Perry Farrell’s farewell to Jane’s was genesis for Lollapalooza
In the weeks after his band Jane's Addiction released one of the defining albums of its era in 1990, "Ritual De Lo Habitual," Perry Farrell was already looking ahead. "I'm...
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At Pitchfork, an up and down weekend
It was a weekend when a Beach Boys legend seemed to drift away before our eyes and four women from the U.K. stood dressed in black against the hot afternoon...
Pitchfork day 3: Miguel flirts and Chance the Rapper makes a surprise appearance
Reports from Sunday, day three at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, from Greg Kot (GK), and Bob Gendron (BG). 1:53 p.m.: "I thought there would be like 30...
Pitchfork day 2: Brian Wilson looks like a bystander at his own concert
Reports from Saturday, day two at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, from Greg Kot (GK) and Bob Gendron (BG). 1:16 p.m.: A full minute of silence accentuates the...
Pitchfork day 1: Shamir deserves a bigger stage, Beach House close with a yawn
Reports from Friday, day one at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, from Greg Kot (GK), Bob Gendron (BG) and Tracy Swartz (TS): 3:41 p.m.: It's raining, which is...
Avalanches invite a bunch of guests to their sampling party in ‘Wildflower’
The Avalanches debuted in 2000 by organizing a dense, dizzying jigsaw puzzle of seemingly unrelated electronic samples into one of the defining albums of recent decades, "Since I Left You."...
Double Door must vacate Wicker Park space, judge rules
The Double Door rock club must eventually vacate the Wicker Park space it has occupied for more than 20 years because management failed to properly notify its landlord last year...
Kot’s picks: 19 bands not to miss at Pitchfork (and all the rest)
It's time for another round of adventurous music at Union Park. Here's everything you need to know. Tribune staffers will be livetweeting from the fest, using the hashtag #P4kFest. Click...
Adele’s best conversation is with her band at United Center
Adele paused between nearly every song Sunday at the first of the three sold-out concerts at the United Center just to chat. "I'm not a diva," she said at one...
The Julie Ruin hits reset button with high style
The Julie Ruin, the latest project from Riot Grrrl trailblazer Kathleen Hanna, merges many of her many past lives in music: a dash of Bikini Kill's proto-feminist garage-punk, a pinch...