On Tuesday, Greg Kot reported that Eminem, Foo Fighters and Muse are going to be the among the headliners for Lollapalooza 2011. But there’s something else that’s just as important for the fans to know and think about.
The Year In Live Music: Pleasure Trends, Best Bands and New Discoveries
January 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
Loyal Slayer Fans Armed With Scalpels At Live Shows?
October 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
It is true that metal fans are often crazier than the band? Are metal fans more prone to behaving badly than other concert fans? Let’s start the weekend off right and see if this is true by looking at how a Slayer fan used a scalpel at a live show.
Does The Radius Clause Impact Concert Fans?
July 5, 2010 By 2 Comments
On June 25th pop music reporter Jim Derogatis of Vocalo.org broke a story about Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan investigating the radius clause imposed on bands who play Lollapalooza and the festival’s possible anti-trust violating relationship with the City of Chicago. Then on June 30th, Derogatis followed up the story with a series of key [...]
Paying Tribute To A Surprise Peaches Conversion
March 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Recently, my brother Ken and I were hanging out playing Wii and I had Peaches’s Impeach My Bush playing on my laptop as we swung virtual golf clubs and knocked down digital bowling pins. Then something unexpected happened.
What Was Lollapalooza's Biggest Health Issue?
August 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Do you know what the “single biggest health issue” was on Day 2 of Lollapalooza? Bursting bloody eardrums? Crushing bones in the mosh pit? Dehydration? Drug use, perhaps? Nope. It was none of these. I have to admit I was surprised. But according to Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot video review, it was…foot blisters. Yes, my friends. Nasty, uncomfortable and [...]
Open Books Blogathon 2009: Reads To Feed Your Fix
July 26, 2009 By 3 Comments
What Would "Fan-Based" Concert Ticket Pricing Look Like?
June 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been thinking about the results of the Billboard poll to the right a lot lately. Especially after reading how Live Nation is trying to “help” concert fans. But is their recent removal of service fees (announced on June 1st) a move to help fans or just help increase summer ticket sales? Here’s what Live Nation told Billboard [...]
Remembering Wilco’s Jay Bennett
May 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Getting back from the Indy 500 on Sunday, I was greeted by the unfortunate news that ex-Wilco member Jay Bennett had died. It goes without saying that this news was sad. And for me the connection and one of the reasons to mourn was linked to Bennett’s masterful production and contributions to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, one [...]
Why Music Fans Love The All Powerful Comment Box
May 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sometimes I find myself enjoying the fan comments more than the actual concert review itself. No offense to my fellow concert reviewers. But often, in just a few words, what a fan types into that little All Powerful Comment Box will express succinctly, honestly and with great zest how much the show meant to them, or how much they’re looking [...]
Andrew Bird's Shattered Brilliance At The Civic Opera House
April 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
When Pete Townshend did it, it was considered innovative and brilliant. Jimi Hendrix made it a burning and majestic work of art. And both used the destruction and torching of their stringed instruments as a final climatic surge, culminating their performance into a massive swell that released theirs and the crowd’s emotional inertia. But this was not [...]
Chicago Promoters Ordinance Update
March 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Chicago music community can rest easy for the time being as City officials, on Thursday, said the Proposed Ordinance—that would force many independent promoters and venues to close shop—is still not ready to vote on. Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot reports that “Despite fears within the music community that the so-called Promoters Ordinance would again [...]
Super Bowling: Guacamole Dip and Backing Tracks
February 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Why You Should Post Comments After A Concert
I know that I never like to see anyone get hurt or feel pain during a concert. So naturally I cringed when I read Greg Kot’s update concerning the unfortunate injury of Jesus Lizard lead singer David Yow during a recent Metro show. But after reading this Yow injury update I also realized that Kot’s post, and the fan contributions [...]