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 [...]
Dero Says Goodbye With A List Of His Best Concerts Ever
May 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
In his swan song Chicago Sun-Times post earlier this month, pop music critic Jim Derogatis choose to end his time at the daily newspaper by listing his favorite concerts. It’s a question I’ve always wanted to know the answer to, so let’s see… what are the best concerts that Dero has ever seen?
They Took A Slice of My Head For Science
September 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Well, maybe it wasn’t for the glory of any world-changing scientific research. But what they did cut out of my head definitely opened up a great discussion about live music in my mind. So I now have seven stiches and a pinched bump on my scalp where there use to be skin (see photo below). Truth is, I [...]
