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This Weeked: Ride the waves and fight the death penalty
Flight of the Conchords soar
Fall Out Boy speaks out: Pete Wentz on the promoter's ordinance
Da Mayor speaks out on the promoter's ordinance
UPDATE: Promoter's ordinance tabled (for now)
"Chicago Tonight" looks at the promoter's ordinance; meetings taking place today in the final hours before a vote
New acts added to a Lollapalooza... and this year has a "theme"
Update: Musical advocates gear up to fight the promoter's ordinance at Wednesday's City Council meeting
Alderman Schulter’s turn: The committee chair responds to music community worries about the promoter’s ordinance
The city responds to the music community's concerns about the promoter's ordinance
The promoter's ordinance: What's the rush to push this through without input from the music community?
Concert review: Ministry begins its long goodbye
The promoter's ordinance: The view from City Hall
Background reading on the promoter's ordinance: The proposed law, and the Chicago Music Commission's response to it
UPDATE: Promoters law passes committee
The city tries again to legislate Clubland — without any input from the music community
This weekend: Singer, Was (Not Was)
Demo2DeRo: Vertikal
Elvis Costello and the Impostors, “Momofuku” (Lost Highway) [2 STARS]
Santogold, “Santogold” (Downtown) [2.5 STARS]
Nine Inch Nails, “The Slip” (nin.com) [3 STARS]
Los Campesinos!, “Hold on Now, Youngster…” (Arts & Crafts) [2.5 STARS]
The good news: My Bloody Valentine in Chicago, Sept. 27
Lou Reed's generosity of spirit: "Who was Lester Bangs?"
Chicago loses another good rock club
A farewell to Ministry (maybe, sort of)
This weekend: Simone, Nudity
Bottom Lounge opening postponed... again
Sly cancels on Chicago again
R.I.P.: The man who arguably did more than any other to inspire some of the best rock ever
The Roots, “Rising Down” (Def Jam) [3 STARS]
Portishead, “Third” (Mercury) [3 STARS]
Hannah Montana... sex symbol???
Demo2DeRo: Trio in Stereo
For Local H, breaking up is hard to do
Taste of Chicago pop music lineup 2008
Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige tear it up at the United Center
At last: The Pitchfork lineup is complete
This Weekend: Chris Mills, Heart of the City and Led Zeppelin (sort of)
My Bloody Valentine: The second coming!
ALL reunites for Chicago Riot Fest
Madonna, “Hard Candy” (Warner Bros.) [3.5 STARS]
Indie rock is where the money's at
Finally, an official opening date for the Bottom Lounge
Not too secret Moby DJ set
Yes, Vampire Weekend still bugs me -- and a few notes on Pitchfork TV
Chicago punk done the way Chicago punk should be
Demo2DeRo: Sybris
More Pitchfork acts announced (but still not all of 'em)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!” (Anti-) [4 STARS]
Tokyo Police Club, “Elephant Shell” (Saddle Creek) [3 STARS]
ACL Announced -- and pondering festival glut
Saul Williams' sonic revolution
Demo2DeRo: Children's Masterpiece Theatre
The Breeders, “Mountain Battles” (4AD) [1.5 STARS]
Head of Femur travels world, sings the big picture
What am I reading?
A tribute to Neu!
So you wanna see Radiohead somewhere else...
Perry, Pepe and the full Lollapalooza lineup for 2008
Demo2DeRo: Rick Ness
The theater wars: The fight for control of the Uptown, and the changing face of the Chicago concert scene
Lollapalooza 2008 headliners confirmed
Album review: Destroyer, “Trouble in Dreams” (Merge) [1 STAR]
Album review: Moby, “Last Night” (Mute/EMI) [3.5 STARS]
Concert review: Four decades later, Davies remains on top
More Pitchfork acts announced
Vampire Weekend: "Look, Muffy, a band for us!”
