I'M ON A BOAT

When you think of a day out on Lake Michigan you usually picture a calm boat ride, a clear view of the skyline, a small group of friends, a couple of brewskis...total relaxation.  Well, think again!  This Saturday, July 31st is the 10th annual Chicago Scene Boat Party!  Chi Boaters will all get together in the "playpen" (an anchor safe area just off of Chicago Avenue Beach) to devote their day to drinking, swimming, dancing and mingling! 

The Chicago Scene Boat Party has been ranked by the New York Times as one of the best boat parties in the USA, and it is right here in our blue waters.  Boats will anchor away and tie up together to provide safe "boat hopping" throughout the day.  The party sets sail at 12pm and washes away around 6pm.  For more information visit the link provided above! 

Loco for Lolla

It's that time again!  The 2010 Lollapalooza lineup was announced in early June and we are not dissapointed with the various artists vacating our city.  In case you are unfamiliar with Lollapalooza here is a little history:  Lollapalooza was conceived by Janes Addiction Perry Farrel in 1991 as a farewell outlet for the band.  The concert continued annually by touring the U.S. and Canada each summer.  Lollapalooza  was said to be an "Alternative Nation" (a reference to alternative rock) but was also well known for it's ability to bring together diverse bands.  A huge part of Lollapalooza's history was the 1994 tour.  Nirvana was set to headline the 1994 lineup however on April 7th the band withdrew at the last minute.  The very next day Kurt Cobain was found dead in his Seattle apartment.  Soon after this, Lollapalooza lost its following and the concert tour died off in 1998.  In 2003, Farrel tried to revive Lollapalooza by cutting its touring cities down.  However, the expense of trucking bands and equipment across the country left little money to give to artists for their performances.  A bitter-sweet thanks goes out to the fact that Lollapalooza did not work out as a cross-country concert, because in 2005 Grant Park in Chicago was declared Lollapalooza's home!  Having Lolla in Chicago has allowed for more artists and has continually drawn in a large crowd.  Rain or shine there is nothing better than listening to some of the best artists rock out with the Chicago skyline as the backdrop! 

Checkout the line up below (by clicking on the Lineup headline below you will be directed to the official Lineup section of the Lolla website where you can explore and listen to each artist) and to buy tickets simply click here.

 2010 Lolla Lineup

• Soundgarden • Green Day • Lady Gaga • Arcade Fire • The Strokes • Phoenix •

• Social Distortion • MGMT • Jimmy Cliff • Hot Chip • The Black Keys •
• The National •Spoon • DEVO • Slightly Stoopid • Cut Copy •
• The New Pornographers • Erykah Badu • Cypress Hill • Grizzly Bear •
• Gogol Bordello • Chromeo • Wolfmother • Yeasayer • X Japan •

• MUTEMATH • Metric • Dirty Projectors • AFI • Mavis Staples •
• Matt & Kim • Against Me! • The xx • Drive-By Truckers • Blues Traveler•
• Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros • The Temper Trap • Jamie Lidell •
• Frightened Rabbit • F**k Buttons • Deer Tick • Blitzen Trapper • Stars •
• Raphael Saadiq • Minus the Bear • The Cribs • Switchfoot • The Walkmen
• Mumford & Sons • Wild Beasts • Rogue Wave • Los Amigos Invisibles •
•The Big Pink • The Dodos • Hockey • Cymbals Eat Guitars • B.o.B • Dawes •
• Warpaint • The Antlers • The Soft Pack • Rebelution • Balkan Beat Box •
• Wavves • American Bang • Nneka • Company of Thieves •
• The Ike Reilly Assassination • Harlem • The Constellations •

• Miniature Tigers • Mimicking Birds • The Kissaway Trail • HEALTH • Javelin •

•The Morning Benders • Frank Turner • Foxy Shazam • Violent Soho • Royal Bangs •

• Neon Trees • Freelance Whales • Semi Precious Weapons • Dan Black •
• The Band of Heathens • Dragonette • My Dear Disco • Son of a Bad Man •
• Neon Hitch • Skybox • The Ettes • Jukebox the Ghost •
• These United States •MyNameIsJohnMichael•

