Jul 182014
 
"Daddy's tired."

So says Mark Kozelek, echoing the thoughts of everyone here who’s too old for Toms and ironic t-shirts. (Actually, the Chicago hipster crowd switched from Toms to boat shoes two years ago. It was a startlingly abrupt change. I can only assume someone put a memo out on Snapchat.) Another Kozelek quotation from this evening: “There are a lot of white people here.” Yup.

Jul 182014
 
P4k 2014 Day One - Most Anticipated

It is, in fact, that time of year again. Chicago is gorgeous, the weather is unbelievable, and the line-up is stacked. I’m thrilled be heading to Union Park again, camera in hand, to document some of the best live music moments of the year. Here’s what I’m most looking forward to on Friday evening. Hundred Waters I’m really taken with their record, The Moon Rang Like a Bell. It’s downright weird, but also alluring, with [...]