events – Ruby Hornet

[RH Contest] Win a pair of tickets for The Cud Life Tour 2013 (Kid Cudi, Tyler, the Creator, Logic) on 9/20

This Friday, Kid Cudi, Tyler, the Creator, and Logic will be coming to Chicago's UIC Pavilion as part of The Cud Life Tour 2013. As an all-ages show featuring the Odd Future mastermind, Cudi in support of the recently released Indicud, and up-and-coming Def Jam rapper, Logic, this will be the show of the weekend. In case you haven't bought your tickets yet or were procrastinating for the last minute, Ruby Hornet is here to test your luck.

We are giving away a pair of tickets so you can gyrate to "Day 'n' Night" with your best friend/lover/unrequited love/neighbor/cousin/all of the above. To enter, simply tweet Ruby Hornet your favorite Kid Cudi song with the hashtag #RHCudi. You can enter as often as you want from now until Thursday night. Winners will be chosen at random.

You can find more information on The Cud Life Tour 2013 on the official Facebook event page. Tickets for the show are still available, so in case you don't want to risk missing the show, I suggest buying a pair (or two) now.

"THE CUD LIFE TOUR - 2013"

:: KID CUDI ::

:: TYLER THE CREATOR ::

:: LOGIC ::

UIC Pavilion
525 S Racine
Chicago IL 60607
6:00 pm Doors
ALL AGES

by Geoff Henao

Riot Fest daily schedules announced

With Riot Fest taking place this weekend as a proper send-off to summer, the only questions regarding the festival were the daily schedules/set times for all of the bands. It wouldn't be punk rock without a last-minute release, wouldn't it? Finally, the set times have been announced for my most anticipated Chicago festival of the year. As luck would have it, I'm not facing many scheduling conflicts. It's as if the punk rock gods were looking over me as the set times were finalized.

You can take a look at the set times for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday by clicking on their days, respectively. We'll also be sharing our top band recommendations later this week, so keep your eyes (and ears) ready for that in preparation for all of the moshing and moon stomping you'll be doing this weekend.

by Geoff Henao

[Event] Dates Announced for "Anything We Want: An Evening With Fiona Apple and Blake Mills"

This fall, Fiona Apple and Blake Mills will set off on a 12-date North American tour. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, August 2, and I will most definitely be getting one. At just age 19, Apple made her debut with "Tidal," a triple-platinum smash album that includes the well-known Grammy-winning single, "Criminal." Last year, the success of Apple's fourth full-length album, "The Idler Wheel...," once again pushed her to the top of the charts and garnered much critical acclaim. Pitchfork named the album one of the "Top 5 Records of 2012," while Spin named the first single off the album, "Every Single Night," a "revelation."

Blake Mills has been all over the musical map keeping busy as an artist, producer, and collaborator. After he produced and released his first solo album, "Break Mirrors," he opened for Apple on The Idler Wheel... tour. Currently at work on his second record, due in early 2014, Mills has worked with a wide-range of musicians from Simon Dawes and Julian Casablancas to Band of Horses, and produced projects by Conor Oberst, Billy Gibbons, and Sky Ferreira, to name a few.

"Anything We Want: An Evening with Fiona Apple & Blake Mills"

Date City/State/Province Venue

10/3 Portland, OR Newmark Theatre

10/4 Seattle, WA Benaroya Hall

10/7 Los Angeles, CA Walt Disney Concert Hall

10/8 Berkeley, CA Zellerbach Hall

10/11 Denver, CO Boettcher Concert Hall

10/14 Minneapolis, MN The O'Shaughnessy

10/15 Chicago, IL Bank of America Theatre

10/17 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre

10/19 Philadelphia, PA Merriam Theater

10/22 New York, NY Beacon Theatre

10/23 Boston, MA Emerson Colonial Theatre

10/25 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre

10/26 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre

by Brynn Bixby

[Event] Kid Cudi, Tyler, the Creator, and Logic at UIC Pavillion 9/20

Kid Cudi's coming back to Chicago this fall! The rapper, in support of his recent album, Indicud, is embarking on a nationwide tour, "The Cud Life Tour 2013," and bringing along Odd Future figurehead Tyler, the Creator and up-and-coming Def Jam rapper, Logic, with him. I know this is far in advance, but tickets will be going on sale next week on July 31st at 10am here. Considering the show is all-ages, it will probably sell out relatively quickly, so prepare to wake up nice and early next Wednesday to get tickets.

You can see the full poster below.

by Geoff Henao

[RH Contest] Win a pair of tickets to Closed Sessions Live feat. Evidence

On August 24th, Closed Sessions Live will be returning to Schubas. Headlining the show is Evidence (Dilated Peoples), with support from Giftz and theWHOevers and DJ Rude One and DJ RTC spinning. The show's shaping up to be a good one just in time for those going back to school. To commemorate the event, we've teamed up with Closed Sessions to give away a pair of tickets to the show. All you have to do is tweet Ruby Hornet your favorite Evidence (or Dilated Peoples) song! Winners will be announced on August 8th.

by Geoff Henao

Riot Fest daily lineup, tickets now available

Like I mentioned last week, the daily lineups and tickets for this year's Riot Fest went live today. Friday has a solid lineup as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Fall Out Boy, Atmosphere, Dessa, Saul Williams, Andrew WK, Screeching Weasel, and Bad Religion are playing (among others). Saturday's moderately stacked as blink-182, Rancid, Violet Femmes, Public Enemy, Taking Back Sunday, Dinosaur Jr, Glassjaw, The Lawrence Arms, Mephiskapheles, and more are scheduled. Sunday features The Broadways, Against Me!, Pixies, Brand New, Maps & Atlases, Rocket from the Crypt, Off WIth Their Heads, Saves the Day, and Suicidal Tendencies are amongst the bigger names playing Sunday.

