Linksomania: Ticketmaster/Live Nation wants more of Northerly Island, Michelle Shocked outed as a homophobe

Mar. 19, 2013
The Trib and the Sun-Times both had the story yesterday that the city’s Plan Commission will hear a proposal on Thursday to expand the temporary concert venue that giant promoters Ticketmaster/Live Nation erect on Northerly Island every summer to add almost six more acres of lawn seating and e

Kickstarter pros and cons

Mar. 18, 2013
The popular fundraising site just revived 'Veronica Mars' for the big screen, but not all Kickstarter projects are worth your hard-earned money.

One more great band and final thoughts on SXSW

Mar. 15, 2013
Shout Out Out Out Out and a songwriting session with Spoon, Superchunk and The dB's provide an antidote to an over-emphasis on branding at the conference.

I saw god and/or Savages

Mar. 14, 2013
All the craziness of SXSW is worth it when you find bands like Savages.

Learning how to market music on the net

Mar. 14, 2013
One band from Mexico embodied the lessons on social networking being peddled at the music conference in Austin, Tx.

Dave Grohl delivers keynote address

Mar. 14, 2013
Who is the real Dave Grohl—the big dumb drummer, or the one who spoke so movingly at SXSW? I don’t know, and I’m not sure it matters.

Night One: Laura Stevenson, Holydrug Couple, Foxygen and more

Mar. 14, 2013
AUSTIN, Tx—The best-laid plans tend to quickly go awry at South by Southwest, especially with these epic crowds.

Imaging, jingle-crafting, crowdfunding and ‘Born in Chicago’

Mar. 13, 2013
AUSTIN, Tx—South by Southwest was in year six when I first made the trip to the Texas capital in 1993 for what’s become the biggest gathering of the music world in the United States.

Pages