🎶 KEEP THE SUMMER GOING.
Levitt VIBE Chicago Music Series — Week 3
Saturday, June 27, 2026 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Riis Park · Behind the Field House · 6100 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago FREE · All Ages · Open to the Public
Three weeks in and the summer is just getting started. This Saturday, Riis Park gets a double dose of Chicago’s most exciting Latin sounds — a homegrown artist with deep roots and a genre-bending ensemble that refuses to be put in a box. Come hungry for something new. You won’t go home disappointed.
🎸 Cuevo Pérez
Cuevo Perez is a Mexican-born, Chicago-based singer-songwriter whose work lives at the crossroads of poetry and sound. Dark, romantic, and deeply introspective, his music fuses rock, folk, blues, jazz, and lo-fi textures into a cinematic landscape. A native of Acapulco, Cuevo crafts songs that feel like modern cantos—whispers of spaghetti western twang, smoky blues, and tender folk, anchored in a poetic voice.
A self-proclaimed bohemian, poet, dreamer, and song maker, Cuevo has performed on legendary stages including CBGB’s (New York), The Fillmore (San Francisco), The Whisky, House of Blues, and The Roxy (Los Angeles), as well as Foro Alicia and El Chopo in Mexico City. He has shared the stage with artists such as Juanes, Zoé, Rubén Albarrán, Draco Rosa, Ozomatli, and Maldita Vecindad, building a reputation for emotionally charged performances that move seamlessly across subgenres of rock and roll.
Chicago has always been a city that breeds originals, and Cuevo Pérez is no exception. Must see performance!
🌀 Almafuerte
Equal parts vision and groove, Almafuerte is the Chicago experimental Latin folk project of songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Jaime Garza — and once you hear them, you’ll wonder how you lived without this sound. Drawing from Latin jazz, rock en español, and deep Afro-Latin rhythms, Almafuerte creates music that feels ancient and completely alive at the same time. Psychedelic edges. Folk roots. A restless curiosity that pushes every song somewhere unexpected. This is not background music — it’s an experience. Catch Almafuerte live and you’ll understand why Chicago’s adventurous music lovers keep coming back.
📅 The Series
Still 7 more Saturdays to go. Levitt VIBE Chicago Music Series runs every Saturday through August 29, 2026 — free music, open air, right in your neighborhood. Bring the family. Bring a blanket. Make it your summer tradition.
🚌 Getting Here by Public Transit
Easiest route: Take the CTA Red, Brown, or Purple Line to the Fullerton Station, then board the #74 Fullerton Bus heading west. Ride it to N. Narragansett Ave. (6400 W.) — you’ll be steps from the park entrance on Fullerton. The bus runs frequently on Saturday evenings.
Prefer to navigate on your own? Use the CTA Trip Planner at transitchicago.com or Google Maps — enter 6100 W. Fullerton Ave. as your destination.
🅿️ Free street parking is also available in the surrounding neighborhood.
🌟 About the Levitt Foundation
The Levitt VIBE Chicago Music Series is made possible through the generous support of the Levitt Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to building community through the power of free, live music. By activating underused public spaces across the country, the Levitt Foundation creates welcoming, inclusive destinations where people of all ages and backgrounds can connect through shared cultural experiences. Levitt VIBE — Vibrant, Inclusive Beats for Everyone — brings that mission directly to neighborhoods like Belmont Cragin, putting world-class performances where they belong: in the heart of the community. Learn more at levitt.org.
Presented by the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago in partnership with the Chicago Park District.
FREE. Outdoors. Open to All. See you at the park! 🌿
