I’m back - exhausted, blistered, sunburned, probably a bit more deaf. While I saw some ridiculously great new stuff (all of which I’ll be detailing as the week goes on), and our day party with Ray Ban, UR Chicago Magazine, and the Popped! Music Festival was a major highlight, my fifth year at the country’s […]

Superfangs prepared a lovely repast for you on Wednesday, but spotty wireless signals and the general clusterfuck of SXSW have kept me from posting until now. What’s a couple of days when there’s music this tasty out there?
Perspective: Last year’s SXSW conference boasted 24,000 registrants, more
than 35,000 single admissions to officially sanctioned film and music
events, […]

Our bags are packed, our lollipops are color coordinated, and we’re off to Austin tomorrow! Don’t forget to put our day party with the fine folks from Ray-Ban, UR Chicago, and the POPPED! Music Festival on your SXSW itinerary.
In the meantime, the new Black Keys record is totally hellacious. All of the desperation and howling […]

From press@pitchforkmedia.com:
The Pitchfork Music Festival will return to Chicago’s beautiful Union Park on Friday, July 18 through Sunday, July 20, 2008.
Some 40 acts will perform at the festival, which like its Web parent, Pitchfork Media, has built a reputation for presenting the best in cutting-edge rock, hip-hop, dance, jazz, and experimental music.
The first acts to […]

Chicagoist reported yesterday that Chicago’s famed Cabaret Metro has become one of first premiere rock clubs in the country to stick it to those bastards at Ticketmaster. The 1100 capacity venue will handle all ticket sales internally at its box office and online,  passing the “service fee” savings onto its patrons. Brooklyn Vegan picked up […]