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Red hot hip-hop plus a few fun flashbacks
rule the Midwest's largest street fest

Northalsted Market Days
(Karmin, Olivia Newton-John and more)

Chicago, IL
August 12 & 13, 2012
Karmin
Karmin
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton

Caption and photos by Andy Argyrakis

Drawing over 100,000 attendees, Northalsted Market Days more than lived up to its billing as the Midwest's largest street festival and chances are this year's musical acts had a lot to do with the overwhelming appeal. From the new school, ret hot duo Karmin (think M.I.A. meets The Ting Tings) revved up the pride-filled party with a blend of club-friendly dance beats and cutting edge hip-hop, aptly paving the way for an even more familiar co-headliner. "Grease" diva and solo star Olivia Newton-John still looked "Totally Hot" when turning in a short but sweet trip through her golden oldies, while additional appearances by The Pointer Sisters and Sheena Easton rounded out the soulful celebration with plenty of reasons to sing along.

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Northalsted Market Days 2009 Photo Gallery - Chicago, IL - August 2009

Karmin
Karmin
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters
Karmin
Karmin
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Karmin
Karmin
Karmin
Karmin

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