chicago rock city

2 recent announcements on hand for big rock shows in the chicago area this summer (so jealous!), including a re-re-incarnated Lollapalooza, this time with a little more humble approach than last year's too- inclusive mess.

the other involves Pitchfork getting into the dicey and difficult game of concert promotion, though they're doing it on the cheap and in a way to avoid ticketmaster. yay! details here.

perhaps a road trip is in order.