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Lollapalooza 2010 Lineup Rumors and Leaks

by whitperson on Feb 16, 10

in Festivals,Rumors

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(4/6/10 update: the Lollapalooza 2010 lineup has been officially announced)

The lineup for 2010 appears to be leaking like a sieve. Citing “multiple industry sources,” the Daily Swarm claims that Lolla headliners include Lady Gaga, Green Day and a reunited Soundgarden. The Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot is reporting that Lolla organizers are also in negotiations with Arcade Fire and The Strokes as possible headliners. Kot also mentioned a number of other bands confirmed for Lolla 2010, including: , , , , and .

The full lineup announcement isn’t supposed to be due until some time in April, but it looks like Perry Ferrell and C3 Presents may have a tough time keeping it under wraps. All the more fun for all of us though, right?

Lollapalooza 2010 is slated for August 6-8 in Chicago’s Grant Park. Check out Lollapalooza.com for more info.

Video: Dirty Projectors – “No Intention”

by whitperson on Nov 5, 09

in Videos

Any Dirty Projectors fans out there?

I admit I’m a bit late to the party on these guys, mainly because I initially wasn’t digging the lead vocals by Dave Longstreth (not the ladies, they’re fantastic). But I really like the lead guitar lines as well as the minimal sonic backdrop these guys/gals put together. This is probably my favorite tune they do:

Dirty Projectors Perform “No Intention” on SIRIUS XMU [YouTube]

The acoustic set-up is nice, but I think I actually prefer the electrified version of this song even more. The percussion and electric guitar just give it a bigger sound:

The Dirty Projectors play “No Intention” in Toronto [YouTube]

Anyone seen them live recently? I’d be curious what kind of energy they bring to a club show.

2009 Halloween Concert Round-Up

by whitperson on Oct 28, 09

in Link Roundup,Tour Dates

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Like New Year’s Eve, is another holiday that a lot of bands choose to celebrate in style. There’s just something about mixing the live concert experience with all the fun and choas of that really brings out the freaks. While most bands typically play into the vibe in some way, touring bands often approach as an opportunity to really create a unique live music event. Just as we did with our New Year’s Eve concert round-up, we’ve compiled a list of Halloween concerts that will be going on this weekend (see below for the long list).

We have also noticed a few bands that are taking a similar approach to Halloween as by doing some sort of “musical costume” and either covering another band’s music or playing a full show of thematic covers. Here are a few of the more interesting “musical costumes” we’ve seen announced this year:

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