Enough with the albums already and concert calendar (updated 9/18/09) |
By Gordon Stamper, Jr.As summer turns into fall, the concert season has the potential of being as colorful as the autumnal leaves ahead. But one request that I'm sure will be ignored--please, let's h...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:50:00 GMT |
Part I of a new poetry series: "Random Acts" |
Random Acts of Gordon Stamper Jr.Kindness of strangersBelligerent chaosIf depended on *** Lost in a taxi cabYour cell phone is returnedDeep in your prayersYour lost soul is confirmed *** There once wa...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:18:00 GMT |
Lollapalooza 2009 Wrapup: A Dip in Buckingham Fountain |
One of two Sunday night swimmers in Buckingham Fountain, just before the Chicago Police arrested him and made our world a safer place (photo by Gordon Stamper Jr.).Overall, Lollapalooza 2009 was a sa...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:57:00 GMT |
Lollapalooza 2009 Day Three: They Should've Stopped with Lou Reed |
Lou Reed acknowledges a deserved ovation at the end of his historic Sunday evening set.Mountain highs and some salt flat lows were appropriate for a day like a hike through Death Valley.Let's dispens...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:02:00 GMT |
Lollapalooza 2009 Day Two: Hooray for Heat and Great Music |
All hail Karen O and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs pow wow (photo by Gordon Stamper Jr.).The building of oppressive heat was an improvement over Friday's sogginess, and the music was generally as hot as the we...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:07:00 GMT |
Lollapalooza 2009 Day One: Soggy on All Levels |
Erika Wennestrom of Heartless Bastards rocks gamely in the rain at Lollapalooza 2009 (photo by Gordon Stamper Jr.).This is the first of my three blog entries on the Grant Park event that has been cal...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:08:00 GMT |
Tales from the Pitchfork Music Festival 2009 Day Three and wrapup |
Just another average night at a Flaming Lips concert (photo by Gordon Stamper Jr.).My final day at Pitchfork 2009 started with a realization--maybe it's not the greatest idea to get a huge festival a...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:13:00 GMT |
Tales from the Pitchfork Music Festival 2009 Day Two |
No, it's not a Blonde Redhead pic from the archives. It's Kip Berman and Peggy Wang of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (photo by Gordon Stamper Jr.).Day Two of the Union Park festival featured a wi...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:22:00 GMT |
Tales from the Pitchfork Music Festival 2009 Day One |
Duane Denison and David Yow of The Jesus Lizard (photo by Gordon Stamper Jr.).Day One opened with the electronic trance-like instrumentals of Tortoise, with a few spicy passages of xylophone/vibes th...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:30:00 GMT |
A new poem inspired by the NWIWP: Thrift Store Plaid Jacket |
Where have you been, plaid jacket?Pacing the sidelines?Soaking in the incense at high mass?Winning the biggest jackpot?Partaking the Friday night fish fry?Instructing the class (perhaps in what not to...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:58:00 GMT |
