Plus: Jim DeRogatis Vs. Corporate EDM
1. Alpine Valley Is For Sale.
“The Wisconsin music venue tucked away in the rolling hills of Walworth County that has hosted such musical greats as the Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam and the Grateful Dead is for sale,” AP reports.
Here’s the listing.
2. Bloodiest Guitar Player Charged.
“A guitarist for popular local band Bloodiest was ordered held in lieu of $200,000 bail Tuesday for allegedly running over and killing a pedestrian while driving drunk,” the Sun-Times reports.
“Six hours after Sean Patrick Riley hit 55-year-old Jose Serrano in the 2700 block of North Avenue Sunday night, his blood alcohol level measured at .161 – twice the state’s legal .08 limit, Cook County prosecutors said.”
3. Jim DeRogatis Can’t Convince Chicago Dance Pioneer That Corporatization Of EDM Is Bad.
4. Billy Corgan Conducts Interview At Local Starbucks Instead Of His Tea Shop.
5. Chicago ATM’s (Somewhat Mediocre) Response To Ferguson.
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Posted on August 27, 2014