Summer preview 2010: 12 concerts/festivals you need to see
Free shows
Thermals/Disappears: Portland indie rockers the Thermals headline, and they’ll deliver a high-energy set. But be sure to show up on time so you can catch openers and hometown rockers Disappears, whose debut album, “Lux,” is a fierce and expansive guitar-rock document. 6:30 p.m. July 5 at Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park. Free; millenniumpark.org.
Old Town School of Folk Music’s Folk & Roots Festival: One of the city’s best-run festivals is a kid- and family-friendly event that presents a wide array of music from around the world. This year’s lineup includes the Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int’l and Shemekia Copeland (July 10) and the Wiggleworms’ 25th birthday party and the Andreas Kapsalis & Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo (July 11). Noon July 10-11 at Welles Park, 4400 N. Lincoln. Free; oldtownschool.org.
Kid Sister/Konono No. 1: South suburban native Melisa Young (a k a Kid Sister) is at the forefront of dance-rap with her terrific 2009 album, “Ultra Violet.” She’s paired with Congolese thumb-piano maestros Konono No. 1, who turn junkyard remnants into rocking percussion instruments. 6:30 p.m. July 19 at Prizker Pavilion, Millennium Park. Free; millenniumpark.org.
Thermals/Disappears: Portland indie rockers the Thermals headline, and they’ll deliver a high-energy set. But be sure to show up on time so you can catch openers and hometown rockers Disappears, whose debut album, “Lux,” is a fierce and expansive guitar-rock document. 6:30 p.m. July 5 at Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park. Free; millenniumpark.org.
Old Town School of Folk Music’s Folk & Roots Festival: One of the city’s best-run festivals is a kid- and family-friendly event that presents a wide array of music from around the world. This year’s lineup includes the Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int’l and Shemekia Copeland (July 10) and the Wiggleworms’ 25th birthday party and the Andreas Kapsalis & Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo (July 11). Noon July 10-11 at Welles Park, 4400 N. Lincoln. Free; oldtownschool.org.
Kid Sister/Konono No. 1: South suburban native Melisa Young (a k a Kid Sister) is at the forefront of dance-rap with her terrific 2009 album, “Ultra Violet.” She’s paired with Congolese thumb-piano maestros Konono No. 1, who turn junkyard remnants into rocking percussion instruments. 6:30 p.m. July 19 at Prizker Pavilion, Millennium Park. Free; millenniumpark.org.
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