I anticipate getting dragged to other stages with a group or being too hung over to get there early, but in a perfect world, here’s my 2012 Lolla schedule.

Friday @ Congress Theatre
Saturday + Sunday @ Humboldt Park (Division and California)

It’s a little late in the season, and in kind of a weird place but it’s cheap.

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With Alexz Johnson

This video was shot in one take!

Sold Out

My Morning Jacket front man Jim James comes to the Vic for a 420 show.

His new solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God, is great and is currently streaming for free on NPR’s First Listen.

My first camping festival! Figured I should do it before I’m too old…

A bit of a Lollapalooza overlap, but come on, Paul McCartney!

Bjork, R Kelly, Belle & Sebastian, MIA, Low, Chairlift, Foxygen, Mac Demarco, Frankie Rose, many more

http://pitchforkmusicfestival.com/

Never miss it. Scored a 3 day in the 5 seconds before they sold out. Hope my buddies don’t get scalped too hard to get in…

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I’ve seen Conor Oberst with Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk, and as himself, but never with Desaparecidos – his rock band. They put out one awesome record called Read Music, Speak Spanish 10 years ago and then disappeared until reuniting for a small reunion tour last summer. This is their first time in Chicago since reforming.

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Opener: Laura Stevenson

Tim Kasher of Cursive and The Good Life is coming to the Empty Bottle on his tour for his second solo album, Adult Film – out October 8th.

6:00 pm doors / 8:00 show