Nov 24, 2014
Lollapalooza has experienced huge growth since its incarnation as a touring festival in 1991. As the festival settled solely in Chicago in 2005, the costs of touring were no longer an issue, allowing the curators to schedule more artists. With an increased number of artists came a more diverse range of musical genres.Chicago Tribune recently assembled...
Aug 15, 2013
Some good links for you:The five characteristics of a Chicago Music Snob. Lincoln Hall is pretty dope.The Curse Of Northerly Island continues. Backstreet Boys fans outraged at Live Nation's early curfew. Seriously.Whoa! Big mixup when Terrapin Flyer took a night off from their Wednesday night Abbey Pub residency and an Insane Clown...
Jun 12, 2011
There is something special when the worlds of rock and classical music collide. After months of preparation, the end products are only performed a handful of times, creating something truly unique for the lucky attendees. The Barn will feature a different rock / symphony fusion weekly over the next several weeks in a new feature: Symphony...
Apr 28, 2011
After this week's artist announcement, it looks like this will be another year that we won't be attending the biggest music festival that Chicago has to offer. Other pundits have already said it better than I can, but the prevailing thought seems to be that bigger and more diverse does not equal better. Certainly, the...