Lollapalooza Day 3: Imelda May – Lia Ices – Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Flogging Mollys – Cage The Elephant – Best Coast – Damian Marley and Nas – Manchester Orchestra

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A hundred or so people having fun in the rain Walking into Lolla for day 3, I was greeted by the sounds of Titus Androncious a band I have grown to enjoy so much. I unfortunately was unable to shoot them but did get to enjoy them as I walked over to the stage to

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Lollapalooza Day 1

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Day 1 Fun The perks of going to a music fest is obviously getting to see and experience all different kinds of music at one place.  Yesterday, was a great day to do just that at the opening day of Lollapalooza held in Chicago’s Grant Park.  My day kicked off checking out The Vaccines, an

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Billboard’s Conflict of Interest show kicks off Lollapalooza weekend Thursday night at the Double Door in Chicago.

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Billboard’s and The Syndicate’s “Conflict of Interest” show kicked off Lollapalooza weekend Thursday night at the Double Door in Chicago. Little Hurricane kicked the night off as a great opening act. Comparing them to the Black Keys is on obvious reference I am sure they have gotten on more then one occasion, but it’s a

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A Conversation with Dom from the Road

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I first learned of the Massachusetts based indie-pop project Dom this past spring when I saw them live at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. The show was fun and the synth driven sounds had me hooked from the first song. One of the highlights of the show was Dom’s interaction with the crowd, which

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Weekend Playlist – June 3, 2011

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Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “The Heron and the Fox” – Little Scream Kelly Knapp interviewed Laurel Sprengelmeyer aka Little Scream – here’s some of their conversation:

Sasquatch! Watch: Typhoon

BestNewBands.com’s Portland correspondent Liz Livengood raved about local act Typhoon back in April, saying the 12-person band “can only be described as epic,” and that “seeing them live was a treat.” (Check out Liz’s review here.) After hearing such high praise, as well as kind words from NPR and The Chicago Tribune, I’m that much

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