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The last day of The North Coast Music Festival is over, and I survived three days of naked glittering torsos, Camelbak packs as far as the eye could see, furry knee-high boots, neon tutus and stumbling, semi-coherent concert goers. Would I do again? Hell yes. From the top left: log rolling at the . . . → Read More: North Coast Music Festival: Day 3 Recap [ The North Coast Music Festival kicks off today. In the time leading up to the festival, I'm going to introduce you to some stand out songs from bands, both local and further afield, who will be making appearances during the weekend's events. ] For me, perhaps one of the biggest highlights of the . . . → Read More: Wow, That’s a Good Song: Gogol Bordello on NPR’s Tiny Desk Series Hey, it’s Mike again, you know the friend of Sarah’s from way back who occaisionally fulfills her need for a list of albums because she spends 90,000 hours agonizing over her own. (Do I really like this Andrew Bird album more than this other Andew Bird album?) Ha. I keed. So I did this thing last year, and since I mentioned Paper Route, and Gavin (Paper Route’s drummer) tweeted a link to the site, I gave Sarah a bunch of traffic, so she owes me, and that’s why you get the: . . . → Read More: Guest Post: Seven Albums That Came Out in 2010 That Mike Listened To and Enjoyed the Most I am having a love/hate relationship with this year’s Lollapalooza schedule. It’s not like last year, where I was able to fill every inch of my day with bands. But maybe that’s a good thing — more time for aimlessly wandering from stage to stage, more opportunities to discover something new. Here’s where you’re most likely to find me this year: . . . → Read More: Scheduling for Lollapalooza is so hard.  Leave a comment  Upcoming Events  arcade fire, b.o.b, blitzen trapper, blues traveler, dan black, deer tick, drive by truckers, edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros, erykah badu, gogol bordello, green day, lady gaga, lollapalooza, los amigos invisibles, mavis staples, metric, mumford & sons, nneka, phoenix, stars, the antlers, the national, the new pornographers, the walkmen So, there’s this little festival called Lollapalooza rolling into Grant Park this weekend. Maybe you’ve heard of it? I’ll be there all weekend, Tweeting and taking bad photos bitching about the heat and the crowds, and hoping my phone doesn’t run out of battery. . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 8/2 – 8/8 Leave a comment Upcoming Events andrew francis, apple store, aslyn, avi buffalo, blitzen trapper, ceiling stars, congress theater, devo, dirty projectors, donnie biggins, double door, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, empty bottle, freelance whales, gogol bordello, hideout, house of blues, j. tillman, kim taylor, lincoln hall, martyrs', matt crews, matthew perryman jones, melissa etheridge, metro, mgmt, millennium park, miniature tigers, minus the bear, nelken, phoenix, phosphorescent, portland cello project, rachele eve, robbie fulks, ryan olson, sabrina chap, schubas, subterranean, switchfoot, the antlers, the black keys, the boxer rebellion, the chicago theatre, the constellations, the dodos, the morning benders, the national, the new pornographers, the walkmen, toby lightman, toro y moi, tributosaurus, warpaint, wild beasts So my last week was a little bit absurdly busy, to the point where I just couldn’t make it to a show I’d planned to go to on Sunday, and just slept instead. I felt bad about it, because I’ve been looking forward to having a chance to see Eliza Gilkyson for . . . → Read More: This Week in Great Music: 4/19 – 4/25 2 comments Upcoming Events alex band, am, art institute of chicago, atlantic bar & grill, bb king, beat kitchen, ben folds, blue october, carbon leaf, caroline smith and the good night sleeps, charlotte gainsbourg, congress theater, corinne bailey rae, cubby bear wrigleyville, devotchka, eliza gilkyson, evanston space, girl in a coma, gogol bordello, hideout, horse feathers, hot chip, house of blues, jc brooks & the uptown sound, jessica robbins, jessie malin, kate miller-heidke, las guitarras de espana, lincoln hall, marie digby, martin sexton, martyrs', melissa auf der mar, natalie merchant, old town school of folk music, park west, passion pit, phantogram, rachel cantu, robbie fulks, ryan montbleau band, schubas, sea wolf, semi precious weapons, sia, st. mark's social, subterranean, the album leaf, the antlers, the infamous string dusters, the polkaholics, the raveonettes, the riviera, the vic, the xx, umphrey's mcgee, yonder mountain duo |
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