First Wave of Lollapalooza 2014 After-Parties Revealed
Tickets for Lollapalooza 2014 after-parties, running from July 31st-August 3rd, will go on sale this Friday at 10 AM CST through Clubtix. Performances will include Shiba San (Dirtybird Records) at Primary Nightclub and Cash Cash at the MID on Thursday, Disclosure (live) at Aragon Ballroom, Glitch Mob (DJ set) at the MID, and Gramatik with heRobust, Russ Liquid, and Gibbz at Concord Music Hall on Friday. Saturday performances include Flume, Duke Dumont, and Anna Lunoe at Concord Music Hall, Martin Garrix at Aragon Ballroom and Black Butter Records Party with Rudimental (DJ set), and more at the EvilOlive, and Sunday after-parties consist of Skrillex, Gessaffelstein, and special guests at Concord Music Hall. For details, including ticket prices, times, age requirements, and more information, check the listings below.
Thursday
Friday
- Disclosure (Live) - Aragon Ballroom
- Glitch Mob (DJ Set) - the MID
- Gramatik w/ heRobust, Russ Liquid, & Gibbz - Concord Music Hall
Saturday
- Flume, Duke Dumont, & Anna Lunoe - Concord Music Hall
- Martin Garrix - Aragon Ballroom
- Black Butter Records Party w/ Rudimental (DJ Set) & More - EvilOlive
Sunday
[Video] Lee Woods: "Playing With Fire"
Following March's Girl Power project in which she covered pivotal "girl power" songs, Chicago/LA songstress Lee Woods is back with a taste of her own personal music with the video for "Playing With Fire." Produced by Garrett Eaton and vocals mixed by Elton Cheung, "Playing With Fire" is a great introduction to Woods' musical style that mixes her deep, soulful voice with pop-rock sensibilities and a ska-influenced rhythm and horn section (featuring Kids These Days/Frank Ocean's touring horn player JP Floyd and The O'My's trumpet player William Miller). The music video, directed by Justin Jones, features the singer in a collection of different scenes, including a pseudo-hostage situation with the implied subject of the song (an unsavory ex) to intercutting, well-shot BDSM-esque scenes. Also, have you ever seen someone look so fierce throwing a Molotov cocktail?
Check out the video for Lee Woods' "Playing With Fire" below, and be sure to keep an eye (and ear) out for FIRE when it's released on June 27th.
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Riot Fest Announces "10 Years. 10 Essential Albums" Program
Excuse me while I compose myself long enough to write this post. Last year was my first return to Riot Fest since 2006, thanks in no small part to the balls to the wall amazing lineup. In case you missed it, you can read our Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 recaps; go ahead, I'll still be here when you're done. I'll admit, while I was looking forward to this year's lineup announcement, I had a cautious outlook. After all, last year's festival raised the bar not only for the festival itself, but for Chicago festivals as a whole. The directors and promoters over at Riot Fest definitely rode the wave from last year's high crest to ensure their 10th anniversary would be the de facto Chicago music festival this year, but that wasn't enough.
Earlier today, Riot Fest made one of the hugest festival announcements of the year by announcing their "10 Years. 10 Essential Albums" program. Basically, 10 bands will be playing their most pivotal bands in their entirety from front to back. The bands and their albums announced so far are Weezer (Blue Album), Jane's Addiction (Nothing's Shocking), The Offspring (Smash), Slayer (Reign in Blood), Samhain (Initium), NOFX (Punk in Drublic), Descendents (Milo Goes to College), Naked Raygun (Throb Throb), and The Get Up Kids (Something to Write Home About), with another mystery band to be announced. Weezer, Slayer, and NOFX will also be performing their full album sets on the Denver branch of Riot Fest, as well.
Let the speculation for the mystery band begin! The hopeful optimist in me really, really, really wants Fugazi to be added, especially with the prospect of 13 Songs played in full. Adversely, Jawbreaker and 24 Hour Revenge Therapy would be just as amazing. The odds of either happening are ridiculously slim, but a punk in his late-20s can dream, right? If you're unfamiliar with any of the bands or albums mentioned, I highly recommend checking them out. Weezer's Blue Album is a staple for indie/pop-punk, Naked Raygun's Throb Throb represents the debut of one of Chicago's most pivotal punk bands, The Offspring's Smash is what "smashed" the door open for pop-punk's mainstream success in the early to mid-'90s, NOFX's Punk in Drublic carried Smash's wave, Samhain's Initium introduced the music world to Danzig post-Misfits, Jane's Addiction's Nothing's Shocking set the standard for alternative rock, Slayer's Reign in Blood goes without any contextual explanation, and The Get Up Kids' Something to Write Home About represents a more contemporary indie/emo sound.
