2009 Articles

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CLICK HERE FOR OLDER ARTICLES THAT APPEARED IN PRINT FROM 2001 TO 2008.

 

 


December 14

Feature: Decade in Review


December 9

Feature: Best Albums of 2009

Feature: Best Live Music of 2009


December 6

Live Column: Pelican


December 2

News: 2010 Grammy Nominations


December 1

Review: Chris Brown, "Graffiti"


November 30

Feature: Matthew Santos


November 28

Live Review: The Jesus Lizard at Metro


November 24

Feature: Gift Guide for Black Friday


November 19

Live Review: The Pixies at the Aragon

Review: Susan Boyle, "I Dreamed a Dream"


November 18

Feature: The Jesus Lizard

Review: Rihanna, "Rated R"


November 16

Demo2DeRo: Noise By Numbers

Review: Them Crooked Vultures


November 12

Feature: Kid Sister gets ready to drop new album (finally!!!)


November 11

Demo2DeRo: Derek Nelson

Reviews: 50 Cent; Nora Jones; John Mayer


November 4

Demo2DeRo: Jesse Palter & The Alter Ego

Review: Weezer


October 29

Demo2DeRo: Denise La Grassa

Review: Slayer; Julian Casablancas

Live Review: Bob Dylan at the Aragon


October 21

Demo2DeRo: Sue Fink

Review: Joss Stone


October 13

Demo2DeRo: Ideamen

Reviews: Air; The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack


October 9

Review: Bob Dylan's Christmas Album


October 8

Reviews: The Gossip; The Flaming Lips; Kiss

Demo2DeRo: Leave; Light Pollution

Feature: Japandroids


September 25

Demo2DeRo: Yawn

Reviews: Mariah Carey and Monsters of Folk


September 16

Demo2DeRo: Color Radio


September 12

Concert Review: U2 at Soldier Field


September 10

Live Column: Ida Maria


August 31

Column: Bloodshot Beer-B-Q

Album Review: Phish


August 28

Review: Nine Inch Nails at the Aragon Ballroom


August 25

Column: Creed returns......why???!!!!

Album Reviews: Arctic Monkeys, Vivian Girls, and Whitney Houston


August 23

Review: Pearl Jam at the United Center


August 21

Feature: Marc Geiger on Lollapalooza


August 17

Live Column: The Return of Red Red Meat


August 10

Review: Them Crooked Vultures at Metro


August 9

Lollapalooza Day 3


August 8

Lollapalooza Day 2


August 7

Lollapalooza Day 1


August 6

John Hughes: Writer, Director, Music Fan


August 4

Album Reviews: Japandroids and Regina Spektor

Demo2DeRo: Saurab Bhargava


August 2

Demo2DeRo: I Think Everything I Say


July 31

Feature: Previewing Lollapalooza


July 29

Concert Review: The Dead Weather

Album Review: The Fiery Furnaces, "I'm Going Away"


July 24

Live Column: The Octopus Project


July 21

Lollapalooza jumps on the 2016 bandwagon


July 20

Review: Pitchfork Festival


July 15

Demo2DeRo: Ohvaur

Album Review: The Dead Weather


July 14

Concert Review: Green Day


July 12

Demo2DeRo: A Lull


July 8

Feature: Michael Jackson Memorial


July 7

Album Review: Maxwell, Cheap Trick


July 5

Demo2DeRo: The Yearbooks


July 3

Live Column: Presidential Rock


June 30

Concert Review: Feelies


June 27

Feature: Michael Jackson, History will be kind


June 26

Feature: Michael Jackson, Off the Wall

Live Column: The Feelies


June 25

Live Column: The Roots


June 16

Demo2DeRo: The Alaya Conscious

Album Review: Tortoise, Pieces


June 15

Album Review: The Jonas Brothers


June 12

Concert Review: PJ Harvey and John Parish at the Riv


June 9

Album Reviews: Black Eyed Peas; Phoenix

Demo2DeRo: TAxi


June 8

Live Column: PJ Harvey and John Parish


June 2

Album Review: Dave Matthews, Sonic Youth


June 1

Column: Live Nation=Free Nation?  Not really.


May 27

Demo2DeRo: Camera

Album Review: Wilco


May 26

Album Review: Grizzly Bear


May 19

Album Review: Passion Pit

Demo2DeRo: Machines That Think


May 17

Album Review: Eminem

Demo2DeRo: Hudson Beach


May 12

Album Review: Green Day


May 5

Demo2DeRo: Tautologic

Album Reviews: St. Vincent; Peaches

Concert Review: Leonard Cohen at the Chicago Theatre

Feature: Revolution Rock at the Goodman


April 29

Demo2DeRo: Darling

Album Reviews: Leonard Cohen; Bob Dylan


April 28

Concert Review: Britney Spears at the All State Arena


April 27

Live Column: Screaming Females


April 15

Live Column: James Iha talks Tinted Windows


April 14

Album Reviews: Asher Roth; Bat for Lashes


April 12

Concert Review: Lily Allen at the Riv


April 7

Album Reviews: Neil Young; Metric

Demo2DeRo: Kid, You'll Move Mountains


 April 5

Spin Control: PJ Harvey and John Parish

Demo2DeRo: Kory Quinn


April 3

Feature: Numero Group and Crate expectations


March 29

Demo2DeRo: Joe Pug

Spin Control: Yeah Yeah Yeahs "It's Blitz"


March 27

Live Column: Pronto


March 23

SXSW: Venus acts

SXSW: Kanye West


March 22

Demo2DeRo: Very Truly Yours


March 20

Live Column: Rachel Yamagata


March 15

Feature: Irving Azoff and Billy Corgan

Demo2DeRo: Lovers in Arms


March 13

Live Column: The Tosser's do St. Pat's show


March 8

Album Review: Kelly Clarkson

Demo2DeRo: Royal Pines


March 6

Live Column: Flesh Hungry Dog show


March 3

Feature: The Chicago Promoters Ordinance


March 1

Demo2DeRo: The Cathy Santonies


February 27

Live Column: Appleseed


February 26

Album Review: U2


February 25

News: Capitol Hill talks to Chicago about music merger


February 22

Demo2DeRo: Sleepy Kissers


February 20

Live Column: Plastic Crimewave Sound


February 15

Book Review: "They have killed Papa dead!" by Anthony S. Pitch


February 12

Review: Morrissey

Demo2DeRo: JoyFocus


February 10

Live Nation and Ticketmaster merger: Meet the new boss

News: Merger? What Merger? We're here for Billy and Elton

Followup: Live Nation/Ticketmaster spin


February 8

Review: The Grammys

Demo2DeRo: 20 Mark Helga


February 6

Live Column: Titus Andronicus


February 2

Review: Super Bowl Performances


February 1

Feature: Johnny K goes for a Grammy


January 30

Live Column: Les Savy Fav


January 25

Demo2DeRo: Band Called Catch

Album Review: Bruce Springsteen


January 23

Live Column: The Sword

Album Review: Animal Collective


January 18

Demo2DeRo: ARMA


January 16

Live Column: Adele


January 11

Demo2DeRo: Zerostars


January 6

Obituary: The Stooges' Ron Asheton

Album Review: Animal Collective


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