After moving to September last year for COVID reasons, the Chicago edition of Pitchfork Music Festival is returning to its original midsummer calendar placement in 2022. The fest will run from July 15-17 at Union Park in Chicago, and its lineup is looking stellar.

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Sam Lay, the masterful Chicago drummer known for his work with artists including Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, has died. Music journalist Chris Morris first reported Lay’s death on Facebook, and the Chicago Sun Times has confirmed it with Alligator Records and Lay’s band...