Angels Off Off Loop
Chicago magazine’s Cassie Walker chronicled the process of staging Angels in America—a process in six scenes.
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Six Questions For Bike Film Fest Guy
Starting Wednesday, the Bicycle Film Fest hits Chicago for four days of parties, races, scavenger hunts, and films galore. It’s a huge event in New York, Paris, Tokyo, and other cities, but in Chicago it hasn’t quite caught on. Coda talked to founder Brendt Barbur, who lives in Manhattan, about registering higher on the city’s culture meter this time around.
Photos: Shoes & Shows
FOOTWEAR AT LOLLAPALOOZA >> Comfortable shoes are key at a sprawling music fest like Lollapalooza. We saw our share of flip-flops and Converse Chucks, but there was a motley crew of more interesting footwear as well. We prefaced our request to take pictures of feet with "I know this sounds creepy, but…" to bring you … Read more
Lollapalooza 2007
FLASH PRESENTATION BY ANDY WEIDEMANN
L.A. Times
This past weekend, I was sent to L.A. to cover the Midsummer Night’s Dream party at the Playboy Mansion for my full-time gig, playboy.com. More on that—and a fashion trend coming soon to Chicago—shortly, but a weekend in L.A. is nothing if not star-studded, so first, a Celebrity Spotting update, West Coast edition…
Lolla: Sunday’s Best/Worst
Before I lose my wireless signal, I’m shooting off the best and worst of Sunday at Lollapalooza.
BEST
1. Eddie Vedder pulling Ben Harper up on stage for “Body of War.” Vedder did a lot of politicizing—taking on the war in Iraq and BP Amoco. “Think of it as a boyfriend or girlfriend who never brushes their teeth,” he said, of BP Amoco, and its potential dumping in Lake Michigan. “You wouldn’t kiss them. Don’t show BP any love until they clean up their act.”
2. My Morning Jacket pairing with a local children’s chorus…
Lolla: Saturday’s Best/Worst
Keeping with yesterday’s theme, here’s the good, the bad, and the occasionally unfashionable from Saturday. While we’re at it, write in with your bests and from Lolla in the comments box.
THE BEST
1. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs! Finally, I got to see them live.
2. Finally finding all the 30-somethings. They ARE here! They’re all at Roky Erikson! …
Lolla: Friday’s Best/Worst
THE BEST
1. The Black Keys, an Akron, Ohio, duo that’s been touched—no, gifted—with a sound reminiscent of dirty Mississippi blues I heard growing up and unprocessed rock ‘n roll.
2. Daft Punk! My generation’s Peter Frampton
3. The sign language volunteer for the Polyphonic Spree; most of the interpreters just sign and kind of sway, but this lady rocked out, particularly during the “yeah, yeah, yeah” part of the Spree’s cover of “Smells Like Teen Spirit."
4. The hipster T-shirts. My favorite: A purple one with a picture of Kurt Vonnegut. It said, “Vonnegut With This?” If you have a shirt like that, then yes. Yes, I do…
Paste Pre-Lolla Jam
With an event the size of Lollapalooza (120 bands; 200,000 attendance expected), there’s sure to be a wealth of pre-parties, after-parties and after-after-parties. After jamming to Dave Specter Thursday night at Millennium Park, good Southern girl that I am, I headed over to Subterranean for Paste magazine’s pre-Lolla party…
Yada, Yada, Yada
From a Show About Nothing to a Show About Everything Carol Leifer has a pretty cool claim to fame. The Emmy-nominated comedy writer and producer was the inspiration for the character Elaine Benes on a little show you may have heard of called Seinfeld. Leifer’s years in TV with Seinfeld and The Larry Sanders Show … Read more