Summer is the season of outdoor music in Chicago.  The city plays host to numerous music festivals, including the Chicago Blues Festival, the Chicago Gospel Festival, Lollapalooza, the Chicago Country Music Festival, the Viva! Latin Music Festival and the famous Chicago Jazz Festival.  Whether you enjoy rock, pop or soul, there is a festival to cater to your tastes!

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Websites of interest:

City of Chicago Festivals homepage--Information about all of the official Chicago festivals can be found here, including basic information and official schedules.

Official Lollapalooza website--The official site, with schedule, map, merchandise and even samples of the scheduled artists' music.

Unofficial Chicago Festivals website--Run by Centerstage, this site contains information about all of the festivals in the city of Chicago, and includes basic information, schedules, helpful hints about attending the shows, and photos.

Sun-Times Summer Guide--This special section of the Chicago Sun-Times lists all the festivals in town, and provides helpful hints about how to get the most out of your visit.

The Jazz Institute of Chicago--The Jazz Institute of Chicago is one of the sponsors of the world-famous September Festival, and the website contains a multitude of useful information about the music and festival.

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Further Reading:

Lollapalooza

--Flowers in the Dustbin: The Rise of Rock and Roll by James Miller.
    Call Number: 781.6609 M648f
--The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll by Simon Reynolds and Joy Press.
    Call Number: 781.66082 R465s 1996
--She Bop: The Definitive History of Women In Rock, Pop and Soul by Lucy O'Brien.
    Call Number: 781.64082 O13s
--Rock & Roll: An Unruly History by Robert Palmer.
    Call Number: 784.54 P175r
--Break All Rules!: Punk Rock and the Making of a Style by Tricia Henry.
    Call Number: 781.66 H524b

The Chicago Country Music Festival:
--Singing Cowboys and Musical Mountaineers: Southern Culture and the Roots of Country Music by Bill C. Malone.
    Call Number: 781.6213 M753s
--Country Music Culture: From Hard Times to Heaven by Curtis W. Ellison.
    Call Number: 781.642 E47c
--High Lonesome: The Culture of Country Music by Cecelia Tichi.
    Call Number: 781.642 T555h

The Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival:
--Listening to Salsa: Gender, Latin Popular Music, and Puerto Rican Cultures by Frances R. Aparicio.
    Call Number: 781.64 A639l
--Salsa!: The Rhythm of Latin Music by Charley Gerard.
    Call Number: 781.64 G356s
--The Latin Tinge: The Impact of Latin American Music on the United States by John Storm Roberts.
    Call Number: 780.8968073 R645l 1999

The Chicago Jazz Festival:
--Jazz Heroes by John Fordham.
    Call Number: 781.650922 F712j
--Jazz in Search of Itself by Larry Kart.
    Call Number: 781.6509 K18j
--Living with Jazz by Dan Morgenstern.
    Call Number: 781.65 M851l
--Jazz Planet edited by E. Taylor Atkins.
    Call Number: 781.6509 J42p
--Riffs & Choruses: A New Jazz Anthology edited by Andrew Clark.
    Call Number: 781.65 R564

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