While this summer will unfold without last year’s multi-day Taylor Swift and Beyoncé extravaganzas, plenty of fantastic shows should keep you busy through Labor Day.
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and kicks off what’s traditionally the busiest annual stretch of concerts in Chicago. Events tend to move outdoors and get bigger. As usual, music lovers looking for sun, food and crowds have a slew of major festivals — Windy City Smokeout, Pitchfork, Lollapalooza and North Coast included — at their disposal. But there are other options.
How does a band that primarily deals in instrumental music inspired by international ‘60s and ‘70s styles, and that cannot be placed in an obvious category, graduate to playing a three-night residency at a mid-sized venue? Akin to the evasiveness suggested by its chameleon-like sounds, there’s no easy explanation for the upward trajectory of Khruangbin.
The long, bushy, salt-and-pepper beard worn by Iron & Wine leader Sam Beam functions as a visual parallel to the lived-in nature of the singer-songwriter’s introspective folk-rock fare. Those tunes span nearly 25 years and fill a succession of strong studio albums — including the new “Light Verse,” a lighthearted affair that reaffirms Beam’s strengths as the kind of calming, balanced narrator to whom you’d trust the reading of a lengthy audiobook.
To quote Beyoncé, this ain’t Texas. But icon George Strait will do his darndest to ensure everyone in the vicinity of Soldier Field will enjoy a healthy taste of the Lone Star State’s cowboy culture, Western swing traditions and “pure country” roots at the best high-profile double bill of the summer. A foolproof entertainer and nuanced vocalist, Strait touts a bulletproof resume that includes 60 No.
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