The annual music fest prides itself on not being genre-specific, accepting everything from solo-acoustic acts like Mark Rose to the likes of Talking Heads cover band This Must Be The Band.
Middlewest Fest 2011 Grows Up in DeKalb
DOWNLOAD: TPC Vs. M83
Tokyo Police Club is remembering the first decade of the Aughts by recording a new cover daily to correspond with each year. Today's cover lines up with 2008 as the band tackles M83's sublime "Kim & Jessie" and they do it up right. It's slightly sloppy but that meshes well to offset the pristine perfection of the source material and allows Tokyo Police Club to stake their own claim to the tune.
Empty Out Your Wallet
Frankly, the forecast for snow on the first two days of spring has us super cranky, so let’s just get to it.
Lollapalooza: 5 Picks for Today and 1 for Tonight
Each morning we're going to highlight five bands playing at Lollapalooza that we think are worth seeing. Some will be popular, some less known, but we believe they're all worth your time. And for those not making it to the festival itself, we'll round it out with an additional show going on after the grounds close down for the evening. Matt & Kim Bouncy, jouncy, fun, and happy, Matt & Kim are just the sort...
Empty Out Your Wallet
Did the groundhog see his shadow this morning? What does that mean again? We'll just jump forward to spring and get us some tickets to shows where we can don a jacket instead of a parka. My Brightest Diamond will be opening for The Decemberists on a pair of evenings at the Riviera. If anyone has the perfect pedigree to open for the lit-rockers it would have to be Shara Worden. She's the granddaughter of...

