2026 Featured Musicians
Creatures of Habit
Creatures Of Habit are a 4pc 90's-grunge/post 2000's rock cover band from Northwest Indiana & Southeast side of Chicago. Playing hits from great bands such as Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Soundgarden, The Black Keys, 311 and much more! "No cheese, just killer energy!"
Creatures of Habit
will be performing Saturday
June 13th, 2026
from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Tank and the Beez
Tank and the Beez is a folk-roots band celebrating
the pre-war sounds that helped shape American music: country blues, traditional jazz, bluegrass, and beyond. With warm vocal harmonies and driving acoustic rhythms,
their music channels the spirit of old-time radio -
timeless sounds that continue to resonate today.
At the heart of the band are Beth “Beez” Blankenship (guitar/vocals) and Brian “Tank” Blankenship (upright bass, harmonica, vocals), joined by a rotating cast of talented Chicagoland musicians, including Caleb Catalano (guitar), Amy Malouf (piano, percussion, vocals), and Tommy Malouf (mandolin, vocals)
Tank and the Beez
will be performing Saturday
June 13th, 2026
from 1:00 to 2:30 pm
Matt Scharpf
Matthew Scharpf is a Chicago-based songwriter and performer whose music has been touching hearts for more than 30 years. Blending heartfelt lyrics with memorable melodies, his music spans themes of family, history, relationships, and the everyday characters who shape our lives.
Matt Scharpf
will be performing Saturday
June 13th, 2026
from 3:00 to 4:00 pm
Tukkiman
Tukkiman is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer originally from Senegal whose music blends Afrobeats, AfroFunk, Assiko, Reggae, and Hip-Hop into a lush, melodic, high-energy sound. His performances are joyful, inclusive,
and deeply rooted in West African rhythm and culture.
Tukki has been producing Afrobeats, drawing on the foundation of Assiko, a West African urban drum-and-dance style he grew up playing and singing before Afrobeats became the popular worldwide phenomenon it is today. Tukkiman delivers an exciting live show centered around love, peace, equality, respect, and celebration. His concerts are not just performances — they’re shared experiences that bring people together.
Tukkiman
will be performing Saturday
June 13th, 2026
from 4:30 to 6:00 pm
Istvan and His
Imaginary Band
My name is Istvan. I’m a musician who mostly plays for kids and their families. I was inspired by my daughter. Alot. I like the guitar. I like recording. I’m always working to make cool cleverly crafted songs the whole family will love. Oh dogs, whales, spiders and even possums are things I like too. I think learning stuff and having fun can happen at the same time. Do you want to have fun? If you do then I like that too.
Istvan and His Imaginary Band
will be performing Sunday
June 14th, 2026
from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
The Real Gone
A revival of the West Coast sounds from the ’50s and ’60s is happening right now in the Midwest! The Real Gone travels back in time to rock the classic music of The Ventures, The Sonics, and Dick Dale, then resurfaces with surfed out versions of modern hits from The Pixies, Muse, and more.
The Real Gone has been bringing authentic surf rock and rockabilly to Chicagoland since 2007
The Real Gone
will be performing Sunday
June 14th, 2026
from 12:30 to 2:00 pm
Kickout
The band formed last summer out of connections they made in their rock band class at school and in the six-man band club, the members said. They named musical acts like Led Zeppelin, Smashing Pumpkins, the Beatles, Braid, or, in Rodis’s words, “basically any emo band from the ‘90s Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, scene” as their inspirations, alongside their families, whose support has been instrumental.
Kickout
will be performing Sunday
June 14th, 2026
from 2:30 to 3:30 pm
Na Kupuna Ukulele Club
In 1997, a group of Hawaiian-American seniors formed a ukulele club in Chicago. They called it the Na Kupuna Ukulele Club, as Na Kupuna means “elder” in the Hawaiian language. Together, the group of island and mainland born seniors sing, strum the ukulele and dance the hula to over 300 songs. The group has held countless performances over the years, all across Chicago and as far as Hawaii. One of the club’s most notable performances was when the City of Chicago chose the Na Kupuna Ukulele Club to perform at the 2004 opening of Millennium Park. We were also featured on
NBC Chicago Today show in 2026.
Na Kupuna Ukulele Club
will be performing Sunday
June 14th, 2026
from 4:00 to 5:00 pm