I had a feeling day two would be the jump off and let me tell you my hunch was right. We started off with a late breakfast/brunch at Longman and Eagle in Logan Square WOW!! I already cant wait to go back there I enjoyed everything about this place. The menu was very unique and original with an excellent whiskey and beer selection. The service was very friendly and informative. Our Northcoast crew of seven shared a couple plates of spiced brioche French toast with bacon pudding and peach compote. Just by reading that off the menu we all had to try some. All of the flavors popped out without one them over powering the other, executed very well. My breakfast entrée was sunny side duck egg hash with duck confit, Nicholas Farms spring onions, Yukon Gold potatoes with a black truffle vinaigrette. How is that for unique? Everything was cooked perfectly and delicious. My fiancé had the ultra fresh market scramble of roasted peppers, arugula, mushrooms, and feta served over a croissant with mixed greens. My boy had the head-on prawns with cheese grits, collard greens, a one hour egg, and black pepper sauce. Oh and don’t let me forget they arguably served the best Mac n Cheeses I have ever tasted with cherry tomato confit, arugula, morney sauce, Dunbarton blue cheese, crispy bread crumbs and basil oil!! Is your mouth watering yet?? I highly recommend this place and I look forward to trying lunch and dinner there sometime. 
We made it into Union Park to hear a couple bangers from RJD2 with Break Science but today was all about Common, my highlight of the festival. Common is a hip hop legend, an extremely good performer and a true b-boy. He worked the entire giant stage flawlessly and his back up band was tight. The best part about Common's music are his extremely positive, smart lyrics and soulful beats, homie kills it. Common should have most definitely headlined Friday over Whiz Khalifa due to the above mentioned words and the fact that he reps Chi-City so hard, more than anyone. Im not sure what the promoters were thinking there. Even if the kids do like Whiz Khalifa more, Common's words and showmanship should have been forced on them to show them what a real MC from the city of Chicago is all about.
After a gorgeous day laughing and dancing and sharing deep fried delights like fries, ravioli's and even artichoke hearts we chose to watch STS9 over Fatboy Slim and am sure we made the right choice. This was evident after STS9 (I refuse to call them Tribe, there is only one Tribe in my book and it features The Brother Abstract and a shortie named Phife) broke out into some straight futuristic west coast electro as opposed to when I walked by Fatboy's set and he was playing the “Eye of the Tiger”. Day two festival down, off to the after party or should I say after parties!!
Boombox wsg Gramatik and DJ Solo at the Double Door was on the agenda for tonight and I was excited to see some live music in a small venue. I thought Gramatik was just ok but Boombox was on point. I love their chillout/loungy house sound. Lead singer Zion’s voice is so smooth and mellow and I always wish he sang more. Their set included a cover of Shakedown Street and and a segment at the end of some straight hard techno. Good drinks and beers and a solid time all around. Just when I thought the night was over we get invited to a nearby loft party!! Yes, my favorite!! Who is up there when we arrive? None other than the Cutz on Cuts crew, Chicago’s premier hip hop DJ collective,straight smashing it. I plan on doing a full entry and possible re-ocurring blogs featuring this turntabilist foursome because not only do they inspire my weekly Wednesday night Cutz on Cuts dinner while they destroy Ustream (check out some past shows, they are fire!) but they are on some next level hip hop heat with the incorporation of today’s technology and experimental sounds. These guys are not to be slept on. The party was dope, people were stepping out tonight and the vibe was right. It was cool kicking it with some of Push Beats Crew, Chicago’s go to crew for those hard hitting experimental headnodic hip hop beats. Don’t sleep on these guys either peep their soundcloud, peep them every Tuesday at Lokal, and peep them every third Thursday at Beauty Bar. Having a giant wood floor to dance on made the party even fresher, who doesn't dance better on a shiny wooden floor? Im sure we could have all gotten down. I hated having to leave during RM Joints set who caught me off guard with some of the dopest experimental beats I have seen live in a minute. Homie was crushing it with a midi controller on his iPhone. Once again, listen to the RM Joint Soundcloud, its mad ill. This day will be very hard to top on the food and music tip but I am still young and am determined to try my hardest to do so. 