The calendar is about to shift from July to August, and that can only mean one thing: Lollapalooza is coming. Soon Chicago will be invaded by bros in basketball jerseys and headbands, with aviators reflecting the beauty of nature as they drop molly and lose any sense of dignity with which they arrived. It’s a bittersweet time downtown, as the visitors pump money into an … Continue reading Lollapalooza 2017
Please keep in mind that this is not the official Pitchfork schedule. For that you can go to their website and see everything that’s going to be happening. I’m just highlighting the stuff that I think is worth checking out. It’s a pretty full festival, but for the most part it’s spaced out enough that you can catch a lot of music. On Friday the … Continue reading 2017 Pitchfork Schedule
For the seventh year in a row, I will not be attending the Lollapalooza Music Festival at Grant Park. Despite the proximity to my home, my love of music, and my love of Chicago summer’s, I can’t justify the price for who I’d be seeing. I’m gonna check out a couple after shows by bands I like, and that will more than soothe my music … Continue reading Lollapalooza 2016
As usual, the Pitchfork Festival programmers have delivered a diverse and fun lineup for music fans to applaud and criticize. It’s certainly a different kind of festival this year-less rock, more pop. I think it will be a fun festival regardless. This is what I recommend you see. Friday If you’re gonna get to Union Park early in an effort to beat the crowds, you’ll … Continue reading Planning Your Pitchfork: A Schedule For The Indecisive
Last year was my first adventure at Pitchfork (well, non-fiction version). It was way better than I expected and manageable like you wouldn’t believe. There’s tons of great food and drinks to be enjoyed, lots of shade to get out of the hot sun for a while, and a whole heck of a lot of music. I’m going to try to stick to my … Continue reading Pitchfork Hits Chicago Tomorrow
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