c h i c a g o I N N E R V I E W


		innerviews
		Les Savy Fav	Spiritualized
		pitchfork fest day one previews
		Fri 7/18, 6:00-10:00
		Mission of Burma Public Enemy Sebadoh
		pitchfork fest day two previews
		Sat 7/19, 12:30-3:00	Sat 7/19, 2:20-5:20
		A Hawk & A Hacksaw Boban & Marko Markovic Orkestar Caribou Jay Reatard Titus Andronicus	Dizzee Rascal Fleet Foxes Fuck Buttons Icy Demons The Ruby Suns
		Sat 7/19, 5:00-8:00	Sat 7/19, 7:30-10:00
		!!! Elf Power Extra Golden The Hold Steady Vampire Weekend	Animal Collective Atlas Sound Jarvis Cocker No Age
		pitchfork fest day three previews
		Sun 7/20, 12:30-3:00	Sun 7/20, 2:20-5:20
		Boris The Dirty Projectors High Places Mahjongg Times New Viking	The Apples in Stereo El Guincho HEALTH King Khan & The Shrines Les Savy Fav
		Sun 7/20, 5:00-8:00	Sun 7/20, 7:30-10:00
		The Dodos Ghostface & Raekwon M. Ward Occidental Borthers Dance Band International Spiritualized	Bon Iver Cut Copy Dinosaur Jr. Spoon
		best of the rest july previews
		July 1-17	July 18-31
		Kinky Les Breastfeeders T-Model Ford Jenny Owen Youngs	Daedelus Kid You'll Move Mountains Matmos Polvo


		special report
		The State of Chicago Music
		innerviews
		Annuals The Kooks Ladytron Jamie Lidell	Old 97's R.E.M. Dax Riggs She Wants Revenge
		june previews
		June 1-2	June 3-8
		The Field Frightened Rabbit The Morning Benders Lizz Wright	Earl Greyhound Mark Kozelek Nels Cline Singers Sea Wolf
		June 9-14	June 15-20
		Back Door Slam Christian Death These New Puritans Yellow Swans	Dethklok Fink The Meatmen Pretty Good Dance Moves
		June 20-30
		Aceyalone Maritime Matisyahu Plain White T's


		innerviews
		Black Kids Clinic Dead Meadow Dizzee Rascal Islands	The Kills M83 Rilo Kiley Tokyo Police Club VHS or Beta
		may previews
		May 1-2	May 3-7
		Kate Nash Ladyhawk Neva Dinova The Nightwatchman	Cut Copy Film School Joe Pug Robyn
		May 8-12	May 13-20
		Basia Bulat DeVotchKa El Perro del Mar The Heavy	The Avett Brothers Helio Sequence Old Time Relijun The Von Bondies
		May 21-31
		The Breeders Langhorne Slim Snowden Thee Silver Mount Zion


		innerviews
		Atmosphere Bon Iver Hot Chip The Mars Volta	Nada Surf The Teenagers Saul Williams
		april previews
		April 1-3	April 3-5
		Born Ruffians Ray Davies Dirty Projectors Kaki King	Kathleen Edwards Needers & Givers Plants & Animals Why?
		Apr 5-11	Apr 11-17
		Autechre Fuck Buttons Pissed Jeans Vampire Weekend	Sara Bareilles The Dodos Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin White Denim
		Apr 18-30
		The Constantines Grand Ole Party Mac Lethal Peter Morén


		innerviews
		British Sea Power The Black Lips The Cribs Jose Gonzalez Justice	The Magnetic Fields Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks NOFX Tilly & the Wall
		march previews
		Mar 1-7	Mar 8-10
		Atlas Sound Gogol Bordello Headlights Quintron & Miss Pussycat	Madina Lake Saviours Sian Alice Group The Sleepers
		Mar 11-16	Mar 17-21
		Bully in the Hallway Pink Martini The Vandals Xiu Xiu	Matthew Good Manchester Orchestra Parts & Labor The Spinto Band
		Mar 22-27	Mar 28-31
		Beach House Boredoms Capgun Coup DJ Rekha	Acid Mother Temple Danava Electric Six Le Loup


