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Best reason not to go to lollapalooza

In Protest

Each act that performs during the exhausting three-day affair is contractually prohibited from performing within a ninety-mile radius of Chicago for sixty days before and thirty days after the festival closes, which effectively shuts down the city, musically, for the entire summer. And it hurts the local bands (and clubs) the most, especially those that play around town every few weeks but would like to reach a wider audience by playing the fest.




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Search Best of Chicago [2000-2007]

Best of Chicago 2007 was written by: Brian Hieggelke, Tom Lynch, Jamie Murnane, Michael Nagrant, Ray Pride

With additional contributions by: Deena Dasein, Molly Each, Jason Foumberg, Liz Haley, Mary Susan Littlepage, Michael Moreci, Nina Metz, Stephanie Ratanas, Elizabeth Seeskin, Duke Shin, John Thompson, James VonOsdol, Michael Weinstein

Photography: Audrey Cho
Model: Assia Likomanov, BriannaLynn Harstick, Laura Watson and Hamid Assian
Makeup and hair: Diane Arce and Jaclyn Scott








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