Tagged: Thievery Corporation

Best Bets: Concerts you should probably check out

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Get excited. This week features a bunch of the area’s premiere local talent playing at home. Thievery Corporation will play a three-night stand at 9:30 Club and Saturday’s Trillectro Music Festival will host Wale, Nadastrom, Tittsworth, RDGLDGRN, Phil Ade, Misun, Shy Glizzy and tons of other national hip-hop/electonic artists.

Lollapalooza 2013 Lineup Announced

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The official lineup has been announced for Perry Ferrell’s annual mega-festival.

Highlights include: The Cure, Mumford & Sons, the Killers, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, the Postal Service, Vampire Weekend, New Order, Queens of the Stone Age, the National, the Lumineers, Kendrick Lamar, Eric Church, Knife Party, Steve Aoki, Thievery Corporation, Major Lazer, Hot Chip, Local Natives, Two Door Cinema Club, 2 Chainz, Tegan and Sara, Lana Del Rey, Alt-J and many more.

Lollapalooza is set to engulf Chicago’s Grant Park August 2-4.

Governor’s Ball Has a Lineup

Governor’s Ball Has a Lineup

And boy, is it a doozy! Kanye West, the recently re-united Kings of Leon and a super-secret mystery guest will headline the festival June 7-9 at Randall’s Island, NYC. Hit the link for a full lineup.

The under-card is ridiculously good. Hopefully this is an accurate shot of the festival circuit this Summer.

Our top picks: Kanye, Nas, the XX, Kendrick Lamar, Thievery Corporation, Death From Above 1979, Gary Clark Jr., Dinosaur Jr. and Cherub.

UPDATE: Early-bird tickets go on sale Friday, January 25 at 12 p.m. ($190)