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Modest Mouse XRT Show at the Aragon

By XRT Listener Submission ⋅ August 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Although I have lived in Chicago my whole life, and am an avid concertgoer, the closest I have ever been to the Aragon Ballroom was the view of the shining lights from my seat on the Red Line. As I walked in last night for the Modest Mouse concert I was met with security guards [...]

Pearl Jam at United Center

By Marty Lennartz ⋅ August 24, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Just as Pearl Jam’s third song of the evening, “Why Go Home” came to an end, Eddie Vedder asked “Why go home? I’m already there”.
It’s always a homecoming when Eddie is in Chicago. At Sunday night’s sold out United Center show (the first of two nights) Eddie made reference to his early [...]

Green Music Fest ‘09

By 93XRT ⋅ August 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The first ‘Green Music Fest’ in Eckhart Park was this past weekend, and I cruised over Saturday to check it out for myself. Before I get to the music, there’s a couple elements of the Green Music Fest that definitely warrant mentioning. First, what a fun/unique/under utilized location for a music festival. I’d never been [...]

The Pretenders XRT Show at The Vic

By Frank E. Lee ⋅ August 19, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

It was an intriguing XRT triple bill of distinctive female voices at the Vic Theatre last night and the show lived up to expectations with fine sets delivered by all. The evening’s headliners, The Pretenders, led by Chrissie Hynde, resplendent in a dark blazer with tails and a sleeveless top, stomped through a mix of [...]

Animal Collective at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 12, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Everyone was packed in, sweaty and two feet to my right someone threw up before the show even started. I had no idea what I was in for; I’d never seen Animal Collective live but I had been waiting for months.
As they began to play the large screen displayed a slideshow instead of close ups [...]

Kaiser Chiefs at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 12, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

For some reason the Kaiser Chiefs were under the impression that not many of the “Citizens of Lollapalooza” had heard of them. We begged to differ.
It’s interesting to see how music festivals work when competing stages have acts right after each other. On Sunday at 2:30pm, Portugal. The Man tossed the torch from the Playstation [...]

Bassnectar at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

After a long day of seeing many great acts, I was ready to unwind in the best way I knew possible Saturday night.  Head over to Perry’s and dance my rear end off for 90 minutes to the thumping beats of San Francisco DJ Bassnectar (aka Lorin Ashton).  While it may not have been the [...]

The Killers at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ One comment

After patiently standing for three and a half hours, me and about 45,000 of my new best friends at Lollapalooza watched the road crew set up the stage for The Killers. There was not one, but two pianos entirely tiled with mirrors. A number of neon lights lined the front of the stage, Brandon Flower’s [...]

The Killers at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Walking around Grant Park early before the gates opened I could hear the Killers sound check in the distance. To be honest, I was really excited for the show, but not too impressed by what I heard. But I suppose that this is the reason bands have sound check because Sunday night when the Killers [...]

Jane’s Addiction at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

I arrived at an eerily empty Grant Park Sunday morning before the gates opened, ready for a full day of work.  As I was walking in, I could hear a guitar strumming “Jane Says” from Jane’s Addictions’ sound check at the Budweiser stage.  I knew I was probably only going to be able to see [...]

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