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Freegal
Patrons with a valid BALibrary card can go to the Freegal Web site and download three free songs each week. Songs are provided from the Sony Music catalog, a huge collection of music spanning many decades and genres and hundreds of thousands of songs. Popular artists like Adele, Bruce Springsteen, Beyoncé and Kelly Clarkson are available, along with bands like Foster the People, Train, Mumford & Sons and The Fray. Familiar classics by Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand can be accessed with one click of the mouse and the eclectic listener can browse genres from acapella to zydeco. Classical music is available as well.
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Summer Festivals
Summer in the Chicago area means at least two things: construction and festivals. To help keep track of the more exciting part of summer, check this page for festival lineups as they are announced. Click on the name of any band to see what CDs are available in the library and place requests.
Lollapalooza August 3 - 5 Grant Park, Chicago
Band of Skulls, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Bloc Party, Chairlift, Childish Gambino, Gary Clark Jr., J. Cole, Dev, Die Antwoord, Dr. Dog, Dum Dum Girls, Florence + the Machine, Franz Ferdinand, The Gaslight Anthem, Givers, Justice, Little Dragon, M83, Metric, Miike Snow, Neon Indian, Red Hot Chili Peppers, SBTRKRT, The Shins, Trampled By Turtles, Tune-Yards, Sharon Van Etten, Wale, The Walkmen, The War on Drugs
Pitchfork Music Festival July 13 - 15 Union Park, Chicago
Atlas Sound, Beach House, Cloud Nothings, Cults, Dirty Projectors, Feist, Flying Lotus, Grimes, Iceage, Real Estate, Sleigh Bells, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend, Wild Flag
Ravinia June 7 - September 9 Highland Park
Zuill Bailey, Joshua Bell, Tony Bennett, The Blues Brothers, BoDeans, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw, Glen Campbell & Ronnie Milsap, Jimmy Cliff, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Duran Duran, Earth, Wind & Fire, Emerson String Quartet, Nnenna Freelon, Philip Glass, Al Green, Arlo Guthrie & Mary Chapin Carpenter, Iron & Wine, Diana Krall, Steve Martin, Sarah McLachlan, Idina Menzel, Natalie Merchant, Rachel Barton Pine, Ralph’s World, Justin Roberts, Angel Romero, Santana, Seal, Esperanza Spalding, James Taylor, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Train
Ribfest June 29 - July 3 Naperville
Steve Miller Band, Joe Nichols, ZZ Top
Riot Fest September 14 - 16 Humboldt Park, Chicago
Alkaline Trio, August Burns Red, Chiodos, Coheed and Cambria, Elvis Costello, Dropkick Murphys, Gaslight Anthem, The Offspring, Rise Against
Summerfest June 27 - July 1, July 3 -8 Milwaukee
Aerosmith, All That Remains, Gary Allan, Rodney Atkins, The Beach Boys, Eric Benet, The B-52's, Big Time Rush, The BoDeans, Cake, Cheap Trick, Chevelle, Chicago, Gary Clark, Jr., Kelly Clarkson, Jimmy Cliff, Common, Alice Cooper, Death Cab For Cutie, Gavin DeGraw, Neil Diamond, Lupe Fiasco, Fountains of Wayne, Galactic, Brantley Gilbert, Givers, David Gray, Anthony Hamilton, Hanson, Heartless Bastards, The Hives, Hollywood Undead, Iron Maiden, The Joy Formidable, Kool & the Gang, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Ziggy Marley, Mayer Hawthorne, Steve Miller Band, Motion City Soundtrack, Paul Oakenfold, O.A.R., Kellie Pickler, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Rascal Flatts, Robyn, The Roots, Darius Rucker, Scorpions, Cody Simpson, Squeeze, Sublime with Rome, Otis Taylor, Josh Thompson, Thompson Square, Three Dog Night, 311, Train, Trampled By Turtles, Tune-yards, Phil Vassar, The Walkmen, We Came As Romans, Eli Young Band, Zac Brown Band, ZZ Top
Have You Heard?
Country Music Awards
The top names in country will be honored at the Country Music Awards on April 1. Check out music available from this year's nominees.
Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown Band, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, Sara Evans, Brantley Gilbert, Vince Gill, Hunter Hayes, Lady Antebellum, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Scotty McCreery, Montgomery Gentry, David Lee Murphy, Brad Paisley, Grace Potter, Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton, Steel Magnolia, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Thompson Square, Carrie Underwood, Chris Young, Eli Young Band
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012
Enjoy the music of these inductees: The Beastie Boys, Donovan, Guns N' Roses, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Laura Nyro.
Upcoming at the Lyric Opera
Lang Lang in recital, May 12.