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Review Roundup: Lollapalooza ’09
When we’re not at festivals, we spend our time reading about them. And there were no shortage of opinions for Chicago’s annual freakfest known as Lollapalooza. Here are a few that caught our eye.
Read More »Weekly Recap: Golden Chicks, Street Scene Returns, All Points Coverage, Black Crowes
Our staff was stretched out this week from All Points West in Jersey to South Dakota’s Sturgis Bike Rally. Here are a few reports we managed to file in our rare sober moments. Coco
Read More »2009 Austin City Limits Schedule
The schedule for Austin City Limits has finally been revealed. (Actually, it was revealed weeks ago, but our time clocks have been stopped by the natural disaster that is Sturgis, South Dakota). If you’ve
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Get Intimate In The Bumbershoot Music Lounge
The Bumbershoot Music Lounge is a “hidden sweet spot” to catch some exclusive acts. Tickets are available through KEXP.org on August 11th. Limited tickets and first-come, first-served reservations means you better get your game
Read More »Schedule for All Points West
You could go two ways when planning out your All Points West 2009 experience. Either meticulously pore over the schedule below or click over to Rolling Stone which provides a nice little guide to
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More Free Music! 22 Songs from Nylon
Besides free festival tickets, there’s nothing more welcome in the MFJ offices than free music. After posting a story yesterday about the free 15 song sampler from Lollapalooza, we received an email about another
Read More »Belle Terra Benefit Festival This Weekend
What: Bella Terra art, music, and culture is a three day event featuring two stages, puppet shows, live painting, art installations, shadow dancing, poetry readings, and much more. Why: A benefit for Berkshire Arts
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15 Free Songs on iTunes From Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza 2009 is giving you a taste of some of the many bands that will be performing on August 7th. Click here to get the following 15 songs for free! Hurry up — the
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What Are You Doing Saturday?
Don’t have enough money to slap down for the full festival? Here are five shows this weekend offering single day tickets for Saturday. 1. 10000 Lakes Music Festival kicked off Wednesday. The MFJ staff
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New Additions, Set Times for BC Virgin Music Festival
The Virgin Music Festival in British Columbia has made more additions to the lineup. Mt St Helens Vietnam Band, Elizabeth, The Manvils, The British Columbians, The Thermals, and Matt Nathanson all join the party
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Jay-Z Replaces Beasties at All Points West
All Points West just announced in a press release that Jay-Z will be headlining the July 31st show In a precedent-setting move for American music festivals, ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL organizers have
Read More »Review Roundup: Siren Music Festival ’09
There’s nothing better than a free festival. Here are some collected reviews/photos from folks who caught the July 18 Siren Music Festival in Coney Island. Lucky ducks. Sometimes all it takes are great photos
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