		special report
		The New Hippies
		innerviews
		Dälek Dean & Britta Indian Liars	Sia Super Furry Animals Wolf Eyes
		february previews
		Feb 1	Feb 2-7
		Cut Chemist The Dials DJ Shadow Ra Ra Riot	Daniel Johnston Josh Kelley No Age Tight Phatomz
		Feb 7-8	Feb 9-16
		The Audition Baby Dee MGMT Yeasayer	Cat Power Anne Harris Vast Zox
		Feb 17-20	Feb 21-23
		Barcelona Holy Fuck The Loved Ones A Place To Bury Strangers	The Dirtbombs The New York Dolls Telephone Jim Jesus Shannon Wright
		Feb 24-29
		Bonobo Crystal Castles Dengue Fever Pela


		special report
		Metro Turns 25
		innerviews
		Bobby Bare, Jr. Blue Man Group The Dresden Dolls Girl Talk	Grand Buffet Louis XIV The Walkmen
		tomorrow never knows festival previews
		Jan 16-18	Jan 19-20
		Bon Iver John Vanderslice Wax Fang Young Galaxy	Ecstatic Sunshine Ohmega Watts White Rabbits White Williams
		january previews
		Jan 1-11	Jan 11-15
		Environmental Encroachment The New Fuse Plane White/Light	The Bird & The Bee Necro Roommate Track A Tiger
		Jan 21-31
		Dan Deacon Hot Hot Heat Alice Peacock Xavier Rudd


		innerviews
		Califone Robbie Fulks Man Man Aimee Mann	The Redwalls Spoon The Sword
		december previews
		Dec 1-7	Dec 8-14
		Brave Combo Joe Hurt Trio J-San & The Analogue Sons Modest Mouse	Al-Thawra D Numbers Duran Duran The Lemonheads
		Dec 13-19	Dec 20-30
		Gil Mantera's Party Dream The Sea & Cake Shellac Sybris	Company of Thieves Duke Tumatoe & the Power Trio Silver Abuse The Thin Man
		Dec 30-31
		Big James & Chicago Playboys Local H Margot & the Nuclear So & So's Orchard Lounge


		special report
		The Radiohead Effect
		innerviews
		Against Me! Tori Amos Illinois Jens Lekman	Mudhoney Psalm One Stars Tegan & Sara
		november previews
		Nov 1-3	Nov 3-8
		Mum Sia Sole & The Skyrider Band Sunset Rubdown	Black Dice Caribou Peven Everett Groove Junkies
		Nov 9-12	Nov 13-22
		Athlete Band of Horses Georgie James The Warlocks	Bad Brains M.I.A. Mountain Goats Moving Units
		Nov 23-30
		Celebration Dr. Manhattan Percee P Shonen Knife


		innerviews
		The Fiery Furnaces Future Rock The New Pornographers The 1900s	The Octopus Project Pinback UNKLE
		october previews
		Oct 1-4	Oct 4-7
		Bat For Lashes Beirut Black Mountain The Blow	Bedouin Soundclash Grand Buffet Shit Disco Smoking Popes
		Oct 7-11	Oct 11-13
		Besnard Lakes Liars Matt Pond PA The Watson Twins	American Steel The A-Sides Brandi Carlile The Go! Team
		Oct 14-19	Oct 20-31
		Ky-Mani Marley Pink Nasty The Raveonettes The Shout Out Louds	Biffy Clyro Enon Helio Sequence The Weakerthans


		innerviews
		Aesop Rock Dan Deacon Diplo	Editors The Flaming Lips
		hideout block party
		Fri, 9/7 & Sat, 9/8
		Art Brut Andrew Bird Bloc Party The Changes	The Cinematics The Frames Cass McCombs Mucca Pazza
		september previews
		Sept 1-12	Sept 13-18
		Black Moth Super Rainbow Jennifer Gentle Riverboat Gamblers Wilco	Blockhead Okkervil River Rilo Kiley Simian Mobile Disco
		Sept 19-21	Sept 22-30
		Bonde Do Role Common Portugal. The Man Silverstein	The Cinematic Orchestra Bela Fleck & the Flecktones Pere Ubu White Magic


