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Oscar, Victor, Alex, and Jojo talk about attending summer shows at Thalia Hall with Son Rompe Pera & Cabeza De Chivo. We also preview which Lollapalooza performances we're looking forward to catching, including guessing if & who Olivia Rodrigo would bring out to collab during her set.

The 4x4 segment includes songs by David Byrne with the Ghost Train Orchestra, Of Monsters and Men, Anthony Santos with Akon, and Speedrun. 

This episode's album review is Lotus by Little Simz, which gets 2 "big dig energy" and 1 "hot damn" ratings from the crew thanks to the London artist fire lyricism and expansive production. 

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Oscar, Victor, Hector, and (Rod)rigo talk about TOKiMONSTA & DJ Janesita performing at Outset, and Jesse McCartney at Chicago Pride Fest. 

The 4x4 segment includes songs by Queens of the Stone Age, Ric Wilson, Joey Cash, and Lexa Gates.

Check out our weekly Spotify playlist, I Made This For You. which gathers our favorite songs released during the week.

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Oscar, Victor, Alex, and Jojo talk about their first summer shows, from Bloc Party at the Salt Shed to The Weeknd at Soldier Field (including our photo coverage).

The 4x4 segment includes songs by Turnstile, Tune-Yards, and Sinego (sampling Joan Sebastian). 

This episode's album review is Sincerely, by Kali Uchis, which gets 3 "big dig energy" and 1 "hot damn" rating from the crew thanks to the Colombian artist's beautiful vocals and songs that pull at your heartstrings. 

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Oscar, Victor, Hector, and (Rod)rigo celebrate daaaa Pope being from the Southside of Chicago [like us!]. On the latest live experiences, we talk about Soft Play at Bottom Lounge and POD's latest W on social with photos from our coverage of Japanese Breakfast's show at the Salt Shed being featured by the band on Instagram and Twitter.

The 4x4 segment includes songs by Kali Uchis, The Dare, Arcade Fire, Karol G, SOFT PLAY with Kate Nash, Cazzu.

We also introduced our new weekly Spotify playlist, I Made This For You. which gathers our favorite songs released during the week.

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Oscar, Victor, Alex, and Jojo open the episode talking about the 2025 Riot Fest lineup, including a theory about the Beach Boys' planned appearance this year.

The 4x4 segment includes songs by Young Miko, HAIM, Cut Copy, and Circuit de Yeux. For the album review, the crew discusses 'The Crux' by Djo.

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Oscar, Victor, Hector, and (Rod)rigo discuss the MUBI FEST Chicago taking place at the Music Box Theatre & The Salt Shed, and evolving along with the local social scene.

The 4x4 segment includes songs by Saba, Wet Leg, The Shanghai Restoration Project, and Coco Jones. 

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Oscar, Victor, Jojo, and Alex discuss the Lollapalooza 2025 lineup and reveal their early picks for 5 artists who can convince you to attend the festival this year.

The 4x4 segment includes songs by Saba, Divorce, Jennie, and St Lucia. The album review is about TOKiMONSTA's Eternal Reverie. 

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Oscar, Victor, Rigo, and Hector discuss the Thalia Hall Free For All event, headlined by Model/Actriz.

The first 4x4 segment of the year features songs by Horsegirl, Kneecap, Future Nobodies, and Bomba Estereo.

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Oscar, Victor, Jojo, and Alex discuss the Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Halftime Show and why it'll go down as one of the legendary events of his career.

The 4x4 segment includes songs by Doechii, Inhaler, ANOTR with Kabusa Oriental Choir, and Helltones. For the album review, the crew praises what makes the new Franz Ferdinand album, The Human Fear, so fun.

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Oscar, Victor, Rigo, and Hector discuss the gap that the Pitchfork Music Festival will leave, and what this could mean for which artists may be getting booked for the local Chicago fest scene this year.

The first 4x4 segment of the year features songs by Mac Miller, Meldamor with Dark Chisme, F.R. David, and Tom Misch. Also, for the first time, they all tip their hats to the new Bad Bunny album and each selected their favorite track from DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.

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