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	Eight Days Of Jazz The Chicago Jazz Festival doesn't officially start until August 30, but the city will be gearing up to the fest with concerts all week long, including one with star trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. The...
	Cara & Marcus Leshock Talk Lollapalooza, People Watching & Dragons [VIDEO] Back in the media section at Lollapalooza, Cara Carriveau runs into WGN's Marcus Leshock. These two have both covered the festival since it started, so here they are sharing a bit about what it's...
	Lollapalooza Afterparty at Hard Rock Hotel LoopLollapalooza! You'd have to be in a coma not to know that the annual music festival was this past weekend, but I suspect that even the comatose were aware of the extravaganza in Grant Park. I fully...
	Lolla-ssentials Lollapalooza is here! I'll be heading to the fest shortly with my bag full of essentials:Phone It's a phone! It's a camera! It's the #1 Lolla-ssential (besides tickets, of course).Phone charger...
	LollaLIVE! Grant Park \| Museum CampusLollapalooza is this weekend! Every year I go with my good friend Cara Carriveau. She's the daytime jock on popular radio station 101.9 The Mix, so that means we get some pretty cool access. Starting...
	International Beethoven Festival Returns To Chicago Edgewater/UptownWhether you know classical music or not, you do know Beethoven. The legendary composer is worthy of his own festival, and he's got one. This year the Beethoven Festival returns to Chicago from...
	Be A Rock Star Reporter At Lollapalooza Dream job alert: HipGeo wants you to report on Lollapalooza! Well, you if you upload a video telling them why you should and they really, really like it. If you win you'll get $500 and get to...
	Tea For Tyrants - and for You? LakeviewAre you a Lovely Tyrant? Just what is a Lovely Tyrant? To be literal, at least in this sense, it is to be a folk/rock band out of Chicago made up of Phil Lomac and Andy Angelos.These benevolent...
	Summer Camp Music Festival 2012 SuburbsThe days are getting longer, and the weather much better- Summer in Chicago is finally here! Memorial Day weekend is less than a week away, and the great traditions of camping, picnicing, and...
	The Shams Band Clean and Press Bucktown \| Wicker ParkFor the last few weeks The Shams Band has been cleaning up - literally. Donnie Biggins and his group have donned rubber gloves and toted garbage bags around the Logan Square neighborhood for their "...