You can find the full daily lineups below. Daily tickets are available here, but they're beginning to sell out!

FRIDAY, SEP 13

Fall Out Boy Sublime with Rome Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Bad Religion Atmosphere Yellowcard Screeching Weasel Andrew W.K. GWAR Hatebreed Smoking Popes Dessa Saul Williams The Flatliners Masked Intruder Twin Peaks Flatfoot 56 Environmental Encroachment

SATURDAY, SEP 14

Blink-182 Violent Femmes Rancid Blondie Public Enemy Flag Guided By Voices Taking Back Sunday Dinosaur Jr. X DeVotchka Pennywise Best Coast The Lawrence Arms Glassjaw The Devil Wears Prada The Selecter T.S.O.L. Stars Say Anything The Wonder Years The Dear Hunter Surfer Blood The Interrupters Empires New Beat Fund Radkey Mephiskapheles Kitten Nativ Environmental Encroachment

SUNDAY, SEP 15

The Replacements Pixies AFI Brand New All Time Low Pierce the Veil Rocket From The Crypt The Dismemberment Plan The Broadways Against Me! Bob Mould The Lillingtons Suicidal Tendencies Quicksand Bad Books Mission of Burma Saves the Day Bayside Peter Hook & The Light Reggie and the Full Effect Maps & Atlases Chuck Ragan Memphis May Fire Peelander-Z Off With Their Heads Touche Amore Deal's Gone Bad White Mystery Direct Hit! Pet Symmetry Hostage Calm Environmental Encroachment

by Geoff Henao

Austin's full Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup is full of fun fun fun

After not one, but two Fun Fun Fun Fest leaks, the full lineup for Fun Fun Fun Fest 8 has been officially revealed. Something must be in the air for 2013 festivals, because all in addition to Chicago's Riot Fest, FFFF8 features a number of bands that were (and continue to be) near and dear to my heart back when I was a teenager discovering life. Some of my personal highlights for the 8th Fun Fun Fun Festival include Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker), Melt-Banana, The Impossibles, Daniel Johnston, and Action Bronson. Hell, I'd fly down to Austin just for Black Schwarzenbach alone, but with the additions of Melt-Banana and a reunited The Impossibles?! Wow.

You can check out the full lineup below, which includes other notable acts as M.I.A., Ice-T, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Lupe Fiasco, Snoop Dogg, Dessa, Descendants, The Locust, and so, so many more. Tickets are available on the Fun Fun Fun Fest website.

ORANGE STAGE

MGMT, M.I.A., Cut Copy, The Walkmen, Television, Deerhunter, Dismemberment Plan, Washed Out, Johnny Marr, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Sparks, Polyphonic Spree, Blake Schwarzenbach (of Jawbreaker/Jets to Brazil/Forgetters), Geographer, King Khan and the Shrines, Bill Callahan, Chelsea Light Moving (featuring Thurston Moore), The Julie Ruin (featuring Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill/Le Tigre), Daniel Johnston, Mac DeMarco, Merchandise, Cayucas, Quasi, Beach Fossils, Bleached, Lemuria, Active Child, Ola Podrida, Frank Smith, Wild Child

BLUE STAGE

Snoop Dogg, Jurassic 5, Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set), Bonobo, Ice-T, Big K.R.I.T., Big Freedia, Lupe Fiasco, Chromatics, Glass Candy, RJD2, Tycho, Action Bronson, Shlohmo, XXYYXX, Little Boots, Delorean, Star Slinger, Poolside, Small Black, Ratking, Underachievers, Dessa, Big Black Delta, Mykki Blanco, Phranchyze, Roger Sellers, LNS Crew

BLACK STAGE

Slayer, FLAG (Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, Bill Stevenson and Stephen Egerton), Descendents, Quicksand, Death Grips, Judge, The Locust, Subhumans (performing “Cradle to the Grave”), Gojira, The Impossibles, Body Count, August Burns Red, Thee Oh Sees, Cloud Nothings, Cro-Mags, Ceremony, Melt Banana, Pelican, The Men, Title Fight, White Lung, Code Orange Kids, Narrows, Unlocking the Truth, Retox, Spray Paint, True Widow, Venomous Maximus

by Geoff Henao

[Event] Closed Sessions Live: A Tribute to Independence

This weekend, our homies at Closed Sessions have teamed up with 1833 Presents for a 2-day event, collectively known as "Closed Sessions Live: A Tribute to Independence." Day 1 on this upcoming Saturday, "Closed Sessions Live - On Our Radar," features Saba, Joey Purp, Lili K, Chandler London, The Palmer Squares, and some unannounced special guests. Day 2 on Sunday features Phony Ppl, Vic Mensa, Alex Wiley, and The O'Mys. Both shows will be taking place at Schuba's at 3159 N. Southport Ave. Discounted 2-day passes are still on sale, so be sure to visit the 1833 Presents page to cop some. I can guarantee that you won't find a better way to celebrate America this weekend.