		lollapalooza day one previews
		Fri 8/3, 11:15 - 1:30	Fri 8/3, 12:30 - 2:30
		The Fratellis Ghostland Observatory Illinois Last Band Standing Runner-Up Carey Ott Elvis Perkins in Dearland Soulive The Switches	Chin Up Chin Up Colour Revolt Ted Leo & the Pharmacists Tom Schraeder Son Volt
		Fri 8/3, 1:45 - 3:30	Fri 8/3, 3:00 - 4:30
		Bang Bang Bang Jack's Mannequin Charlie Musselwhite The Polyphonic Spree Viva Voce	Against Me! Electric Six Powerspace Slightly Stoopid Sparklehorse
		Fri 8/3, 4:15 - 6:00	Fri 8/3, 5:30 - 7:30
		Inward Eye M.I.A. moe. Silversun Pickups The Rapture	The Black Keys Blonde Redhead G. Love & Special Sauce Satellite Party Wax on Radio
		Fri 8/3, 7:30 - 10:00
		Daft Punk Femi Kuti Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals LCD Soundsystem
		lollapalooza day two previews
		Sat 8/4, 11:15 - 1:30	Sat 8/4, 12:30 - 2:30
		Arckid Dear & the Headlights Fields High Class Elite I'm From Barcelona Last Band Standing Winner Sherwood Tokyo Police Club	Ludo Ryan Shaw Tapes 'n Tapes The Satin Peaches Pete Yorn
		Sat 8/4, 1:45 - 3:30	Sat 8/4, 3:00 - 4:30
		Aqueduct Kevin Michael Sam Roberts Band Silverchair Stephen Marley	Cold War Kids Lady GaGa Motion City Soundtrack Rhymefest STS9
		Sat 8/4, 4:15 - 6:00	Sat 8/4, 5:30 - 7:30
		Cage the Elephant Clap Your Hands Say Yeah CSS Roky Erickson The Roots	Back Door Slam The Hold Steady Snow Patrol Regina Spektor Yeah Yeah Yeahs
		Sat 8/4, 7:30 - 10:00
		Interpol Muse Patti Smith Spoon
		lollapalooza day three previews
		Sun 8/5, 11:15 - 1:30	Sun 8/5, 1:00 - 2:30
		The 1900's The Cribs Dax Riggs The Graduate Juliette & the Licks Kinky MrNorth The Postmarks	dios (malos) Heartless Bastards Rodrigo y Gabriela Smoosh David Vandervelde
		Sun 8/5, 2:15 - 3:15	Sun 8/5, 3:15 - 4:30
		The Black Angels Lupe Fiasco Los Campesinos! Amy Winehouse	Annuals Apostle of Hustle Blue October The Diffs Paolo Nutini
		Sun 8/5, 4:15 - 6:00	Sun 8/5, 5:15 - 7:15
		Iggy & the Stooges Kings of Leon Peter Bjorn & John The Wailers John Paul White	!!! Bound Stems Modest Mouse My Morning Jacket Yo La Tengo
		Sun 8/5, 7:15 - 10:00
		Cafe Tacuba Pearl Jam TV on the Radio


		innerviews
		Girl Talk	Klaxons
		pitchfork fest day one previews
		Fri 7/13, 6:30 - 10:00
		GZA/The Genius Slint Sonic Youth
		pitchfork fest day two previews
		Sat 7/14, 1:00 - 3:10	Sat 7/14, 3:00 - 5:15
		Califone Ken Vandermark's Powerhouse Sound The Twilight Sad Voxtrot William Parker Quartet	Battles Beach House Fujiya & Miyagi Grizzly Bear
		Sat 7/14, 5:00 - 7:15	Sat 7/14, 7 - 10:00
		Iron & Wine Mastodon Oxford Collapse Professor Murder	Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues Clipse Dan Deacon Girl Talk Yoko Ono
		pitchfork fest day three previews
		Sun 7/15, 1:00 - 3:10	Sun 7/15, 3:00 - 5:15
		Brightblack Morning Light Deerhunter Fred Lonberg-Holm's Lightbox Orchestra Menomena The Ponys	Craig Taborn's Junk Magic Junior Boys Nomo The Sea and Cake
		Sun 7/15, 5:00 - 7:15	Sun 7/15, 7 - 10:00
		Cadence Weapon The Cool Kids Jamie Lidell Stephen Malkmus	De La Soul The Field Klaxons The New Pornographers Of Montreal
		wicker park fest previews
		Saturday, July 28	Sunday, July 29


