Disappears (music group)

This week's on-sales: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cypress Hill Smokeout, Lauryn Hill and more

2011-12-13 21:36:31

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Andy Warhol in 'Headlines' at Washington's National Gallery

2011-10-09 00:00:00

Andy Warhol, the guru of Pop art, reveled in a lifelong obsession with newspapers, especially tabloids and their garish headlines. As a teenager, he saved pages with photos of his favorite Hollywood stars. Throughout his life he packed hundreds of...

Chicago gets an E+ from musician Damon Carruesco

2013-03-14 10:09:00

For Disappears drummer Damon Carruesco, the driving force that got him from behind the kit to behind the microphone wasn't music — it was science fiction. Wanting to explore the more esoteric themes of work by authors like Philip K. Dick,...

Bliss & Barrett Pure Michigan Video Disappears

2012-09-22 13:59:00

A new Pure Michigan video that's been up on the Web for barely two weeks was pulled down off YouTube on Saturday. The statewide sing-along video created by two guys from Grand Rapids -- Rob Bliss and Jeff Barrett -- made its debut during halftime of the...

The Dust-Up, Chicago's newest music festival

2012-08-16 14:43:00

While the summer is nearing an end, a new festival will extend it just a bit longer. Wicker Park taco-and-booze haven Big Star, in conjunction with the Metro and Tecate, will launch its first annual music festival Sept. 8 called The Dust-Up. The first...

Lollapalooza after-shows for 2011

2011-06-21 16:32:42

Radar Eyes: They love melody, chaos, cassettes

2012-03-21 16:58:00

The drums, as Sonic Youth might say, pound an expressway through your skull. The bass forcefully walks the divide between rhythm and melody. Guitars throw a curtain of dirt over everything, and then smear it around. Beneath all the mayhem, melodies emerge...

Best week ever: local events, music, movies and more

2011-07-25 05:03:00

MOVIES OPENING (Friday) Cowboys & Aliens Crazy, Stupid, Love. The Smurfs NOTABLE TV Mongo Wrestling Alliance (season finale; 12:15 a.m. Monday; Adult Swim) There’s Something Wrong With Aunt Diane (special; 9 p.m. Monday; HBO) The A-List: New York...

Lollapalooza Day 2: Rain, retro and Eminem

2011-08-07 04:31:00

Day 2 of Lollapalooza in Grant Park has crossed the finish line. Here’s an hour-by-hour account with reporting from yours truly (GK) and the ever-vigilant Bob Gendron (BG): 11:44 a.m.: Want to go to Lollapalooza without having to buy tickets?...

Guitars pushed to maximum, with Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley on drums -- nothing wrong with that picture. Expect some new material as this prolific quartet has a new album, "Pre Language," cued up for release in March. 10 p.m. Saturday at Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave., $25; ticketweb.com

2011-12-28 15:17:12