Passion Pit (music group)

Best and worst of Friday at Lollapalooza

5 Best Things 1. The War on Drugs – Not the actual war on drugs, but the Philadelphia band named after it. They played the small and shady Google Play stage (my favorite stage each year) at 2:15. Kurt Vile helped start the band with lead singer...

Tags: Haley Reinhart, The Black Keys (music group), Sharon Van Etten, Concerts, Helsinki (Finland)

Lollapalooza Day 1: Black Sabbath, Black Keys and Passion Pit's black thoughts

Here’s the rundown for Friday, Day 1 of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, as brought to you by yours truly (GK) and my colleague Bob Gendron (BG): 11:45 a.m.: Are they expecting the Normandy invasion? Lollapalooza officials say that security has been...

Tags: Nero (music group), Electronica (genre), Sharon Van Etten, SBTRKT (music group), Chicago Transit Authority

Lolla 2012: Best and worst Friday performances

Best Metric, 4 p.m. at Bud Light stage Frontwoman Emily Haines is absolutely unstoppable on stage, moving from keys to tambourine to guitar and back during a set with perfect pacing and just the right balance of old favorites and new material from the...

Tags: Sade (music artist), Six Flags Inc., Grant Park, Neon Indian (music group), Bleep (euphemism)

Lollapalooza weekend filled with stars, swag and shoutouts

Before Zach Gilford and his fiancee, Kiele Sanchez, went to check out the gift suites in the Hard Rock Hotel on Saturday, the self-deprecating “Friday Night Lights” star and Evanston native, who is currently filming Fox's “The Mob...

Tags: Jane's Addiction (music group), Avicii (music group), Celebrities, Lady Gaga, Kelly Osbourne

Album review: Stepdad, 'Wildlife Pop'

RedEye Sound Board

*** (out of four) When talking about the squeaky pop skills of Stepdad, we must begin at “My Leather, My Fur, My Nails.” The song appeared on the band’s delightful “Ordinaire” EP and, re-recorded with even more heft on...

Tags: Entertainment, Fitz and the Tantrums (music group), Music

Lollapalooza letdown, Demi Lovato performing at Ravinia, Bill Murray dines at Tocco

It’s safe to say Lollapalooza didn’t have people like me in mind when choosing its headliners. There is no hip-hop headliner like there was in 2008 (Kanye West) and 2011 (Eminem). Also, I’m too young to care that the three-day music...

Tags: Landry Fields, Colin Egglesfield, Jeff Hephner, Boston Celtics, Jared Jeffries

LeAnn Rimes' Chicago condo appearing on HGTV, 'Jersey Shore' star Vinny Schaumburg-bound, Chelsea Handler dines at Japonais

LeAnn Rimes and husband Eddie Cibrian didn’t live in Chicago very long, but the celebrity couple was here long enough to lease a Gold Coast condo and have it featured on an episode of HGTV’s new interior design series, “Interiors, Inc.&...

Tags: Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets, Barney's New York Incorporated, Chicago Cubs, Ronnie Brewer

Bumbershoot unveils eclectic 2012 lineup

Q13 FOX News Online

Seattle’s premier end-of-summer music festival Bumbershoot announced the much anticipated 2012 lineup Tuesday. The festival will unfold at the Seattle Center and Key Arena Labor Day weekend (September 1-3) and feature more than 100 performers on...

Tags: Jane's Addiction (music group), AWOLNATION (music group), City and Colour (music group), The Jayhawks (music group), Ian Hunter

Pearl Jam joins Jay-Z to headline 'Made In America' fest

Special to CNN

Jay-Z has decided to go vintage for his upcoming Made In America music festival. The hip-hop mogul revealed Tuesday that he's tapped Pearl Jam to headline the upcoming Philadelphia fest along with him. The Seattle rockers will play for one night only...

Tags: Prince (music artist), Santigold, Afrojack (music group), Calvin Harris, Jay-Z

Tuesday Morning Coffee: Moving The Budget Dominoes.

Logan Square live music venues

Bars with live music Ultra Lounge 2169 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-269-2900 This former clubby martini spot has been remodeled into a small-scale live music venue with a separate room for local and traveling acts playing everything from hip-hop to indie rock....

Tags: Punk (genre), Concerts, Lobbying, Bars and Clubs, Entertainment

Lollapalooza 2012 lineup: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Black Keys headline

The 2012 Lollapalooza lineup to be announced Wednesday reaffirms that the culture of DJs and electronic artists is catching up with rock as a live attraction on the lucrative summer festival circuit.  Two of the rock headliners for the Aug. 3-5...

Tags: Sharon Van Etten, SBTRKT (music group), Avicii (music group), DJ Mel, Chairlift (music group)