When Pitchfork Music Festival announced its sudden sunset at the start of 2025, Chicago’s music scene collectively wondered how festival co-founder Mike Reed would fill the sonic void. Turns out, Reed had an ace up his sleeve: Sound & Gravity, a five-day music marathon featuring 48 performances across six venues in Bricktown and Avondale. Lineup highlights include Bill Callahan, Mdou Moctar, Mary Lattimore and Mary Lattimore, with surprise sets curated by Electrical Audio—the recording studio founded by the late Steve Albini—still to be announced, but sure to be a treat for the ears.
Read more about Sound & Gravity's inception here.