Green Music Fest August 15, 2009

Chicago’s West Town will receive a fresh green coat this summer as it plays host to Green Music Fest, Saturday August 15th and Sunday, August 16th in Eckhart Park (1330 W. Chicago Avenue). This new and innovative green technology-themed event aims to reflect our hip and eco-friendly city by fusing environmentally-conscious bands with all green vendors, services and activities. Tickets are on-sale now at www.ticketweb.com (prices listed below).

The brainchild of the West Town Chicago Chamber of Commerce, Green Music Fest is where thousands of community members who care for the environment can unite to enjoy high quality music while discovering new ways to go green. Vendors will be exclusively green or eco-friendly, peddling everything from crafts made from recycled materials to solar-powered techie devices. To top it off, plenty of fun-filled family activities strewn throughout the weekend will fund improvements to the Eckhart Park playground.

With sponsorship support from the City of Chicago’s Center for Green Technology, an estimated 60-plus green vendors and sponsors will participate in this inaugural event. Chicago-based Green Planet Bottling will be providing attendees with a healthy, environmentally friendly beverage option as the festival’s official bottled water vendor, using bottles made from 100% renewable resources. The fest is also being produced in the most eco-friendly way possible, with biodegradable plastic cups, numerous recycling and composting options, free bike valet parking, and much more.

The Entertainment Lineup
The 2009 live music lineup at Green Music Fest is being programmed by the infamous live music venue, Subterranean. Headlining Saturday night is popular English/German indie rock-disco band Art Brut – hot off their brand new album, Art Brut vs Satan, while the wild American punk/country infused rockers, Lucero, cap things off with a bang on Sunday! The current lineup (available for release) follows:

Saturday
Art Brut
tapes n’ tapes
Say Hi (…)
Maritime
Vampire Hands

Sunday
Lucero
Murder by Death
These United States
Catfish Haven
The Saps
Minneapolis Henry
Canasta


The Chicago Center for Green Technology
The Chicago Center for Green Technology is the first rehabilitated municipal building in the nation to receive the LEED™ Platinum rating by the U.S. Green Building Council. Mayor Richard M. Daley dedicated the building in 2002 and it has gone on to become a national model for sustainable design and technology.

The Center serves as the most comprehensive green design educational resource in the Midwest. They promote and advance sustainable homes, workplaces and communities to enhance the quality of urban life. The Center works to facilitate this through educational programming and training, research and demonstration and by acting as a resource network.

The Fine Print
Admission to the Green Music Fest is $11.50 in advance / $15 at the gate / $20 in advance for a two-day pass / $25 at the gate for a two-day pass. Kids 12 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult. Proceeds will offset the costs of the event and benefit the West Town Chicago Chamber of Commerce and the Eckhart Park Advisory Council which funds improvements to the park itself. Hours of operation both days are noon to 11 pm. For more info, call 312-850-9390 or visit www.greenmusicfestchicago.com.