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Lollapalooza 2011 Preview

Thu, Aug 4 2011

Lollapalooza 2011 Preview

Also tagged: arctic monkeys, cee lo, chicago, chicago music, disappears, foo fighters, gold motel, grant park, lolla, lolla preview, lollapalooza, lykke li, maps & atlases, ok go, ruby jane, smith westerns, the joy formidable, the kills

Check out this preview of the 2011 Lollapalooza festival, complete with set times, stage locations and tons of music!

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5 Kickass… Records from Chicago’s Past (The 1990s)

Tue, Jul 19 2011

5 Kickass… Records from Chicago’s Past (The 1990s)

Also tagged: al jourgensen, billy corgan, cabaret metro, chicago music, exile in guyville, international pop overthrow, international pop overthrow festival, kill hannah, liz phair, local h, local music, Local Music Scene, material issue, metro, ministry, pack up the cats, psalm 69, psalm 69: the way to succeed and the way to suck eggs, scott lucas, siamese dream, smashing pumpkins, urge overkill, veruca salt

Local rock station Q101 may be just a memory, but the amazing music that poured out of the city in the ’90s still sounds great. Here’s 5 kickass albums by Chicago bands from the 1990s. Enjoy!

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The Smashing Pumpkins: Chicago’s Musical Juggernaut

Mon, Mar 28 2011

Also tagged: billy corgan, cabaret metro, chicago, chicago music, corgan, d'arcy, d'arcy wretzky, james iha, jeff schroeder, jimmy chamberlin, joe shanahan, johnathan melvoin, matt walker, metro, mike byrne, music, smashing pumpkins, the frogs, the metro, the smashing pumpkins

The rise and fall (and rise again) of Chicago’s very own Smashing Pumpkins. An epic love story by Gene Wagendorf.

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Disco Demolition Night: Chicago Baseball Meets Rock ‘n’ Roll; Things Explode

Thu, Feb 17 2011

Also tagged: 97.9, baseball, bill veeck, chicago music, chicago music history, Chicago White Sox, comiskey park, dahl, disco, disco demolition, disco demolition night, harry caray, music history, rock n roll, sox, steve dahl, the loop, white sox

100,000 people. Bonfires. Booze. Pot. Sex. Explosions. Baseball? Welcome to the death of disco and the destruction of Comiskey Park.

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Split a Six Pack with Miss Alex White and White Francis of White Mystery

Tue, Feb 1 2011

Also tagged: alex white, chicago bands, chicago music, forestbride, francis white, interview, interviews, miss alex white, music, powerglove, six pack, split a six pack, The Empty Bottle, trash & heat, trash and heat, white francis, white mystery

Six questions from UPChicago. Six answers from Miss Alex White and White Francis of White Mystery. If you like ‘em, turn ‘em up.

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Split a Six Pack with Dan Rico of Close Hits

Tue, Jan 25 2011

Also tagged: caw caw, chicago bands, chicago music, close hits, dan rico, interview, interviews, music, six pack, snacks, split a six pack, tender, The Empty Bottle, the hideout

Six questions from UPchicago. Six answers from Dan Rico of Close Hits. If you like him, turn him up.

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