Spinning at Perry's

• 2ManyDJs • Empire of the Sun (Full Live Band) • Digitalism (DJ Set) • Kaskade • PerryEtty vs Chris Cox • Tiga • Felix Da Housecat • Rusko • Erol Alkan • Wolfgang Gartner • Dirty South • Flosstradamus • Joachim Garraud • J. Cole • Mexican Institute of Sound • Caspa • Peanut Butter Wolf • Kidz In The Hall • Chiddy Bang • NERVO • Beats Antique • Steve Porter • Brazilian Girls • Ancient Astronauts • Ana Sia • Felix Cartal • Team Bayside High • Dani Deahl • FreeSol • DJ Mel • BBU • Vonnegutt • Only Children • DJ Franco V • 
• Lance • Herbstrong•  

Congratulations Chicago Blackhawks!

So this is completely belated, but before I start blogging away I just wanted to say a big CONGRATS to the Chicago Blackhawks for their 2010 Stanley Cup WIN!  What I love most about this city is that we all come together to root for our teams.  Buildings everywhere were creating light displays (as shown below) to show their support.  Bars and restaurants overwhelmed us with Blackhawk specials and viewing parties. There is something about our sport spirit that just fills the air...and in the month of June you could definitely smell the hockey aroma (and not the locker room smell, thank g-d!).  Hawk fans everywhere crowded bars, bit their nails, screamed their heads off, and jumped for joy when we finally claimed the cup.  Chicagoans filled the streets while champagne rain drops christened us for what was to come...Chicago Blackhawks MONTH! 

The month of June was a joyful celebration for all of us religious Blackhawk fans.  Hell, it was a celebration for all Chicago fans, especially Cubs fans, just waiting to celebrate a Chicago victory again.  It seemed the Hawks were popping up everywhere with the cup at hand and this city couldn't get enough.  The Blackhawks parade down Michigan avenue turned the heat up, literally, with the mass amount of fans that gathered.  Hearing the Hawks love and appreciate us just as much as we love them only made the Chicago spirit that more intense.  It seemed as if we were all dazed with Blackhawks fever.  It even seemed as if work hours became more lenient as the addiction of tracking the Blackhawks and the appearance of the Stanley Cup overcame us all.  So that being said we just need to say a big THANK YOU to the Chicago Blackhawks!  Thank you for making the month of June a bigger and better celebration than ever before, thank you for reviving out commitment to Chicago sports, and thank you, thank you for consuming our bosses with so much joy that it made the work weeks much easier to handle...dare we even say fun? 

Thank you for the extremely happy moments in our life captured below! 

WE LOVE YOU BLACKHAWKS!

Chic•K•Go's guest blogger, Katie Kahn, kissing the Stanley Cup at a ChiIL Productions event at Ungerground.

Chic•K•Go's very own Kristin DeHaan celebrating the Hawks big win on the streets of Chicago in front of District bar! 

Sorry 1Mil X Over

Hey guys,


I am just going to put it out there...we deserted you.  Not only have we been MIA for months, but we have left our loyal followers without vital information at the most important time of the year - SUMMER!  Let me just be the first to say that the bliss of Chicago in the summer - the block parties, garden walks, boating trips, outdoor concerts, movies in the park, etc. - has gotten the best of me. 

{Insert gorgeous pictures of Chicago here so you can all begin to understand the reason why I have been uncontrollably distracted by the beauty of this city...I'm a young woman in love, what more can I say?}

So, I am going to do the best that I can and fill you in on how you can jam pack the rest of your summer with all that Chicago has to offer!  Expect numerous posts of summer traditions and upcoming events that you won't want to miss out on.  Hope you can forgive me and enjoy all that this city has to offer - Chic●K●Go style.


Much love and X's to you all!


KEDH