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This article appears on page 12 of the August 25 print edition of Ace. BY RAJ RANADEAre the organizers of Boomslang making a  play for regional music dominance?

Chicago, Illinois. 2011.Photos by Karen Smither.YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:  Pitchfork Music Festival 2011Coldplay's Chris Martin. Aug 5. Bud Lite stageColdplay. Aug 5. Bud Lite stage.Ween. Aug 6. Bud

by Raj RanadeBring up Atlanta rockers Black Lips and you inevitably have to bring up the infamous insanities of their past live shows (for example: nudity, live chickens,

by Raj RanadeA scorching Midwest heat wave didn't stop nearly 45,000 eager fans from spending a weekend out in the Union Park sun for Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival.

Pick up this week's issue for an interview with Steve Earle, who'll be live with the Dukes at the Lexington Opera House July 26, touring in support of

The Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago (July 15-17) may not be the largest or most popular of the summer's music festivals, but it has the distinct advantage of

by Bianca Spriggs(photo by Amanda Ralston)In a contemporary music industry that thrives on slight-of-hand more than substance, buy a typical album and you might end up with a

The tracks are up on Amazon.uk mp3 downloader. Cover art, bright yellow and red blazing, by Robert Beatty, check. “Not available” is the current legend online. On May 16, that

by Bianca SpriggsIf you know even a little bit about hip-hop, as in, you’ve been anywhere near a set of speakers in the last thirty years, you know