{"id":26953,"date":"2018-05-31T11:19:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T16:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=26953"},"modified":"2018-05-31T11:19:57","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T16:19:57","slug":"26953-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=26953","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Street Festival, Wicker Park Fest, Expands To 3 Days In Honor Of 15th Season, Announces 1st Wave Of Bands For 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wicker Park Fest is a music-first festival, always attracting some of the summer\u2019s most sought-after acts. Since the beginning, the iconic live music venue located in Wicker Park,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.subt.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subterranean<\/a>, has been a partner in curating the festival\u2019s lineup. Wave 1 bands announced today are as follows (more acts TBA in subsequent release):<\/p>\n<div class=\"question-wrap\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.againstme.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Against Me!<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Punk rock mavens led by transgender icon Laura Jane Grace<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/porchesmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Porches<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 American synth-pop stars with a hot new album, The House<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redfang.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Red Fang<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Stoner metal trailblazers from Portland<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/turquoisej.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turquoise Jeep<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Flynt Flossy and his purveyors of perfect viral rap songs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ezrafurmanmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ezra Furman<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Chicago-based singer-songwriter armed with a new album, Transangelic Exodus<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snailmail.band\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snail Mail<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The indie rock solo project of guitarist and singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.remodriveband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remo Drive<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cEmo\u201d rock group founded by brothers Erik and Stephen Paulson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rozwellkid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rozwell Kid<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Anthemic power pop stalwarts from West Virginia fronted by the affable Jordan Hudkins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"answers-wrap multiple-choice \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dossantoschi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dos Santos<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Chicago-based quintet\u00a0that rocks the sounds of popular Latin dance genres with psychedelic flare, from Colombian Cumbia to Afro-Caribbean Salsa.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For More Info:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wickerparkbucktown.com\/wpfest\/the-fest-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.wickerparkbucktown.com\/wpfest\/the-fest-2018\/<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wicker Park Fest is a music-first festival, always attracting some of the summer\u2019s most sought-after acts. 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