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A Day In The Life Of Los Campesinos!

A Day In The Life Of Los Campesinos!

Check out Josh Darr’s photos as he spent the day with Los Campesinos! at The Metro in Chicago, Ill. on January 27, 2012.  read more

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Cage The Elephant Photos - Chicago, Ill.

Cage The Elephant Photos - Chicago, Ill.

Cage The Elephant helped Chicago chime in 2012 with over 4,000 fans who packed into the Aragon Ballroom to celebrate New Year’s Eve.  read more

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Lollapalooza 2011 Day One Recap

Lollapalooza 2011 Day One Recap

Expansion seems to be the name of the game in the case of Lollapalooza. But is bigger necessarily better? It seems so, if Friday’s sets are any indication.  read more

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Bon Iver, The Rosebuds Photos - Chicago, Ill.

Bon Iver, The Rosebuds Photos - Chicago, Ill.

Check out photos from Bon Iver and The Rosebuds playing at the Chicago Theatre.  read more

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Lollapalooza Reveals 2011 Lineup

Lollapalooza Reveals 2011 Lineup

While many festivals come and go each summer, few provide as consistent of an experience as Lollapalooza does year in and year out. Between its impeccable location in the heart of downtown Chicago and elite lineups that few other festivals can regularly top, Lollapalooza has emerged as a 21st century Windy City institution. Now celebrating it’s 20th anniversary, Lollapalooza announced another fantastic lineup at the stroke of midnight last night, booking Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse, My Morning Jacket and Deadmau5 as headliners for this year’s festivities....  read more

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Of Montreal, Janelle Monae, Built to Spill Kick off Pygmalion Music Festival Tonight

Of Montreal, Janelle Monae, Built to Spill Kick off Pygmalion Music Festival Tonight

There’s nothing like a killer music festival to make your displaced Midwesterner correspondent yearn for the flatlands of Illinois. If you happen to find yourself in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. tonight with no plans, do yourself a favor and check out the Pygmalion Music Festival....  read more

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Lollapalooza Organizers Being Investigated by Illinois Attorney General

Lollapalooza Organizers Being Investigated by Illinois Attorney General

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is reportedly investigating C3 Presents and various Lollapalooza sponsors for possible anti-trust violations. Like other major festivals that take place in the U.S. (Coachella, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits), Lollapalooza requires its acts to adhere to radius clauses that prohibit them from playing at any venue within 300 miles of the festival’s Grant Park location 180 days before and 90 days after the event....  read more

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Drake Photos - Charleston, IL - Eastern Illinois University - Lantz Arena - 4/6/10

Drake Photos - Charleston, IL - Eastern Illinois University - Lantz Arena - 4/6/10

Recently, Drake visited Eastern Illinois University. Paste's Jon Gitchoff was there...  read more

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Five Reasons Why Chicago is a Beer Destination City

Five Reasons Why Chicago is a Beer Destination City

Today is the final day of the 2010 Craft Brewers Conference...  read more

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Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Soundgarden, The Strokes and Green Day to Headline Lollapalooza 2010?

Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Soundgarden, The Strokes and Green Day to Headline Lollapalooza 2010?

[Photo by Mark C. Austin] It’s been just three years since a then-unknown Lady Gaga played a small show at 2007’s Lollapalooza festival, but it looks like this year, the Lady will be bringing the heavy synth and crazy costumes to the main stage as one of Lollapalooza’s headliners. The Chicago Tribune reports that Gaga is in talks to head the festival, along with Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Green Day and a reunited Soundgarden....  read more

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