Demo2DeRo: Filligar
Reserving the right to change my mind (on R.E.M. or anything else)
Album review: R.E.M., “Accelerate” (Warner Bros.) [3 STARS]
Persian tradition meets modern rock
Album review: The Raconteurs, “Consolers of the Lonely” (Warner Bros.) [1.5 STARS]
Lollapalooza tickets going on sale
Demo2DeRo: Stolie
Gnarls Barkley: Odder than you'll ever be
Fighting the good Fite
Punk rock may mean freedom...
Waitin' for a Superman
SXSW Dispatch #8: The kingdom of heaven and the best band in the world
Stray notes from SXSW III: Ticketmaster's trickery
SXSW Dispatch #7: Chicago rising: The Frantic, the Cool Kids, and Kid Sister's Pro Nails Salon
SXSW Dispatch #6: The Ticket Master speaks, and debating ethics in the blogosphere
SXSW Dispatch #5: Night three in the clubs
SXSW Dispatch #4: R.E.M. is back (well, sort of)
SXSW Dispatch #3: Lou Reed's "punk aggressive steel street action"
SXSW Dispatch #2: On parties, panels and Yeasayer
Stray notes from SXSW II: Chicago in Austin
Stray notes from SXSW: They want YOU!
Rage and Wilco to play at Lolla, too?
SXSW Dispatch #1: Naked Raygun lives!
Pitchfork announces part of its 2008 lineup
Demo2DeRo: Pretty Good Dance Moves
Radiohead returns to Grant Park -- maybe. And in a very different setting.
Pitchfork's Ryan Schreiber talks about the new future of the site
The Lollapalooza that ate Chicago
The Bottom Lounge and Reggie's: Dawn of a new day for the Chicago club scene?
Talking loops, politics and marriage with Steve Earle
Spin Control: Sons and Daughters
10 new Chicago acts that should be heard from in 2008
The first masterpiece of 2008
Taking a bath with Sia
What will Diablo do now?
What becomes a diva least?
Personality crisis? Not for David Johansen
Martin Atkins, underground renaissance man
National Review's cowardly, blathering blowhard rambles on
May 9 is 84 days away...
"Feminazis," and the return of the son of the bride of Juno
Back to the Super Furry beginning
Lollapalooza promoters seize Soldier Field
Major national press exposure for yours truly, rock critic and blogger
And, hot off the presses...
I watch the Grammys (So you don't have to)
From Galaxie 500 to Luna to plain ol' Dean (& Britta)
What makes someone a Chicago artist?
Lez not Led
More music at Soldier Field: Is this a good idea?
I hate to be one of those bloggers...
Petty rocks the Super Bowl
Grammy Fun Part Two
Grammy Fun Part One
Ego? What ego?
And another query from the peanut gallery
Reader request: Inspirational female anthems, anyone?
The Chicago Music Commission is talking a lot, but is it doing anything?
Time Out considers the state of criticism
The New Face of Techno, Redux?
Punk Is Not Ded!
Not to be too incestuous, but...
Talib Kweli: Coming on strong
And even a little bit more "Juno"
More "Juno" Fallout
Ringo Starr, “Liverpool 8” (Capitol) [1 STAR]
Saul Williams, “The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!” (niggytardust.com) [3.5 STARS]
Why "Juno" is anti-rock
Hannah Montana is faking it?
"Kurt Cobain: About a Son"
And now a word about Pulp
And on the subject of Downloads...
Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead (Again)
Yoko Gets a Bum Rap
Can anyone help Joe out?
Some links as we ponder year's end
Oops, I DO Have One More List!
More Ticketing Debate
The REAL Reason Why Those Hannah Montana Tickets Cost So Much
If You Can Stand One More List...
The Best Albums of 2007: 41 to 50
The Best Albums of 2007: 31 to 40
The Best Albums of 2007: 21 to 30
The Best Albums of 2007: 11 to 20
Jim DeRo's Top 10 Albums of 2007
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