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08/28/2025

Faces of International Pop-Down 2025.

The sweetest people came together and participated in this year’s International Pop-Down. This year is the 4th edition and we were thrilled to see its successful turnout, the multitude of people passing through, admiring and interacting with the vendors and performers.

International Pop Down is an annual event that celebrates Chicago Global Music, in the vibrant Southport Corridor.

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07/24/2025

Faces of International Pop-Down 2025!

The most beautiful people participated and came to see this year’s International Pop-Down.
Our events are about community and friendships and you can feel it at every event!

A program supported by Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce

Photos by Alex Brescanu

07/23/2025

This year, under the tracks at International Pop-Down, we transformed concrete into canvas, with global music performances and local vendors.

“The Fabric of Her” is a site-specific art installation by Ana Everling, where white-sheet walls stretch between train pillars, inviting you to step inside and slow down. Because even in a city that never stops moving, we all need something soft to lean against.

A program supported by Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce

Photos by Alex Brescanu

07/23/2025

07/19/2025

It’s the weekend! Check out our recommendations of workshops, concerts, and community events!

07/15/2025

Experience South Asian and Levantine dance!

Monica Kapoor will perform two evocative dance pieces: Tarana, a classical Indian work of rhythmic precision and expressive footwork, and Ya Ghazeli, a contemporary Syrian piece that draws from Levantine folklore and storytelling through movement.

📍 International Pop-Down 2025
Sunday, July 20
2 PM – 6 PM
Southport Plaza, along the Lakeview Low-Line
🎟️ Free & open to all — made possible by our partners at

Expect global music, local vendors, live art, and an invitation to slow down and connect.

07/14/2025

A suspended installation of white sheets sewn with cyanotype self-portraits, dried plants, and everyday objects. A soft interruption in the urban landscape - inviting you to slow down, look closer, and listen. By Ana Everling.

Sunday, July 20 · 2–6 PM
Southport Plaza @ the Lakeview Low-Line
Free and open to all, thanks to our partner Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce

International Pop-Down 2025

07/13/2025

We’re excited to share the artists of International Pop-Down 2025 - a celebration of sound, art, and community from around the world and right here in Chicago.

🟠Ana Everling – The Fabric of Her
A suspended installation of white sheets sewn with cyanotype self-portraits, dried plants, and everyday objects. A soft interruption in the urban landscape—inviting you to slow down, look closer, and listen.

🟠 Ami Saraiya – vocals + accordion
Performing solo, Ami channels a dramatic world of art-pop and dark cabaret. Her voice sways between shadows and swing, laced with theatrical flair and quiet intensity.

🟠 Müsila and Shruthi – traditional Carnatic music
Rooted in the classical music of South India, and American Blues. While their music irreverently flirts beyond its traditional roots, it sometimes flexes those very constraints, delivering a performance with both devotion and experimentation.

📍Sunday, July 20 · 2–6 PM
Southport Plaza at the Lakeview Low-Line
Free and open to all, thanks to our partner

07/11/2025

Story7 Recommends!

Discover a variety of concerts all week long and all summer, from local and international artists. Here’s our pick ☺️

07/07/2025

Meet our artists!

Müsila and Shruthi are a Chicago-based South Asian duo exploring the tension and tenderness between tradition and experimentation. Their music is rooted in Carnatic form but shaped by the raw edge of American blues — sometimes stretching the boundaries, sometimes playing right up against them. It’s devotional, irreverent, and entirely their own.

Catch them live at International Pop-Down 2025
Sunday, July 20 | 2-6PM
📍 Southport Plaza along the Lakeview Low-Line
A celebration of global music, local pop-up vendors, and community art -
Presented in partnership with

03/24/2025

This week’s Story7 recommendations of concerts, community events, films and art!

It’s easy to get caught in the cycle - work, home, repeat. But stepping into a cultural event, even just for a night, shakes things up in the best way. It’s a reset, a chance to see, hear, and feel something new. Inspiration doesn’t come from scrolling—it comes from experiencing.

Stay tuned for our top picks!