I know that December tends to be a time to purchase gifts for friends and family members. But Shopping kind of sucks. Instead, go to a show? Thursday, December 6th El Gavachillo, Regimen Sinaloense at Elbo Room El Gavachillo is a side project of Wil-Dog from Ozomatli. It's a band that does classic punk covers [...]

Photo Credit: Andrew St. Clair 21 years after its inception, Lollapalooza is a festival that does most things right. For quite a while, it's been in a very convenient area and has an excellent line-up, even compared with competing fests such as Bonnaroo, Coachella, and Outside Lands. When done right, a great festival includes bands for everyone, and Lollapalooza does this to near perfection. Among the headliners: Jack White and Red Hot Chili Peppers , Justice , Kaskade , Bassnecter and Santigold [...]

Winner of Lollapalooza Sunday : Of Monsters and Men. Let me explain to you how amazing Of Monsters and Men are: I was bled on, copiously, by a stranger while waiting for this set to start, and yet I ended it with a ginormous grin on my face. They’re that good. Having read Ricky’s post in April about their show at the Phoenix Theater, I knew that I needed to experience the magic. Sure enough, approximately 20 seconds into their set, I already had that warm, fuzzy feeling in my stomach. Lead singers Hilmarsdóttir and ÞórhallssonI [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Frank Yang Day one of the Osheaga Festival in Montreal kicked off yesterday with two Icelandic highlights, a nostalgic blast from the past and one redheaded festival goddess named Florence Welch . As the sun began to set rapidly at Parc Jean-Drapeau, Icelandic ambient rockers Sigur Ros took the stage armed with a set of hits as cinematic as the darkening sky itself. [...]
With every summer comes great festivals, Lollapalooza has been proving this for the past 21 years. While we regret we will not be at the show this year, here are some of the bands we recommend seeing while at Grant Park: Red Hot Chili The Black Keys Black Sabbath Jack White Florence + The Machine At The Drive-In Bassnectar Avicii The Shins Passion Pit Bloc Party Miike Snow The Afghan Whigs M83 Franz Ferdinand Childish Gambino Delta Spirit Santigold [...]
The countdown is on! Only two more days until I board a smelly bus at six in the morning in my attempt to get to Jean Drapeau Park in time to see The Walkmen . High hopes this one has. As the excitement for the festival builds, here is a playlist and preview of what thousands upon thousands of happy ears will be feasting upon. This post will be broken up in three, as the festival has now expanded to three days now. If you are reading this and wondering what the hell "Osheaga" is, well here's [...]

Photo by Ted Maider Most people who came to Sasquatch! camped in tents and RVs in either the more peaceful VIP camping section or the favela on the hill camping section. Fellow writer/photographer Harley and I were in the very small minority of people who drove home every night after the whole festival was over. During the night drive back to Quincy, WA, we'd try to suss out and synthesize the day's music, the people we saw, what costumes they were wearing, what native culture those costumes were appropriating, the things that were mumbled [...]

As usual with big fests, the headliners are disappointing. But who cares? The undercard is always where the action is. Here's who's playing, with MP3s where I could find them. See you in Chicago, August 3-5, 2012. Afghan Whigs Alabama Shakes (MP3: I Found You ) Aloe Blacc (MP3: You Make Me Smile ) Amadou & Mariam Ambassadors (Soundcloud: Unconsolable ) Anamanaguchi Animal Kingdom (MP3: Tin Man via Magnet ) At The Drive-In Avicii Band of Skulls (MP3: Sweet [...]
The official lineup officially hit last night, and you can check out the full list below. The Black Keys have really exploded up the lineup from being middle of the afternoon several years ago to being one of the 3 main headliners this year, even above a reunited Black Sabbath. Impressive. Other notables include Justice, At The Drive-In, The Weeknd, The Shins, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand and a ton more. Check them all out below, and you can snag tickets at the official website . LOLLAPALOOZA - 2012 LINEUP Red Hot Chili [...]