Riot Fest 2014 is going to be amazing.
Mossless in America: Documentary Photos by Paul D'Amato
Photos by Paul D'Amato
In an experimental photography publication run by Romke Hoogwaerts and Grace Leigh, who partnered with Mossless Magazine, is a creative column titled Mossless in America, featuring interviews with various documentary photographers from around the United States. Amongst those photographers is Paul D'Amato, who has been documenting dramas in the everyday lives of ordinary people for more than two decades. Born in Boston, D'Amato has gone across the country hitchhiking and hopping freight trains to achieve the work he has. After years of moving around he ended up in to Chicago, where he discovered communities like Pilsen and Little Village, which are where most of his featured photography in Mossless was taken.
In an inclusive interview with VICE, D'Amato speaks in detail about these photos, in addition to the new series he is currently photographing on the west side of Chicago, which is called HereStillNow. The photos are raw and powerful, and a perfect example to the type of documentary photography used in Mossless Magazine. Be sure to check out it's third issue to be published this spring, titled The United States (2003–2013). And be sure to see more of Paul D'Amato's work here.
[Via VICE]
[Closed Sessions] Vonnegutt: "Fresh Like Me" feat Mic Terror
Vonnegutt were just some "down South Georgia boys" when they arrived in Chicago for Lollapalooza in late summer of 2010. The band drove from Georgia to Chicago, making the trip without any sleep, and reached SoundScape Studios on a warm Thursday night to participate in a Closed Session. Being fans of Chicago's buzzing Hip Hop scene, Vonnegutt requested to work with Mic Terror of the Treated Crew, who accepted the invitation and came through for a collaborative session that resulted in "Fresh Like Me".
The new song and documentary is the latest release from Closed Sessions Vol. 2, the new album and documentary series from Chicago's Closed Sessions label, presented by rubyhornet.com, MTV2 Sucker Free, and SoundScape Studios. The full project features previously released tracks from LEP, Raekwon, Action Bronson, and Ninjasonik as well as Mr. MFN eXquire, Sir Michael Rocks, Vic Mensa, Blu, Outasight, Freddie Gibbs, Donnis, and more.
[Closed Sessions] Ninjasonik: "How We Treat'em" feat M$M & Hollywood Holt
We recorded this session during Pitchfork 2010, during a hectic Friday afternoon. The night before we had our first Digital Freshness at Beauty Bar with Freddie Gibbs, and this sessions was actually set up around 3AM after the bar closed and craziness subsided. Ninjasonik was not playing at Pitchfork, but they had a couple after parties and were in Chicago for a few days hanging with Million $ Mano and Hollywood Holt, friends and crew members that shared a relationship that existed way beyond the music.
It was Mano that pushed to make this session happen even though I was initially hesitant because of Digital Freshness and the day's other session with Freddie Gibbs and YP, and our party the next day with Yelawolf. The grind won out, and after just a few hours of sleep, we hit SoundScape to record with Ninjasonik, Hollywood Holt, Mano, and Roofeeo, who was serving as Ninjasonik's DJ that weekend. I'm glad we did. The resulting record, "This Is How We Treat'em" is one my favorites from the project, and given everything that's happening now with the Treated Crew, Ninjasonik and Roofeeo, it serves as a foreshadowing piece of history.
"How We Treat'em" is the fourth release from Closed Sessions Vol. 2, the new album and documentary series from the independent Chicago-based Hip Hop label Closed Sessions. The album will be released as a free download later this month presented by rubyhornet, SoundScape Studios and MTV2 Sucker Free. Download the new single, and watch the documentary below.
[RH Photos] Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 Day 3
Day 3 of Pitchfork Fest felt like the most crowded, and was definitely the most fun. The skies stayed clear all day, and acts such as Kendrick Lamar, AraabMuzik, Beach House, and others put on solid sets. Check out the pics from day 3 below by Stefan Klapko.
[RH Photos] Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 Day 1
It rained. Then it stopped raining. Then it rained again. Then stopped. In between we had the first day of Pitchfork Music Fest 2012. Day one kicked off with performances by Chicago's Outerminds and Willis Earl Beal as well as A$AP Rocky, Big K.R.I.T., Clams Casino, Feist, Japanaroids, Dirty Projectors and more. See pics from day one below all taken by RH's Stefan Klapko.
