2011 Pitchfork Music Fest: The slideshow | Chicago Reader
2011 Pitchfork Music Fest: The slideshow | Chicago Reader. Some of my photos from this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival are in this week’s Chicago Reader.
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Three Beats: Chicago vs. Atlanta on a new cassette comp of local psych | Three Beats | Chicago Reader
Next month local cassette label ‘Spective Audio releases Vital-Sound I, a compilation that pits six psychedelic bands from Atlanta against five from Chicago. via Three Beats: Chicago vs. Atlanta on a new cassette comp of local psych | Three Beats | Chicago Reader.
Soundboard, July 21-27 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader
Soundboard, July 21-27 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader. This week: Marissa Nadler, Monument, and Cass McCombs.
Our guide to the Pitchfork Music Festival | Pitchfork 2011 | Chicago Reader
Our guide to the Pitchfork Music Festival | Pitchfork 2011 | Chicago Reader. I wrote about Sun Airway, Baths, and Health for the Reader‘s Pitchfork Music Festival preview.
Soundboard, July 14-20 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader
Soundboard, July 14-20 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader. This week: Catholics & the Pill Cool Dick by Catholics And The Pill
Three Beats: Cloud Mouth plays a round robin | Three Beats | Chicago Reader
Cloud Mouth start their long good-bye with a round robin via Three Beats: Cloud Mouth plays a round robin | Three Beats | Chicago Reader. Chicago postpunk trio Cloud Mouth will break up in the fall, and their round robin show is the first of many good-bye celebrations. Read more!
Soundboard: July 7-13 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader
Soundboard: July 7-13 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader. This week: Dope Body.
Soundboard: June 30-July 6 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader
Soundboard: June 30-July 6 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader. This week: Jeff the Brotherhood
Best of Chicago 2011 | Chicago Reader
Best of Chicago 2011 | Chicago Reader. This week is the Reader‘s “Best of Chicago” issue, and I wrote a handful of blurbs for this year’s issue. Take a gander at them: Best band-on-band synergy Best musical wunderkid who could use a nap Best local response to a national music meme Best musical YouTube sensation … [Read more…]
Soundboard: June 23-June 30 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader
Soundboard: June 23-June 30 | Soundboard | Chicago Reader. This week: Idiot Glee. Paddywhack by Idiot Glee