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'Transformers 3' wrecks Michigan Avenue

Sporting all-black military gear on a hot summer morning, "Transformers 3" actor Josh Duhamel took a leisurely bicycle ride around Pioneer Court off North Michigan Avenue on Friday while waiting for his next scene ... Onlookers pressed up against a barricade to take photos of the actor, while others gathered to gape at the chaos of flipped cars, fake chunks of rubble and dirt strewn across Michigan Avenue. A small hot dog stand propped alongside the famous boulevard completed the bizarre scene

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Food and Music Pairings

Robin Linn of WBEZ's Sound Opinions and CS Mag's food editor Michael Nagrant teamed up on this morning's 848 to discuss the music and food offerings at this weekend's Pitchfork and the upcoming Lollapalooza festivals. My recommendation? Water is better ...

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Rockin' Our Turntable: The Black Keys

The Black Keys is one of those bands that won us over through their live shows. The duo had a knack for putting out solid albums rooted in their stripped down attack of the blues, but the electricity was missing. Some of the fire would smoke from between the grooves from time to time, but the sexiness and the soul just wasn’t there. To be honest after their somnambulant Danger Mouse produced disc and their unfortunate BlakRoc hip-hop side project we were afraid the two-man demolition crew had

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Hit It Or Quit It #5 What will happen on the extra 30 acres of Lollapalooza?

The critically acclaimed Hit It Or Quit It podcast is back with episode 5! This week features weather with Adam Pfahler (former drummer for Jawbreaker), the incredible story of forgotten glam rocker Jobraith and an art installation celebrating the Chosen people on vinyl. Oh, and rampant speculation on what Lollapalooza plans to do with those [ ... ] ...

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QUICK SPINS: Broken Social Scene, Canasta

In which we take a quick look at a few recent musical releases ... Broken Social Scene ... Forgiveness Rock Record ... When all the components that make up Broken Social Scene come together, as they did in a field lit by the waning sun at Lollapalooza in 2006, the results are so magical they threaten to elicit tears. The group's albums have always been finely constructed paeans to ye olden days of indie rock, though, and the magic the live setting can convey was never really captured. Until now

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Lollapalooza growing: 35 acres added for more concerts

Lollapalooza is growing ... The annual summer rock concert held at Grant Park will be spread out over an extra 35 acres, increasing the venue's footprint to 115 acres, according to Chicago Park District officials who will discuss the new plans before the board today ... Audience capacity will increase from 75,000 to 95,000, said spokeswoman Jessica Maxey-Faulkner. Stages will now be on both the east and west side of Columbus, Maxey-Faulkner said. Previously, concert action took place on only the

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Hugeapalooza

You won't be alone this August at Lollapalooza, that's for sure. Promoters have said they're adding 60,000 tickets to this year's festival (for a total of 95,000), and expanding the stages over Columbus Drive ...

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Lollapalooza is getting bigger, but is that better?

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Whole lotta Lolla as music fest gets bigger

Chicago's biggest concert event is getting even bigger. Organizers of Lollapalooza, the three-day rock music fest in Grant Park, are expanding the concert venue's footprint this year to allow 60,000 more people to attend the three-day event. That means daily attendance could grow from 75,000 last year to 95,000 this summer ...

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Dan Black @ Schubas

Joined by Kid Cudi on his single "Symphonies" and just announced as part of the Lollapalooza roster, Dan Black is having one helluva year. Read more about this electro artist and his debut album ((un)) in Transmission ... Catch him for one last show tonight at Schubas before that Lolla embargo kicks in. Tickets are $10 (Advance ticket purchase includes FREE admission to After Dark at the Art Institute before the show where Black will perform a DJ set). Moneypenny, Midnight Conspiracy and DJ-SR

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