Ruido Fest is an annual multi-day
Latin American
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music festival in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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held every July in
Addams/Medill Park in Chicago's
Near West Side neighborhood.
Ruido Fest was first held July 10–12, 2015. The festival features "Latin
post punk
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,
electronic
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*Electronic co ...
,
hip-hop,
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
,
psychedelia
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,
tropicalia,
reggae
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and
punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
acts from all over the American continent and world". It is Chicago's only 3-day Latin
alternative music Alternative music may refer to the following types of music:
*Alternative rock
*Alternative pop
* Alternative R&B
*Neo soul, sometimes known as alternative soul
*Alternative reggaeton
* Alternative hip hop
*Alternative dance
*Alternative metal
* Ch ...
festival. Ruido Fest 2019 will be the festival's fifth year. ''Ruido'' is the
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...
word for "noise".
Founding
Ruido Fest was founded in 2015 by a team of partners that include Chicago production company Metronome Chicago, alternative music festival
Riot Fest
Riot Fest is an annual three-day punk rock music festival based in Chicago, Illinois, at Douglass Park. It is known for booking reunions, guest performances, and full album performances. Riot Fest remains one of the largest independently owned ...
Presents, Star Events, and Latin alternative music promoter Rock Sin Anestesia. Ruido Fest is the first large Latin American alternative music festival of its kind in America. Owner of Metronome Chicago, Max Wagner said of the decision to make a Latin American music festival: "We are seeking to create a destination for Latin
alternative music Alternative music may refer to the following types of music:
*Alternative rock
*Alternative pop
* Alternative R&B
*Neo soul, sometimes known as alternative soul
*Alternative reggaeton
* Alternative hip hop
*Alternative dance
*Alternative metal
* Ch ...
, not only for the people of this great festival city, but also for fans of quality Latin entertainment across the nation.”
2021
After taking 2020 off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago's Ruido Fest welcomed festival-goers back to Union Park for the three-day event starting on August 20, 2021. The festival was headlined by
Caifanes
Caifanes is a rock band from Mexico City. Formed in 1987, the group achieved international fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The original line-up was Saúl Hernández (vocals and guitar), Sabo Romo (bass guitar), (drums) and Diego ...
,
Panteón Rococó
Panteón Rococó is a Mexican ska band from Mexico City. Despite flourishing black markets, they have sold thousands of records. While being stars in Mexico, they have been touring Europe for the last several years, especially Germany, where th ...
, and
Café Tacuba
Café Tacvba (Pronounced ''kaˈfe taˈkuβa'') is a band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, ...
.
2017
Ruido Fest's third year was held from July 7–9, 2017. The lineup included
Cultura Profética
Cultura Profética (in English, ''Prophetic Culture'') is a Puerto Rican reggae band formed in 1996. The band has undergone several lineup changes, but founding members Willy Rodríguez (bass guitar, vocals), Eliut González (guitar), and Omar S ...
,
Bomba Estéreo
Bomba Estéreo is a Colombian band founded in Bogotá in 2005 by Simón Mejía. Their music has been described as "electro tropical" or "psychedelic cumbia".
History 2005–2008: Career beginning and ''Vol. 1''
The origins of the group go back t ...
, Titán,
Duncan Dhu,
Desorden Público, Gepe, Adan Jodorowsky,
Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas, Clubz, Silver Rose, Ácido Pantera, Molotov,
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born November 24, 1970) is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Ve ...
,
Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Amigos Invisibles (Spanish for "The Invisible Friends") is a Venezuelan band which plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with Latin rhythms. In addition to releasing eleven critically acclaimed albums, the band have been laude ...
, Silverio, Lucybell, A Band of Bitches,
Javiera Mena
Javiera Alejandra Mena Carrasco (born June 3, 1983) is a Chilean indie electropop musician living in Lavapiés, Madrid. She started her musical career in the Chilean indie music scene in 2001, and achieved wider success after the release of h ...
,
El Guincho
Pablo Díaz-Reixa (born November 17, 1983), professionally known as el Guincho, is a Spanish musician, singer, and record producer.
Díaz-Reixa rose to prominence with his 2008 album, '' Alegranza''. His musical style relies heavily on the use ...
, The Wookies, Camilo Séptimo, Sotomayor, Los Nastys, Extraperlo, Wet Baes, Intocable,
Mon Laferte
Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte (born 2 May 1983) is a Chilean musician, singer, composer and painter. She is known for her musical versatility, having composed songs in a wide variety of genres such as pop, rock, bolero, cumbia and salsa. I ...
, Fobia,
Álex Anwandter,
Rostros Ocultos, Víctimas del DOCTOR Cerebro, Buscabulla, Pedrina y Rio,
King Lil G, Simpson Ahuevo, Ruido Rosa,
Las Piñas
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, and Disco las Palmeras! Mylko.
Many acts were performing in Chicago for their first time.
Controversy
For
marketing
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purposes,
Home Depot
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set up a small wall to allow Ruido Fest attendees to decorate
tile
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s and try out a product for laying tile; the wall stirred up emotions related to
Trump's border wall and was criticized by attendees. The wall was dismantled.
