Touch and Go 25th Anniversary Block Party

In case you happen to be a fan of Touch and Go Records, you might like to know that their 25th anniversary is coming up. To celebrate they’re holding a big band shindig featuring Touch and Go artists like Calexico, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Quasi, Girls against Boys and Seam over the course of three days at the 10th Annual Hideout Block Party in Chicago.

I have some good memories from Touch and Go artists, so this would be something I wouldn’t mind seeing. This is pretty far in the future in September, so you’ve got the whole summer to plan that trip. A side note is that if you buy tickets your karma will possibly increase since the profits are being donated to several charities / organizations ( Tuesday’s Child, Literacy Works, and the Thomas Drummond Elementary School).

Here’s the details for the Touch and Go part of the celebration:

25th Anniversary Touch and Go Celebration
at the 10th Annual Hideout Block Party
1354 W. Wabansia Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622

Dates and Set Times:
Friday September 8th 5pm-10pm (gates open at 4pm)
Saturday September 9th Noon-10pm (gates open at 11am)
Sunday September 10th Noon-10pm (gates open at 11am)

The full list of bands currently includes: !!!, The Black Heart Procession, Calexico, CocoRosie, Didjits (all original members),Enon, The Ex, Girls Against Boys (all original members), Killdozer (all original members), Ted Leo + Pharmacists, Man… Or Astroman? (all original members), Negative Approach (featuring John Brannon and OP Moore), The New Year, Pegboy, Pinback, Quasi, Scratch Acid (all original members), Seam, Shellac, The Shipping News, Supersystem, Three Mile Pilot, Uzeda.

The tickets are on sale at Ticketweb.com and 3-day passes are $35. (The first 10 3-day passes sold will be $10 each and the first 250 3-day passes sold will be $25 each).

Make sure to check their website for new lineup additions and other news as well as the Chicago Hideout site for info on non-Touch and Go bands.

by Bryan