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  • The Ultimate Spring Awakening Music Festival 2019 Schedule

    The Ultimate Spring Awakening Music Festival 2019 Schedule

    Headed to Spring Awakening Music Festival this weekend? With the number of artists booked this year, it can be overwhelming trying to determine who’s a must-see. But don’t fret—whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned festgoer, Saint Audio’s got you covered on everything you need to check out this weekend at SAMF. Friday, June 7th:… [continued]

  • I’m Here for the Vibes: A Reflection on Spring Awakening 2018

    I’m Here for the Vibes: A Reflection on Spring Awakening 2018

    The sun was beginning to set when I arrived to the seventh iteration of the Spring Awakening Music Festival in Addams-Medill Park in the Little Italy neighborhood of Chicago, and I’m already running late for an interview with the German/American DJ Markus Schulz. I was late for a few reasons, but the main one was… [continued]

  • Festival Report: Spring Awakening Music Festival 2017

    Festival Report: Spring Awakening Music Festival 2017

    In its sophomore year at Addams-Medill Park, Spring Awakening came into its own, while still pinging off the glass ceiling of top quality that they’ve managed to hit for Mamby in the same amount of time. The list of issues is short but presented themselves up front: there was a shortage of water stations, some… [continued]

  • Festival Rundown: Spring Awakening Music Festival 2017

    Festival Rundown: Spring Awakening Music Festival 2017

    Entering into its sophomore year in Addams-Medill Park, Spring Awakening has conveniently cemented itself as Chicago’s big brand electronic music festival. Having been forced from Soldier Field after 2015 due to the Copa America, React Presents wasted no time last year in making Addams-Medill their own for the purposes of SAMF, making the most of… [continued]

  • Festival Report: Spring Awakening Music Festival 2016

    Festival Report: Spring Awakening Music Festival 2016

    Ok, ok, we get it — EDM is dead. We’ve only been talking about it being dead since late 2013 now. The festival scene, particularly in America, never got that memo, at least not until relatively recently. Spring Awakening has been hailed for its entire five-year history as the premier EDM festival in Chicago city limits, and while… [continued]

  • Chicago is America’s Festival City in 2016

    Chicago is America’s Festival City in 2016

    Don’t let the proclamation in the headline deceive you: there are gobs, literal dozens, of great American music festivals outside of Chicago. In the same breath, there is also no denying that with seven major-billing music festivals, and at least a half dozen smaller options, Chicago has in 2016 ascended to a top-ranked spot as a… [continued]