In the June 1988 issue of Inside XRT, the station announces the first ever Free Fourth of July Concert, a tradition that XRT has continued consistently and has become a landmark event 25 years later. Performers at Grant Park’s Petrillo Band Shell included Austin, Texas based duo Timbuk 3, British rocker Graham Parker, and headlining the show was The Robert Cray Band.
2012′s free 4D Taste of Chicago Concert will feature Death Cab for Cutie on Thursday, July 12th. How times have changed!
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You can get the full 4D Experience right here all weekend. Check back as we post selections from past issues of Inside XRT, our listener newsletter.
The first in a series of four monthly XRT 4D Flashback Weekends is devoted to The 1980′s. You’ll ear exclusive audio essays contributed by the entire XRT airstaff regarding some of the most memorable events of that era, cultural, political, and of course, musical, as well as personal perspectives on the impact the 80′s had on our lives.
Weekend Schedule:
Friday: 9AM-12MID, Saturday: 12NOON-12MID, Sunday: 10AM-7PM
XRT 4D Flashback Weekend: The 1980′s
From The 80′s Obscurity File [Playlist]
As “Seven Nation Army” Turns...
20 Forgotten Girl Groups From...
Wayne Coyne's 13 Favorite...
The Best Musicians To Follow...
XRT & Heineken® Concert...
XRT Listener Purchases On...
Album Cover Stories [Part 2]
Lin Brehmer's History Of The...
Album Cover Stories [Part 1]
XRT Derby Dash at Hawthorne...
Bud Light Free Sample With...
Bud Light Free Sample with...
‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’...
Chicago River Dye 2013
Shamrock & Roll Broadcast...
2013 Southside Irish Parade
