Jim DeRogatis

Domestic violence groups protesting Odd Future @ Pitchfork Fest (which released its schedule)
Odd Future at Highline Ballroom (more by Brook Bobbins) Notorious Chicago music journalist Jim DeRogatis writes...When some 20,000 concertgoers arrive at Union Park on July 16 in the middle of this summer's Pitchfork Music Festival, they'll be greeted by members of several Chicago groups dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence, sexual assault, and violence against gays, protesting that day's booking of controversial rappers Odd Future This blog first asked the question "Pitchfork & Odd Future: Endorsing rape or showcasing art...
The Pixies are here! (Jim DeRogatis not impressed)
Pixies @ Aragon Ballroom - Nov 20, 2009 (jjohnson1120)When a group of revered and influential rockers come back together after a decade of acrimonious separation and/or inactivity, all but the most hard-hearted punks can grant them one lap around the reunion circuit playing the old should-have-been-hits, if only to collect the accolades and the cash that probably eluded them the first time...