Bassnectar’s 15-song LP Noise vs. Beauty will go on sale tomorrow and can be streamed on SoundCloud. Guests on his new releases include Rye Rye, Oakland duo Zion I, vocalist Jenna Sousa, and Jantsen.
“It’s almost like if music is the message, noise is the vessel that carries the message,” Bassnectar said of the album’s title. “The two can really fuse together, they can oppose, because noise can be hectic and annoying and screechy, haunting, frightening. Beauty can be calming, loving, ethereal, enchanting, inspiring, but the two can come together in these combinations that are worth theming a record over.

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You have no reason to stay at home this summer. Below is a list of upcoming festivals in Chicago.
June

18-21: Thai Festival Chicago | The Loop
21: Renegade Craft Fair Mini Market | Pilsen
21-22: Green Music Fest | Bucktown
21-22: Chicago Pride Fest | Boystown
27-28: Old St. Pat’s World’s Largest Block Party | West Loop
27-29: Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival | Logan Square
28-29: Chicago Gospel Music Festival | Ellis Park
28-29: Chicago Summerfest | Lincoln Park
29: Chicago Pride Parade | Uptown

July
4-6: Windy City Ribfest | Uptown
5: Chosen Few Old School Reunion Picnic | Woodlawn
5-6: Taste of Lakeview | Lakeview
9-13: Taste of Chicago | The Loop
10-13: North Michigan Avenue Arts Fest | Streeterville
11-13: Irish American Heritage Festival | Mayfair
11-13: Windy City Smokeout | River North
11-13: Square Roots Festival | Lincoln Square
12-13: Summer on Southport | Lakeview
12-13: Roscoe Village Burger Fest | Roscoe Village
12-13: West Fest | West Town
18-20: BenFest | North Center
18-20: Taste of River North | River North
19-20: Chicago Craft Beer Festival | Lincoln Park
19-20: Celebrate Clark Street | Rogers Park
19-20: Sheffield Garden Walk & Music Fest | Lincoln Park
20: Chinatown Summer Fair | Chinatown
25-27: Jeff Fest | Jefferson Park
26-27: Wicker Park Fest| Wicker Park
26-27: Taste of Lincoln Avenue | Lincoln Park

August
2-3: Taste of Latin America | Logan Square
8-10: Ginza Holiday Festival | Old Town
9-10: Northalsted Market Days | Boystown
9: Bud Billiken Parade & Picnic | Washington Park
9-10: Retro on Roscoe | Roscoe Village
10: Slow & Low: Community Lowrider Festival | Pilsen
14-17: Festa Italiana | Little Italy
15-17: Festival Cubano | Riis Park
15-17: Edison Park Fest | Edison Park
15-17: Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest | Rogers Park
16-17: Albany Park World Fest | Albany Park
16-17: Chicago Air & Water Show | North Ave. Beach
22-24: The Boulevard | Logan Square
23-24: Taste of Greektown | Greektown
23: Chicago Fashion Fest| Wicker Park
23-24: Chicago’s New Orleans Festival | Wicker Park
23-24: Bash on Wabash | South Loop
29-31: North Coast Music Festival | West Loop
30-31: Remix Chicago | Logan Square 

September
6: Guinness Oyster Fest | Roscoe Village
6-7: Ukrainian Village Fest | Ukrainian Village
12-14: Festival de la Villita | Little Village
13-14: Lakeview East Festival of the Arts | Lakeview
13-14: Crush in Old Town | Old Town
20-21: Sam Adams Lakeview Taco Fest | Lakeview
20: Design Harvest Fest | Ukrainian Village