A couple months ago, an electrical fire obliterated the studio of musician and producer Joe McMahan of the Nashville band Luella and the Sun. Though no one was hurt, much was destroyed. The band quickly kicked into gear and started a fundraiser campaign. Lucky for us, it included a benefit show at Mercy Lounge. Around
Editor’s note: Our Chicago correspondent Evan Clark has battled the elements, including rain, mud and heat to bring you the sights and sounds from what’s going on in Grant Park. Check back for more updates. PHOX: 12:00pm, The Grove The dropping of Azealia Banks from Saturday’s lineup meant a complete shuffle of the schedule. Caught
“Jesus loves you… No he doesn’t!” Cue fuzz distortion as Nathan Williams orchestrates the rowdiness with “Paranoid” off Wavves’ latest album “Afraid of Heights”. It was all killer no filler with Wavves, rarely stopping to chat or even tune, preferring an ambush of their punk catalog, including, “Post Acid”, “Sail to the Sun”, and, “Idiot”. Bodies were
Josh Farrow has been causing a ruckus in Nashville lately with airplay on the city’s iconic radio station Lightning 100 and with attention from the beloved Emmylou Harris and recent transplants The Black Keys. With his well-crafted lyrics and a voice that hits spicy and sweet like a Hot Tamale candy, it’s no wonder he’s
Palma Violets: 1:00pm, Bud Light Stage These lads from Lambeth, London have been labeled the next big thing across the pond, so it only should be a matter of time until Palma Violets strike a similar match with us Yankees. They certainly did their best kicking off day three for the sun dried tomato faced
Our new Chicago contributor, Evan Clark, is spending the weekend roaming the grounds at Lollapalooza. Here are some great moments from Friday featuring Crystal Castles, Deap Vally, Disclosure, Neighbourhood and Smith Westerns. A full review to follow soon. All photos are, as you might expect, by Evan Clark. Crystal Castles Deap Vally Disclosure
Shakey Graves, aka Alejandro Rose-Garcia, the Austin based one-man traveling band, made his debut at Zilker Park in Austin during the cities’ Blues on the Green summer series. Every other Wednesday during the heat wave months in Austin, bands join together to perform a free concert series in the very lawn that Austin City Limits
Virtually all bands come from humble beginnings, but some were just meant for the limelight – performing with such bombastic intensity that they make more sense on large arena stages than intimate clubs. For most of these groups, the climb to stardom is a long, strenuous one, but for some the rungs were placed in
Well, we managed to find enough time to get well rested and ready for the second round of Capitol Hill Block Party after a wholly entertaining kick-off day; the day two party rivaled the first and gave us a wide range of musical tastes from local punk act Naomi Punk to the stardom of Canadian
Welcome to one of Seattle’s classic summer musical festivals: Capitol Hill Block Party. One of the city’s main “bar” streets, Pike St., is transformed for the weekend into what at first might appear to be a musical playground. True to name, however, Capitol Hill Block Party is first and foremost a very big street party