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Another month, another ticket giveaway. This time we’re giving away a pair of passes to see Rogue Wave and The Grates at Logan Square Auditorium on Thursday, September 7th at 8:30 p.m. Rogue Wave is still touring in support of their 2005 album Descended Like Vultures and will play Bumbershoot this weekend. The Oakland, CA foursome was last here in June, and were quite effusive about it. As for The Grates, we last saw them... 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 ›

The little indie fest that could is all growed up and coming back to Union Park in Chicago on July 29-30. Pitchfork Media has decided that their name needs to be hyped more, but expect the same independent music. Last summer 30,000 people stood in long lines at Intonation Fest for water and were generally nice to one another while hearing from the likes of The Decemberists, Out Hud, The Go! Team and many... more ›

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The defining moment for Pitchfork’s Intonation Music Festival came just after Toronto’s Broken Social Scene began their Saturday evening set. Taking advantage of a security force that was as laid-back as the attendees, a few concertgoers slipped into the press pit with the same hesitation and excitement you’d see if they were trying to stand next to the prettiest girl in school. At any other show, a struggle would have ensued between drunks rushing the... more ›

Hate festivals, but want to see some of the bands anyway? A few of the bands playing Intonation Festival this weekend will also be playing at other venues around town. So click around and see if anything is of interest. First up, Four Tet will be doing an in-store at Reckless Records at 3161 N. Broadway on Friday at 5:30 pm. Free. The Go! Team will be at the Double Door on Friday night with... more ›

Pitchfork Media, that doyenne of indie rock criticism, kicks off the first Intonation Music Festival this Saturday with one of the most distinguished lineups of bands you’ve probably never heard of in your entire life. We know many of you have been losing your shit for weeks over the chance to see artists like A.C. Newman, The Go! Team, Broken Social Scene, and the Decemberists share the same bill and have also been giving the... more ›

Wondering about the look of the CTA buses with an express lane for Chicago Card users? Then wonder no more! Chicagoist ended up riding one of these new buses into downtown today and got to see it in action (or possibly “inaction.”) We picked up the 156 LaSalle bus at North and LaSalle. While we were waiting, a CTA employee told us we would be boarding one of the new express lane buses. We... more ›

As the organizers of Lollapalooza struggle to dot their I’s, cross their T’s, and leave the bags of money behind the correct trees, Pitchfork does them one better by announcing they’ll be “curating” the first Annual Intonation Music Festival on July 16th and 17th at Pulaski Park. (Curating? Huh. So that’s what pretension smells like). But let’s leave our own sarcasm aside for a moment because Pitchfork has done something really crazy and released a... more ›