April 29--Downtown Sound, the free summer music series at Millennium Park, has expanded to 16 nights. The concerts, previously held on Monday nights, picked up an additional six nights and expanded their artistic range to include world music, and the electronic sounds that were formerly under the aegis of Loops and Variations. The series runs June 1-July 23.
A highlight for local music fans will be the June 29 appearance of Poi Dog Pondering, the Frank Orrall collective. And on July 13, pop-rocker Matthew Sweet visits town.
The full lineup is listed below:
June 1: San Fermin/So Percussion
June 4: The Very Best/Glass Lux
June 8: Andrew Belle/Birds of Chicago
June 11: The London Souls/Eggnoise
June 15: Mighty Diamonds/Charley Organaire
June 18: Hayes Carll/Mother Falcon
June 22: Active Child/Matt Ulery's In the Ivory
June 25: Snarky Puppy/Third Coast Percussion Friends Celebrate Terry Riley's In C
June 29: Poi Dog Pondering/Caroline Smith
July 2: Antibalas/Sonny Knight the Lakers
July 6: King Sunny Ade/Matthew Tembo
July 9: (8 PM start) Judah the Lion
July 13: Matthew Sweet/In Tall Buildings
July 16: Ondatra/Helado Negro
July 20: Murder by Death/Banditos
July 23: Los Cojolites/David Wax Museum
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