Tastes Like Caramel — We arrived in Chicago a day early to hit the town and get to Grant Park bright and early for Friday’s line-up. The line to pick up 3-day passes was extremely long so we were unfortunately unable to get into the park in time to catch Hockey (who see... more info

Stereogum — Harmonious folk revivialists Fleet Foxes recently wrapped a headlining tour, four shows of which came with a treat for bargain hunters via opening act Dungen. Back when Robin had a public Twitter, he tweeted up the Swedes as one of his obsessions ... more info

The Music Fix — News: 'Press eject and give me the tape' was a Bauhaus album. This, however, is just a press release: If you aren't familiar with Blitzen Trapper yet, it's high time you became acquainted. This is, after all, the band that both Wilco and Fleet Foxe... more info

All About Jazz — Tea Leaf Green Guitarist Josh Clark Posts on Message Board, Talks Band and Defends Bassist Reed Mathis Tea Leaf Green In a very candid move, Tea Leaf Green guitarist Josh Clark has posted a note to the band's message board defending bassist Reed Ma... more info

JamBase — Tea Leaf Green Guitarist Josh Clark Posts on Message Board, Talks Band and Defends Bassist Reed Mathis Tea Leaf Green In a very candid move, Tea Leaf Green guitarist Josh Clark has posted a note to the band's message board defending bassist Re... more info

Culture Bully — Tonight: Fleet Foxes & Dungen @ First Avenue more info

Rolling Stone — After Day Two of Lollpalooza ended, concertgoers had their pick of afterparties. At the Metro – some 7 miles from the festival grounds – Fleet Foxes delivered a warm, soothing set, despite the fact that both Robin Peckold and Skyler Skj... more info

Live Daily — Fans turned out in wet-weather gear and painted faces to the tune of approximately 70,000 for a rainy Day 1 of Lollapalooza 2009. The lineup on Friday (8/7) featured headliners Depeche Mode [ tickets ]. Other artists on the bill included Of Montre... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — White Lies at Lollapalooza, 8.7.09 Depeche Mode at Lollapalooza, 8.7.09 Hey guys, we’re currently in Chicago for the first time catching the annual Lollapalooza festival!  We’ve met some really cool bloggers (Digidreams & Cream Team) a... more info

Abeano — There was a moment, around 2001 when it felt like all bets were off as to where the next great thing musically was going to emerge. The White Stripes had exploded out of Detroit, Franz Ferdinand slinked out of Glasgow, Australia gave us The Vine... more info