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Pitchfork Day 1: Robyn, Broken Social Scene, and Modest Mouse

The first serious signs of life on day one of Pitchfork 2010 came courtesy of the 31-year-old native of Stockholm, Sweden, Robin Miriam Carlsson, better known simply as the dance-pop artist Robyn.Bounding about onstage as if she was leading an aerobics class, Robyn’s defiantly retro, synth-laden grooves and chant-along choruses were nothing new: Think [ ... ] ...

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The Chicago Bulls sign Ronnie Brewer

The Bulls have signed 25-year old SG Ronnie Brewer to a 3-year, $12.5 million dollar deal ... Brewer played in 58 games (53 starts) for the Jazz & Grizzlies last season and he averaged 30.0 minutes, 8.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game ... He has now played in 271 games [ ... ] ...

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Pitchfork Day 1: Sharon Van Etten, the Tallest Man on Earth, El-P, and the Liars

Officially getting underway in the West Side’s Union Park amid 90-degree temperatures and under a bright blazing sun at 3:30 Friday afternoon, the Pitchfork Music Festival was slower to kick into gear in terms of musical excitement today than it was during any of the five preceding years (or six, if we count its [ ... ] ...

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Bulls continue Chicago Jazz campaign

In a move that sees the Bulls sign their third former Utah Jazz member of the offseason, Chicago has come to terms with shooting guard Ronnie Brewer. This follows previous signings of Carlos Boozer and Kyle Korver, both former Jazz stars. In ...

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Review: 'Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies' at Second City

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Lights on the Water

The Local Tourist is trying to bring back Venetian Night, one boat at a time ...

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A Night Month At The Museum

Via Jeremy Farmer ... A lot more than just "A Night At The Museum" is on the line - the Museum of Science and Industry is inviting applicants to sign up for the opportunity to spend a full month trapped enclosed within the ancient walls of the only remaining building from the Columbian Exposition of 1893 ... (Ghost of H.H. Holmes not included ... probably.) ... From A Month At The Museum: ... From October 20 to November 18, 2010, this person's mission will be to experience all the fun and

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Clipse, Twista Set For Free Show At Secret Location

Photo from Clipse MySpace Page As the Pitchfork Music Festival gets under way, with heavy hip-hop hitters like Big Boi and Freddie Gibbs set to make their marks on attendees, we can’t help but reminisce about past acts to have graced the ‘Fork stages with the ones and twos: GZA and Dizzy Rascal provided memorable experiences, to be sure, but the cocaine-crazy energy of rap dup Clipse back in 2007 served as an indomitable highlight ... If you’re wishing that this year’s festivities had a

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Yet Another Pitchfork Guide

Adding to the long list of Pitchfork guides is this one, from the New York Times' T Magazine, geared more towards out-of-towners looking for places to eat and shop ...

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Weekend What-To-Do: Pitchfork Edition

Weekend What-To-Do is Tailgate's end of week look at what sports related events are going down in Chicago. Read it and make sure you stay hydrated while considering the options of using an actual pitchfork on some hipster lamewad at ...

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