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Kids These Days in no mood for subtleties at SXSW
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- A year ago, Chicago's Kids These Days were relative unknowns who couldn't have imagined playing multiple shows in one day at the South by Southwest Music Conferrence. So it was understandable that they were a little amped up for their...Tags: Music, Juvenile Delinquency, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, L.A. Reid, Austin (Chicago, Illinois)
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SXSW 2012: It's a wrap
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Sure, plenty of stars and superstars descended on the South by Southwest Music Conference, which concluded Sunday after five days of glad-handing, pitch-making and music scouting by thousands of attendees. There were sets by everyone from...Tags: Facebook, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Eric Burdon, Companies and Corporations
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Lollapalooza Day 1: Hello, Brazil, and Coldplay says 'So long' to Amy Winehouse
Day 1 of Lollapalooza 2011 is in the books, as the first of 130 bands played on eight stages Friday in Grant Park. Attendance was maxed out – with 90,000 people expected each of three days at the festival. Here’s how Friday went down, with...Tags: Lollapalooza, Foo Fighters (music group), Pete Wentz, Fall Out Boy (music group), Smith Westerns (music group)
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Kids These Days rising fast
A year ago, Kids These Days was a callow Chicago band for whom playing Lollapalooza was little more than a dream. The band’s MC, Vic Mensa, still wanted to attend the festival, but he didn’t have the money. So he tried to jump a fence to get...Tags: Dizzy Gillespie, Lollapalooza, Arts, George Gershwin, Common
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The Hideout's longevity steeped in loyalty
The Hideout was built on dirt.
It was constructed directly on top of the soil, a stone's throw from Goose Island, before the Kennedy expressway loomed at its right and Home Depot sprawled on its left, before it became a bar, then a bar and a place to see...Tags: Columbia College Chicago, The Home Depot, Employees, Arts, Washington, DC
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SXSW 2012: The artists, the stories that made an impression
Pop & HissTimes music writer Todd Martens files his final dispatch from Austin, Texas. The post looks at the debate surrounding the financial viability of sites such as Spotify, as well as recommended acts. Among the latter, Martens writes about Tanlines, the... -
In rotation: Ruthie Foster's 'Let It Burn'
Pop & HissTo call Ruthie Foster a blues singer is to miss a big chunk of her allure as a vocal stylist, one who draws from a range of influences on her deep, soulful new album “Let It Burn.” Recording in New Orleans with Grammy-winning producer John... -
In rotation: The Weeknd's 'Echoes of Silence'
Pop & HissIn rotation: The Weeknd's 'Echoes of Silence.' A series in Sunday Calendar about what Times writers & contributors are listening to right now... R&B; rarely produces villains to rival its romantic heroes, but 2011 saw the arrival of a bad...... -
In rotation: 'The Original Sound of Cumbia: The History of Colombian Cumbia & Porro'
Pop & HissIn rotation: 'The Original Sound of Cumbia: The History of Colombian Cumbia & Porro.' A series in Sunday Calendar about what Times writers & contributors are listening to right now...... -
D'Angelo's return in Europe: A singer comes out of the shadows
Pop & HissD'Angelo's return: Rhythm & blues singer D'Angelo made a triumphant return to the stage this weekend in Europe, with three gigs that illustrated a fit and funky performer returning from self-imposed exile.... -
In rotation: Goldfrapp's 'The Singles'
Pop & HissIn rotation: Goldfrapp's 'The Singles.' A series in Sunday Calendar about what Times writers & contributors are listening to right now...... -
In Rotation: Kids These Days' 'Hard Times'
Pop & HissA series in Sunday Calendar about what Times writers & contributors are listening to right now... The youth today, they grow up so fast and so cynical. On this self-released, five-track EP, Kids These Days are bummed about love, stressed......
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