scorch (Chicago; country/soul; Listen)
Chicago rapper Saba (Photo from Saba's website, pivotsaba)
Sunday
8:30 – 9:45 p.m. Nick Waterhouse (Los Angeles, Calif.; American rhythm blues; Listen)
7 – 7:45 p.m. The Dodos (San Francisco; Calif.; indie folk rock; Listen)
5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Crocodiles (San Diego, Calif.; noise pop; Listen)
4 – 4:45 p.m. Adia Victoria (Nashville, Tenn. Southern blues rock; Listen)
2:30 – 3:15 p.m Meat Wave (Chicago; garage punk; Listen)
1:15 – 2 p.m. Fever The Ghost (Los Angeles, Calif; psych pop; Listen)
West (Damen and Leavitt) Stage; Programmed by Subterranean
Friday
8:45 - 10 p.m. Masked Intruder (Madison, Wis.; power pop/pop punk; Listen)
7:15 - 8:10 p.m. The Brokedowns (Elgin, Il; punk; Listen)
6 - 6:45 p.m. Dog & Wolf (Chicago; punk rock; Listen)
Saturday
8:45 - 9:45 p.m. Murder By Death (Bloomington, Ind.; indie rock/Americana; Listen)
7:15 - 8:15 p.m. Pity Sex (Ann Arbor, Mich.; noise rock; Listen)
5:45 - 6:45 p.m. Porches ( Brooklyn, New York; pop rock; Listen)
4:30 - 5:15 p.m. Santah (Chicago; rock; Listen)
3:15 - 4 p.m. Low Cut Connie (Philadelphia; piano-driven boogie rock; Listen)
2 - 2:45 p.m. TBA
Sunday
8:45 - 9:45 p.m. Temples (Kettering, England; psychedelic rock; Listen)
7:15 - 8:15 p.m. Nothing (Philadelphia, Penn.; American rock; Listen)
5:45 - 6:45 p.m. Merchandise (Tampa, Fla.; post-punk, shoegaze, rock; Listen)
4:30 - 5:15 p.m. Cloakroom (Northwest, Ind.; American rock, shoegaze; Listen)
3:15 - 4 p.m. Treasure Fleet (Chicago; rock/psychedelic punk; Listen)
2 - 2:45 p.m. Uh Bones (Chicago; rock; listen)
The Family Fun Fest
A family and kid-friendly area now in its sevent year, the family fest-within-a-fest consumes multiple blocks of its own (just off the main Do Division drag on Hoyne Avenue between Crystal and Potomac and on Crystal Street between Hoyne and Damen).
Highlights of the Family Fun Fest include a Quaker Oats Company-sponsored sports-activity area; a Rockin' kids music and talent show at the Kids' Stage sponsored by The Children's Learning Place. There will also be pony and train rides, face painting, a climbing wall, bounce house and jousting.
Pony ride at a past Do-Division Fest (DNAinfo/Alisa Hauser)
Hours
Fest hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Friday; noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Family Fest is open from noon to 6 p.m. p.m. Friday and Saturday only.
There is a $5 optional donation for admittance to the fest. Proceeds will benefit the West Town Chamber of Commerce; Division Street Committee; Pritzker School, 2009 W. Schiller St; LaSalle II Magnet School, 1148 N. Honore St. A third school beneficiary will be announced soon.
For more info, including sponsors, call 312-850-9390 or visit the fest's website, Facebook page or Twitter, @DoDivision
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