		special report
		The Intersection of Music & The Environment
		innerviews
		Cloud Cult Dinosaur Jr. Interpol	The Noisettes The Pipettes
		june previews
		June 1-2	June 2-5
		Gui Boratto Bumpus The Clientele Loney, Dear	Datarock Lymbyc Systym The Jai-Alai Savant Watchers
		June 5-10	June 11-16
		The Electric Soft Parade Gang Gang Dance Maserati White Rabbits	Architecture in Helsinki Deconstructing Jim The Long Blondes Raised on Zenith
		June 17-21	June 22-30
		Feist Seu Jorge Melt Banana The Veils	Cealed Kasket The Junior Varsity Oh My God Piebald


		innerviews
		Air The Arcade Fire Junior Boys The Killers	Kings of Leon LCD Soundsystem Tapes 'n Tapes
		may previews
		May 1-5	May 5-8
		ADULT. Ben Gibbard Parts & Labor Amon Tobin	Arctic Monkeys Be Your Own Pet The Kooks Peter Bjorn & John
		May 8-12	May 13-19
		Call Me Lightning CocoRosie Daniel Johnston Laura Veirs & Saltbreakers	Keane Lusine Sloan Regina Spektor
		May 20-31
		!!! Awol One Frog Eyes Fucking Champs


		innerviews
		Blonde Redhead Brother Ali The Decemberists Ted Leo	RJD2 Snow Patrol Trans Am
		march previews
		Apr 1-7	Apr 8-13
		Deerhunter The Locust SeepeopleS Sterling	The Gossip King Kong Low Son Volt
		Apr 14-17	Apr 18-24
		Bang! Bang! Iggy & the Stooges Klaxons Youth Group	Bright Eyes Busdriver The Drift Richard Swift
		Apr 25-30
		Antibalas The Books Justice Shellac


		innerviews
		Cold War Kids El-P Gomez Albert Hammond, Jr.	Glenn Kotche Of Montreal Sebadoh
		march previews
		Mar 1-9	Mar 9-16
		Del Rey Razorlight Smoke or Fire Tokyo Police Club	Akron/Family Big D & The Kids Table Ox Subtle
		Mar 16-22	Mar 22-25
		Brighton MA Isis Menomena The Slip	Bloc Party Blood Brothers SSM Maria Taylor
		Mar 26-31
		Battles The Black Lips Neko Case Explosions in the Sky


		innerviews
		Backyard Tire Fire Camera Obscura Bobby Conn Rob Crow	Gnarls Barkley Grizzly Bear Skybox The Thermals
		february previews
		Feb 1-3	Feb 3-11
		AK1200 Pinebender The Polkaholics David Vandervelde & The Moonstation House Band	Maritime Pony Up! That One Guy Whale\|Horse
		Feb 11-16	Feb 17-23
		The Eternals Midlake Mr. Scruff Josh Ritter	Inspector Owl Musical Outfits Teitur Young Love
		Feb 24-28
		Ad Astra Per Aspera The Big Sleep Do Make Say Think Denison Witmer


		innerviews
		Andrew Bird Catfish Haven Emily Haines	Peter Hook Margot & the Nuclear So and So's Mission of Burma
		tomorrow never knows festival previews
		Jan 10-12	Jan 13-14
		Bald Eagle Dr. Dog Flosstradamus The Ponys	Bound Stems Dirty on Purpose Mucca Pazza Paul Green School of Rock
		january previews
		Jan 1-6	Jan 6-13
		The Blacks Blood and Time Chicago Afrobeat Project Sonia and Disappear Fear	Fareed Haque Group Honeytribe The Make Believe Plane
		Jan 13-19	Jan 18-31
		Cairo Gang Hackensaw Boys Stiletto Attack The Waco Brothers	Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer Earl Greyhound M. Ward The Paper Chase


		special report
		Digital Democracy on the Brink
		innerviews
		The Coup The Dears Gogol Bordello	Sean Lennon Mr. Lif Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
		previews
		Dec 1-6	Dec 7-8
		Devotchka Flood Ritual Raekwon Snowden	Skeleton Key Twisted Sister Vietnam Zion I
		Dec 9-15	Dec 16-30
		Lovedrug Mother Hubbard Office Psychic Ills	All-American Rejects Celebration Lucky Boys Confusion Pelican
		Dec 29-31	Dec 31
		The Features The Raconteurs The Tragically Hip Umphrey's McGee	Alkaline Trio Girl Talk Magic Slim & the Tear Drops Russian Circles


		special report
		The Tumbling of Tower Records
		innerviews
		Album Leaf Cut Chemist DAT Politics The French Kicks