Chicago’s Empty Bottle to host Trouble in Paradise music festival this September.

Trouble in Mind & Paradise of Bachelors Present: Trouble in Paradise

September 13-15 at The Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL

Lineup Includes The Weather Station, Omni, Nap Eyes, FACS,
James Elkington, and more!

Trouble in Mind and Paradise of Bachelors, in cooperation with the venerable Chicago venue the Empty Bottle, are proud to present Trouble in Paradise, a three-day festival showcasing a simpatico sampling of both record labels’ critically acclaimed and wide-ranging international rosters.
PURCHASE TICKETS: THURSDAY ($10) | FRIDAY ($15) | SATURDAY ($15)

Over the course of several years trading records, intel, and jokes, Chicagoans Lisa and Bill Roe of Trouble in Mind and Brendan Greaves and Christopher Smith of Paradise of Bachelors (based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) have developed an abiding appreciation for each others’ curatorial aesthetic, ethics, and shared bemusement about the shit business of music. Together they got a wild hair to hatch a plan for a festival that felt more like a party. It was, above all else, an excuse to bring together many artists who have never before graced the same stage—and to call something Trouble in Paradise.

The lineup, which features an array of artists including The Weather Station, Omni, Nap Eyes, and FACS, among many others, explores the shared terrain between the respective realms of one label named for a classic blues song and another named for a Herman Melville story. Apparently that means a dedication to compelling songwriters, guitarists, and sounds spanning unhinged rock and roll, architectonic pop, and the frontier fringes of folk and country.

Details about each evening’s lineup, and tickets, are below. A limited number of discounted $30 three-day passes are available. More artists will be announced soon, so please stay tuned.

PURCHASE TICKETS: THURSDAY ($10) | FRIDAY ($15) | SATURDAY ($15)

Limited 3-Day Passes: $30 (select from within the menu of any of the day pass purchase links)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
FACS
Ethers
James Elkington

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
The Weather Station
Gun Outfit
Olden Yolk
En Attendant Ana

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Omni
Nap Eyes
Jake Xerxes Fussell & Nathan Bowles (collaborative set)
Itasca
David Nance

Trouble In Mind online:
troubleinmindrecs.com
facebook.com/troubleinmindrecs
twitter.com/trouble_in_mind
instagram.com/troubleinmindrecords

Paradise of Bachelors online:
paradiseofbachelors.com
facebook.com/ElParaisodelosSolteros
twitter.com/PofBachelors
instagram.com/paradiseofbachelors

Keep your mind open.

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North Coast Fest announces (almost) entire 2017 lineup.

Chicago’s annual North Coast Music Festival has announced its (almost) full lineup.  They’re still keeping some acts secret for now.

North Coast is a mostly electronic music festival that’s promoted as the last fling of summer (It’s the first weekend of September.) before another depressing Chicago winter and Bears season wallops the city.

Some of the biggest names on the bill are Deadmau5Damian MarleyBig BoiGucci Mane, and Ween.  They’re already offering tickets and layaway plans, so get your tickets while they’re cheap and still available.

Keep your mind open.