I had a great weekend and I am "finally" settled in my new place. On Friday, I made the short trek to South Bend to catch Wilco, and they didn't disappoint as usual. On Saturday, I had a really great meal in Chinatown at a restaurant called Hing Kee. Yesterday, I went down to Wicker Park fest and checked out Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. I hadn't seen them before, but it's safe to say the next time they are in Chicago I will be there. I hope everyone had a great weekend!
I am currently sitting in my hotel room in Rochester, NY just about to hit the road for Raleigh, NC. Both of the Phish shows I have seen so far have been very very good, but MPP night two, set two has been the best set so far. I am really pumped for the final four shows of the tour. Here is some news and a video of Phish covering Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"
With a little less than a month left, Pitchfork Music Festival is just about completely sold out. The three-day passes were scooped up in record time, and all that remain are single-day passes for Friday, which can be bought here. I actually just sold my three-day pass as I have decided that I don't want to deal with the crowd this year. I have elected to catch Pavement at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park in September.
Last night, I checked out Them Crooked Vulturesat the Aragon Ballroom. Aside from Josh Homme getting drunk throughout the show, I really enjoyed the performance. There were times during the two hour set that the energy lacked, but the band brought it most of the night. It's very clear that Dave Grohl is enjoying being out of the limelight and playing drums. It was also a pleasure to watch him own his kit! Here is some news and a video to get you over the hump day known as Wednesday.
The folks at Pitchfork have just announced the first wave of artist additions for the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival. Joining the already stellar lineup will be Broken Social Scene, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Panda Bear & Dâm-Funk to name a few. This is shaping up to be a monster festival!
I tried Ethiopian food for the first time at Ras Dashen and reallyenjoyed it. I tried a beer from Namibia at dinner called Windhoek Special This made me think of the Flight of the Conchords song "Ladies of the World".But this weekend is going to kick some serious ass! I am catching Trey at The Riv on Friday and then I head to Madison on Saturday to catch Wilco at Overture Hall. Here is some news to get your Monday moving.
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Last year it took two months for the three-days passes to sell out for Pitchfork Music Festival. Thanks to three solid headliners including the much anticipated set by Pavement, this year took less than a week. You are still able to purchase one day passes, but they will go fast. Check out these videos by the three headliners.
What a way to start a Friday! The organizers of Pitchfork Music Festival unveiled an indie music fan's wet dream. The recently reunited Pavement will close out the festival, which had been confirmed a few days earlier. Modest Mouse and LCD Soundsystem will headline the other two nights. The festival, which takes place in the cozy confines of Chicago's Union Park will go down from July 16 - 18. I would imagine that the tickets will sell out pretty quickly and there are still many more bands to be announced.
Tickets go on sale at noon Central time today at TicketWeb. Single-day passes cost $40, and three-day passes cost $90. (There are no two-day passes this year.) Lineup, so far, below: Friday, July 16: Modest Mouse Saturday, July 17: LCD Soundsystem Raekwon Here We Go Magic Sunday, July 18: Pavement St. Vincent Lightning Bolt Cass McCombs Sleigh Bells
Lastly, Aerosmith has been providing more drama than an episode of Gossip Girl. It appears that Aerosmith may have solved their issues for the time being. Steven Tyler made a surprise visit at a Joe Perry solo gig last night in New York City. Joe Perry also took to his Twitter page to dispel rumors of Aerosmith breaking up. It would have been a shame if the band would hired a new singer and continued under the Aerosmith name.
Just as the band released their ambitious new double album Embyronic, the band has announced they have recorded a track-by-track interpretation of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Henry Rollins & Peaches guest on the project.
Click here for the L.A. Times story. Above photo by Todd Martens.
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