[Anna Gaca]
Protesters Dismantle Home Depot Wall Installation at Latin Music Festival
''Spin
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* Spin, the rotation of an object around a central axis
* Spin (propaganda), an intentionally b ...
'' July 11, 2017 A Home Depot representative called the situation "an unfortunate misunderstanding" in a statement.
2016
Ruido Fest's second year was held from July 8–10. The lineup included
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs is an Argentine ska band from Buenos Aires.
Background and style
Formed in 1985, they released their first album, ''Bares y Fondas'' (Bars and Boardinghouses), in 1986 and have since released fourteen more albums. Th ...
,
Maldita Vecindad
La Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del Quinto Patio (, usually called only "La Maldita") is a band formed in Mexico City in 1985. They are pioneers of rock en español and one of the most influential rock bands in Mexico.
They first made an impact ...
,
Aterciopelados
Aterciopelados ( en, The Velvet Ones), also known as Los Aterciopelados, is a rock band from Colombia, led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago. Their music fuses rock with a variety of Colombian and Latin American musical traditions. Ater ...
,
Panteón Rococó
Panteón Rococó is a Mexican ska band from Mexico City. Despite flourishing black markets, they have sold thousands of records. While being stars in Mexico, they have been touring Europe for the last several years, especially Germany, where th ...
,
Natalia Lafourcade
María Natalia Lafourcade Silva (; born 26 February 1984) is a Mexican pop-rock and folk singer and songwriter who, since her debut in 2002, has been one of the most successful singers in Latin America. Lafourcade's voice has been categorized a ...
,
Carla Morrison
Carla Patricia Morrison Flores (born 19 July 1986), known professionally as Carla Morrison, is a Mexican indie-pop guitarist and singer. She has released three studio albums and has received various awards and nominations including two Grammy ...
,
Los Pericos
Los Pericos is an Argentine band formed in 1987. The band has enjoyed international success, especially throughout South America. In 2006, the band received some notable exposure for North American audiences when featured on an episode of Anthon ...
,
La Santa Cecilia
La Santa Cecilia is an American band based in Los Angeles, California that plays a blend of cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros, among other styles. La Santa Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians. The band seeks to represent a US bicultural ident ...
,
Cuca,
Miranda!,
Los Cafres,
Le Butcherettes
Le Butcherettes is a Mexican garage punk band formed in 2007 in Guadalajara by Teri Gender Bender.
History
Le Butcherettes was created by vocalist/guitarist Teri Gender Bender, who later recruited drummer Auryn Jolene to form a duo. Their li ...
,
Silverio,
Mexrrissey
Mexrrissey is a Mexican band co-founded by Camilo Lara ( Mexican Institute of Sound) and Sergio Mendoza ( Calexico, Orquesta Mendoza). Inspired by Morrissey and The Smiths' songs, Camilo and Sergio along with: Ceci Bastida, Jay de la Cueva, A ...
,
Adan & Xavi,
Altocamet,
Ayer Amarillo
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Places
* Ayer, Massachusetts, United States
** Ayer (CDP), Massachusetts, the central village in the town of Ayer
** Ayer (MBTA station), commuter rail station
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,
Banda de Turistas
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People
* Banda (surname)
*Banda Prakash (born 1954), Indian politician
*Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao (1907–1968), Indian actor
*Banda Karthika Reddy (born 1977), Indian politician
*Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), Sikh war ...
,
Comisario Pantera,
Dromedarios Magicos,
Estelares Helado Negro
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,
Hong Kong Blood Opera Hong may refer to:
Places
*Høng, a town in Denmark
*Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China
*Hong, Nigeria
*Hong River in China and Vietnam
*Lake Hong in China
Surnames
*Hong (Chinese name)
*Hong (Korean name)
Organiz ...
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Ibiza Pareo
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,
Instituto Mexicano del Sonido,
Izcalli
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,
Killer Moon
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Las Robertas,
Lng Sht,
Los Blenders
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Science and technology
* Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation
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* Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...
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Los Vicios de Papa
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,
Marineros, Minimal,
Mon Laferte
Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte (born 2 May 1983) is a Chilean musician, singer, composer and painter. She is known for her musical versatility, having composed songs in a wide variety of genres such as pop, rock, bolero, cumbia and salsa. I ...
,
Monoplasma,
Odisseo,
Riesgo de Contagio,
Sexy Zebras
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* Sexual arousal, the arousal of sexual desire, during or in anticipation of sexual activity
* Sexual ...
,
Urss Bajo El Arbol
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,
Vaya Futuro
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*Vaya, an Australian mobile service provider owned by Amaysim
* ''Vaya'' (film), a 2016 South African film
* ''Vaya'' (EP), a 1999 release by American band At the Drive-In
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Yokozuna
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2015
Ruido Fest's inaugural year was 2015. It was held on July 10–12. The inaugural lineup for Ruido Fest included
Café Tacvba
A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café is an establishment that primarily serves coffee of various types, notably espresso, latte, and cappuccino. Some coffeehouses may serve cold drinks, such as iced coffee and iced tea, as well as other non-caf ...
