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The Best TV of 2017

Ten shows that kept us watching, through binge and cringe.

December 14, 2017
Film + TVStaff Picks
The Best Films of 2017

Ten movies that defined the year, for better or for worse.

December 14, 2017
Staff Picks
The Best Albums of 2017

Twenty-five full-lengths that kept us going, one way or the other. 

December 13, 2017
Staff Picks
The Best Songs of 2017

Ten compositions that changed our landscapes, big and small.

December 12, 2017
Art & CultureFilm + TV
Announcing FLOOD 7, Available Now for Purchase and Free Download

Our latest print edition features Miguel in conversation with Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, and an in-depth chat with artist Sage Vaughn.

October 24, 2017
Art & Culture
FLOOD’s EastSide Food Festival Cookbook

Eighteen food and drink recipes straight from the stars of the fest’s fourth year. 

October 20, 2017
Art & CultureFilm + TV
Meet the FLOOD Festival Guide, Presented by Toyota C-HR

Featuring in-depth stories on Hundred Waters, Buff Monster, Vince Staples, and Demetri Martin, in addition to our picks and tips for this year’s festival slate.

September 06, 2017

photo by Santos Social Club

Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Outside Lands (8/11–13/2017)

Belle and Sebastian, Fleet Foxes, Kaytranada, and more play in the Bay.

August 15, 2017
Art & CultureEvents
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Lollapalooza (8/3–6/2017)

Party at the lake house.

August 08, 2017

FLOODfest Chicago 2017 / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi

Art & CultureEvents
Boom-Shaka-Laka: FLOODfest Chicago Gets Physical

Sylvan Esso, Grace Mitchell, Gus alt-J, and Flint Eastwood helped a massive crowd ball to the break of dawn.

August 07, 2017
Art & Culture
Drinks With Rob of Silencio: Five Cocktails Dreamt Up in David Lynch’s Paris

The drink menu for your “Twin Peaks” viewing parties is now finalized. 

August 07, 2017
Funky Boss: Evan Bernard Breaks Down the Greatest Hits of Nathanial Hornblower

The filmmaker—and expert in all things Beastie Boys—gives us an inside look at the music video career of MCA’s Swiss uncle, who was definitely a real person. 

August 04, 2017
Art & Culture
We Got the Eats: Kelly Fields’s Food Map of America

Your festival food experience doesn’t have to be limited to the confines of the festival itself.

August 03, 2017

Tame Impala / photo by Joyce Jude

Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Panorama (7/28–30/2017)

Setting sail to Randall’s Island.

August 01, 2017

photo by James Richards IV

Art & CultureEvents
Welcome to Festival Week

Still plenty of sand in the hourglass.

July 31, 2017
RSVP: FLOODfest Chicago 2017 with Sylvan Esso, Grace Mitchell, alt-J, and Flint Eastwood

Plus, enter to win a trip to Chicago to take in the whole weekend.

July 25, 2017

The crowd at FYF Fest / photo by Rozette Rago

Events
5 Under-the-Radar Acts to Catch at FYF Fest

“Missy…[checks notes]…Elliott?”

July 19, 2017
PREMIERE: FRENSHIP Stay True to Their Core on “1000 Nights” for Original Tracks

James Sunderland and Brett Hite reveal the songwriting bonafides that power their synth-pop jams.

July 11, 2017
Staff Picks
FLOOD’s Best Records of 2017 (So Far)

We’re halfway there.

June 23, 2017
Grammy-Nominated Producer Ian Brennan Reflects on Working With At-Risk Albino Community in Tanzania

For International Albinism Awareness Day, the “White African Power” producer shares how music gave a forgotten people a sense of self.

June 12, 2017
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