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News Fri May 20 2011
Friday Quick Links
When we're not planting ter-maters, we're listening to a lot of music online:
- Illinois Republican senate minority leader Christine Radogno quoted Wu-Tang on the state senate floor this week.
- Watch the new Ha Ha Tonka video for "Usual Suspects" from their album Death of a Decade (the boys swing back through town on July 23 at the Wicker Park Festival).
- Sweet pic of some Chicago hipsters, ca. 1965 in Uptown.
- In the realm of "the really weird stuff you listen to late at night by accident" here's a mashup of Chicago police scanners and audio tracks. (via)
- Chris in the Live Fix blog has the dish on Pearl Jam's pending 20th anniversary re-release, Labor Day weekend of shows (along with some friends) up at Alpine Valley (pre-sales start Tuesday, 5/24), and Cameron Crowe-directed film.
- Already thinking about the end of summer? New video posted shows a lot of joy at last year's inaugural North Coast Festival (The fest returns this year Labor Day weekend in Union Park).
- Want to get out of town for Labor Day weekend? Maybe head to Austin, TX where Kanye (and Stevie Wonder) will headline the Austin City Limits Festival.
- Do you subscribe to Permanent Records' monthly podcast? You should. Also, hit up the store on Saturday for a Crystal Stilts in-store performance at 1:30pm. Free, all-ages, BYOB. (1914 W. Chicago Ave.) [Read our preview of the show.]
- Do you shop online where Thrill Jockey's owner Bettina Richards does?
- Lots of discussion online about the recent listing of great women music writers.
