Whew! Happy, sore, tired, but mainly thrilled Lollapalooza spends her time in our home town. We'd like to give props to each and every one of the fans who stood their ground to be down front for whoever was their favorite band from The Flaming Lips to Wilco or The Raconteurs and the Chili Peppers. You guys are the ones who made Lollapalooza the best! Here are just a few more thoughts on the bands that performed. more ›

Day Two has come and gone. We thought that maybe we were slacking today, since we only traversed the magnificent mile four times instead of yesterday's seven, but it seems that we took a lot more pictures. Today's bands didn't disappoint, from Wolfmother to Living Things and, not even mentioning, Sonic Youth or The Go! Team. And, all we have to say about The Flaming Lips is - WOW! We're looking forward to tomorrow. What... more ›

Though Chicagoist exists only in the zeroes and ones of HTML coding, that doesn’t mean we don’t heart the print world. Few things are better than spending our Sunday morning curled up with the paper or picking up a zine or two when we’re out buying records. (Yes, buying! Not downloading! And records! Not MP3s! Fear our Ludditeness!). more ›