Alt-J & Portugal. The Man with Windser @ Credit Union 1 Arena - Chicago
Alt-J & Portugal. The Man with Windser @ Credit Union 1 Arena - Chicago
Joe Newman of Alt-J in Chicago - Photos Courtesy of Victoria Sanders
The first time I saw Alt-J was in 2013 - I received an email asking if I was available to work that night selling merch for their show. Fast-forward nearly ten years later, I still enjoy every time I’ve been able to see them - be it in a 400 capacity venue, DJing after their Lollapalooza after show, a festival, and now, the Credit Union 1 Arena at UIC in Chicago. It’s wild to be able to stay on an adventure with a band for so long and watch them do every thing on their own terms. It’s served them well, and I truly cannot wait for each new chapter Alt-J creates for themselves.
They were in Chicago co-headlining with Portugal. The Man (coincidentally, the first time I saw them I was also doing merch for them at a Lollapalooza after show) and opener Windser (who I urge you to check out - what a great human with great music as well).
Here are a lot of photos from that night. From Alt-J’s impressively massive projections and production to PTM’s ode to Bill & Ted, we hope you enjoy!
Portugal. The Man
Windser
Aminé with AJ Tracey & 454 @ Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL
The Best Tour Ever Tour - Chicago
Aminé in Chicago (March 2022) - Photos courtesy of Victoria Sanders
The most Portland Chicago has ever been.
Aminé makes me smile. He should make you smile too. The Best Tour Ever Tour was in fact.. the best. From the most in the production and design side of things (see credits below), there wasn’t a way to not enjoy every moment of the show. And yes, if you aren’t fully familiar with his catalog, you still would have known most of the set - he’s just like that. It feels like we’ve had Aminé making songs for us forever, and let’s hope it continues to feel that way for eternity.
Stage Concept: Aminé
Stage Fabrication: Wasted Potential & Lansirlart Studios
Lighting: Wasted Potential
Production: Hans Tolo
And shouts out to his amazing PR team at Orienteer for always coming through.
AJ Tracey - if you haven’t heard of AJ, you’re more than missing out on one of the UK’s best lyricists. Mans has songs with Skepta, Giggs, Headie One, Stormzy, slowthai… need I go on.
AJ Tracey
454 & AJ Tracey @ Aragon Ballroom
Lyn Lapid & Eric Nam @ The Vic Theater - Chicago, IL
Eric Nam at Chicago’s Vic Theater.
Photos and words by Victoria Sanders (@veesanders).
Eric Nam has been called an accidental K-Pop star. The Korean-American superstar competed on Star Audition: Birth of a Great Star 2 in Seoul in 2011/12. He placed within the top five, and there’s been no looking back. This January, Nam released his second English-language album, There and Back Again, and has been supporting it’s release on a sold-out US tour. Fans lined up hours in advance of the Chicago show coming from cities near and far to experience the show, which had amazing production, choreography and energy. The fan-created signs ranged from kid-friendly to can’t-show-your-grandmother, and Eric made sure to check every one of them out. We covered the show in Chicago, with the fantastic and dreamy Lyn Lapid opening up.
Eric Nam / Chicago
Photo: @veesanders
Wallice & Still Woozy @ The Riviera Theatre - Chicago
Still Woozy in Chicago (2022/02/19). Photography and words by Victoria Sanders (@veesanders).
Still Woozy (Interscope) came to Chicago with a massively full crowd ready to dance and sing along for his If This Isn't Nice Tour. The room was already full by the time Wallice took the stage, one of Dirty Hit Records’s newest artists. Follow along our gallery for some of our favorite moments from The Riviera Theatre, located in the Uptown Neighborhood of the city.
Pitchfork Music Festival (Day Two) @ Chicago's Union Park
We sent our fearless co-founder Victoria Sanders to Pitchfork Fest for an array of bands and 105F humid Chicago summer temperatures. Who did we see? How did it go? Here’s a little visual recap below for you!
Scroll through our day two coverage of Ric Wilson, Chai, Belle & Sebastian, Jeremih, and The Isley Brothers.
P4K Music Festival
Day Two
Day two was more hot, more humid, and more intense than day one. Those who made it back out to the park for round two were more than ready to kick off their day with Chicago’s own Ric Wilson - who if you have not yet heard of him, you will soon. He’s doing major things, bringing an energy that you can’t ignore to the stage. Ric get’s his own gallery, and then some with his in the crowd dance.
Scroll through our day two coverage of Ric Wilson, Chai, Belle & Sebastian, Jeremih, and The Isley Brothers.
“I was lucky enough to work with CHAI, who were at Pitchfork from Japan. Their stage energy is unmatched, and their brand of feeling beautiful in your own skin and being cool being yourself pop-punk-indie music was what everyone needed.”
BANKS with Samoht @ House of Vans Chicago
BANKS curated House of Vans the night before her third record, III, was released and it was an intense, beautiful show full to the walls of fans ready for more and more. Samoht opened, and impressed everyone in the room (and even those choosing to stay outside by the variety of food trucks at the show).
BANKS & Samoht
House of Vans Chicago
Here’s some visuals from the night showcasing BANKS and Samoht. Photos courtesy of Victoria Sanders.
Pitchfork Music Festival (Day One) @ Chicago's Union Park
We sent our fearless co-founder Victoria Sanders to Pitchfork Fest for an array of bands and 105F humid Chicago summer temperatures. Who did we see? How did it go? Here’s a little visual recap below for you!
P4K Music Festival
Day One
Day one brought us MIKE, Valee, Sky Ferreira, Rico Nasty, Earl Sweatshirt, Pusha T, Mavis Staples, and headliners, HAIM. Everyone sweat through their clothes, their shoes, and was glistening by the end of the night, but everyone came to dance and sing.
Vince Staples, Bas, Vonnie D @ House of Vans, Chicago
Photos and review by Victoria Sanders | May 31 2019
House of Vans kicked of the 2019 summer in Chicago with their new Curated By series with Long Beach’s own Vince Staples. Since he is one of our co-founder’s favorite artists to take photos of, we sent her out to cover this night. Here’s a recap of Vince Staples curated night featuring Vonnie D and Dreamville’s own Bas this past Friday. We can’t wait to be back in two weeks for The Breeders.
Vince Staples at House of Vans Chicago
