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The Best Festival in Someone Else's Backyard

The 6th Annual DZ Fest is here!

Lauren Ike

Jul 09, 2017

Columbia College Chicago

The Best Festival in Someone Else's Backyard

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DZ Fest is an amazing DIY festival held annually in Hickory Hills, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The two-day long music and arts festival features prominent bands from Chicago and the greater Midwest. The Fest is unlike any other, catering to local talent with 2 stages and 40 bands playing a backyard show in the wooded suburbs.

DZ Fest is the product of artist, musician, and audio engineer Ben Arguelles who runs the recording studio DZ Records out of his home. In addition to being a recording studio, DZ Records also functions as a music venue and home base for the podcast Friends with Music (a podcast featuring live music and interviews with local and international bands). Ben is assisted by a team of volunteers, from audio engineers to musicians, photographers, and videographers who passionately believe in promoting music and building a community.

DZ Fest is a musical event you do not want to miss! In addition to the live music, DZ Fest features an extensive merchandise tent where each band will have music for sale in addition to special, limited edition DZ merch. DZ also promotes the visual arts. Artists from all over will have their artwork available at DZ Fest and all profits will go directly to the selling artists. DZ Fest draws a crowd, so you can expect a visitation by Henry's Tacos available by food truck on the street. They have you covered for all-day comfort, free water bottles will be provided for everyone and porta-potties will be available for attendees to use.

This year is special in that the DZ film crew will be filming/photographing for the DZ Fest 2017 documentary.

(Please note by entering DZ Fest, you are allowing yourself to be filmed/photographed by the crew).

DZ FEST 2017 LINEUP:

DAY ONE: Saturday, July 8th

Doors open: 11:30 am.

Stage Z - 12:00 pm - Afterglows

Stage D - 12:30 pm - Nimrod

Stage Z - 1:00 pm - Orange Dilemma

Stage D - 1:30 pm - Sonny Falls

Stage Z - 2:00 pm - Terroir

Stage D - 2:30 pm - Diagonal

Stage Z - 3:00 pm - Rathammer

Stage D - 3:30 pm - Baby Money

Stage Z - 4:00 pm - Boss Fight

Stage D - 4:30 pm - BlackGlass

Stage Z - 5:00 pm - Bubbles Brown

Stage D - 5:30 pm - Fox and the Acres

Stage Z - 6:00 pm - Lung

Stage D - 6:30 pm - Safespace

Stage Z - 7:00 pm - Bigjoy

Stage D - 7:30 pm - Post Child

Stage Z - 8:00 pm - Them Dead Poets

Stage D - 8:30 pm - The Roalde Dahls

Stage Z - 9:00 pm - Bad Bad Meow

Stage D - 9:45 pm - The Peekaboos

Last band ends at 10:30 pm

Ends at 11:00 pm

DAY TWO: Sunday, July 9th

Doors open: 11:30 am.

Stage Z - 12:00 pm - Fauvely

Stage D - 12:30 pm - Other Suns

Stage Z - 1:00 pm - Impulsive Hearts

Stage D - 1:30 pm - Harvey Fox

Stage Z - 2:00 pm - Bev Rage and the Drinks

Stage D - 2:30 pm - Lettucehead

Stage Z - 3:00 pm - Lever

Stage D - 3:30 pm - Romancoke

Stage Z - 4:00 pm - John Till

Stage D - 4:30 pm - Beastii

Stage Z - 5:00 pm - mtvghosts

Stage D - 5:30 pm - Kodakrome

Stage Z - 6:00 pm - Grandkids

Stage D - 6:30 pm - Bora Bora

Stage Z - 7:00 pm - Candy Ambulance

Stage D - 7:30 pm - Matthew McNeal

Stage Z - 8:00 pm - Black Bear Rodeo

Stage D - 8:30 pm - The Cell Phones

Stage Z - 9:00 pm - Tara Terra

Stage D - 9:45 pm - Está Vivo

Last band ends at 10:30 pm

Ends at 11:00 pm

If you do come out to DZ Fest 2017, please follow a few ground rules:

- No outside bags allowed. (Purses are fine.)
- No dogs allowed.

- Please be respectful of the bands and crew, the property, the neighborhood and DZ Fest.

DZ FEST IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR STOLEN PROPERTY.

The music festival is held at:

8548 S 85th Ct.

Hickory Hills, Illinois, 60457

Hope to see you there!

Stay tuned for a follow-up article on the events of this weekend! I will be doing a profile on Ben Arguelles later in the month.

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

Obviously the best superpower.

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11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

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Email the professor

Attend the first class

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