,
Zoé,
Molotov,
Kinky
Kinky may refer to:
* Kinky (band), an electronic rock act from Monterrey, Mexico
** ''Kinky'' (Kinky album), their self-titled album
* ''Kinky'' (Hoodoo Gurus album)
* "Kinky", by Kesha from the album ''High Road''
* Kink (sexuality), having u ...
,
Ozomatli
Ozomatli is an American rock band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their vocal activist viewpoints and incorporating a wide array of musical styles – including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, hip hop, and others. The grou ...
,
Zero Kill,
Nortec Collective
Nortec Collective was a musical ensemble formed by various individual one- or two-man production projects. The group came together in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Their genre mixes electronic music with musical elements and instrumentation o ...
,
Mexican Institute of Sound
Mexican Institute of Sound (MIS; es, Instituto Mexicano del Sonido — ''IMS'') is an electronic music project created by Mexico City-based DJ and producer Camilo Lara. Along with groups like Nortec Collective and Kinky, M.I.S. is part of a gro ...
,
Enjambre,
Porter,
Estelates,
Aj Davila & Terror Amor,
Astro
Astro may refer to:
Entertainment and media
* Astro (South Korean band), a South Korean boy band
* Astro (UB40) (1957–2021), member of the British reggae band UB40
* Astro (Chilean band), a Chilean indie rock band
* Astro (Japanese band), a ...
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Banda De Turistas
Banda may refer to:
People
* Banda (surname)
*Banda Prakash (born 1954), Indian politician
*Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao (1907–1968), Indian actor
*Banda Karthika Reddy (born 1977), Indian politician
*Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), Sikh war ...
,
Bumbac Joe,
Callate Mark,
Cardiel Cardiel is a skate punk band under the influence of stoner, the psychedelia and dub.
History
Natives of Valencia, Venezuela, Cardiel formed in Mexico City in the middle of 2010 by Samantha Ambrosio (drums/vocals) and Miguel Fraino (guitar/vocals ...
,
Carmen Costa,
Ceci Bastida
Ceci Bastida is a Mexican singer-songwriter.
Ceci was born in Tijuana, Baja California, México. and is well known for playing keyboards and vocals in Mexico's punk rock band Tijuana No! at the age of 15. Bastida also played keyboards for form ...
,
Cumbia Machin
Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans during colonial times, and Europeans. Examples include: ...
,
Dellarge,
División Minúscula
División Minúscula (Spanish for "Minuscule Division") is a Mexican rock band from Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
History
The four members of División Minúscula, Javier Blake (singer-guitarist), Ricci Pérez (guitarist), Kiko Blake (drummer) and Ale ...
,
Descartes A Kant,
DJ Afro
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile ...
,
Dos Santos Anti-Beat Orchestra,
Esso! Afrojam Funk Beat, Hurakan,
Jessy Bulbo
Jessy Bulbo (born Jessica Araceli Carrillo Cuevas on 10 October 1974 in Mexico City) is a Mexican singer, bassist and composer, commonly associated with the riot grrrl movement.
Jessy began her career around the turn of the century in the punk ro ...
,
Kali Uchis
Karly-Marina Loaiza (born July 17, 1994), known professionally as Kali Uchis ( ), is an American singer. She released her debut mixtape, ''Drunken Babble'', in 2012, which was followed by her debut EP, '' Por Vida'', released in 2015. In 2018, U ...
,
La Armada
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
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Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
,
La Vida Bohème
La Vida Bohème is a Rock music, rock band from Caracas, Venezuela, formed by Rafael Perez, Daniel De Sousa, Sebastian Ayala, and Henry D'Arthenay in late 2006 and mid-2007. The band takes influence from late '80s punk, disco, funk, electronic mus ...
,
Los Aguas Aguas
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Science and technology
* Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation
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* Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...
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Los Crema Paraiso
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Science and technology
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Los Rakas
Los Rakas are a Grammy Award–nominated bilingual hip hop group based in Oakland, California, consisting of Panamanian cousins Raka Rich and Raka Dun. Their style consists of a mixture of hip hop influences with reggaeton, reggae, and danc ...
,
Los Romanticos De Zacatecas
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Science and technology
* Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation
* Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers
* Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...
,
Master Blaster Sound System,
Chicano Batman.
See also
*
Pilsen Fest
Pilsen Fest is an annual weekend festival in Pilsen, Chicago showcasing "musicians, chefs, mixologists, poets, muralists, painters, writers, documentarians, and photographers."
It is also known as Pilsen Arts and Music Festival, and had an estimat ...
*
Spring Awakening
*
Riot Fest
Riot Fest is an annual three-day punk rock music festival based in Chicago, Illinois, at Douglass Park. It is known for booking reunions, guest performances, and full album performances. Riot Fest remains one of the largest independently owned ...
References
External links
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