Our gig poster this week celebrates the second-ever Indigenous Peoples’ Day Concert in Chicago, presented by local promoters Sky People Entertainment and the Old Town School of Folk Music. Graphic designer and community activist Mereya Lachel Goetzinger-Blanco designed this poster incorporating an original artwork by Native American artist Frederick McDonald.
Not everybody can make a gig poster, of course, but it’s simple and free to take action through the website of the National Independent Venue Association. Click here to tell your representatives to save our homegrown music ecosystems—it can’t wait till after the election. And anybody with a few bucks to spare can support the out-of-work staffers at Chicago’s venues—here’s our list of fundraisers. Lastly, don’t forget record stores! The Reader has published a list of local stores that will let you shop remotely.
