Well, I just got back from Chicago this morning--what an amazing trip! I'd never been to this city before, so I was very excited to visit. We spent two days there, and it was a blast. Above is a view from the State Ave. bridge. The bridge in the picture is the Huron Ave. bridge. The night before I took this, we saw the filming of a scene from some new Morgan Freeman/Angelina Jolie movie in this same spot. Below here is the buildings I know only as the Wilco buildings. These are the buildings from the cover of
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
We had a good time visiting cool stores (Virgin Records, H&M, Niketown, etc.) and eating at good restaurants (notably Giordano's Pizza and the Weber Grill). However, we didn't drive 10 hours for a shopping spree or good dinner. Below is a couple of pics from the Arcade Fire concert at The Chicago Theater:
So, the pictures that I have of the show aren't amazing. My camera isn't great. Regardless, this is one of the best shows I have ever seen. Literally. Other than Radiohead at Bonnaroo 2006, I have never seen a better performance than this. If you ever get a chance to see Arcade Fire live, do yourself a favor and go. There's nine people in the band, and every single one of them is giving 100% on every single song. The energy is amazing. The musicianship is incredible. Unbelievable.
Well, I just got back from Chicago this morning--what an amazing trip! I'd never been to this city before, so I was very excited to visit. We spent two days there, and it was a blast. Above is a view from the State Ave. bridge. The bridge in the picture is the Huron Ave. bridge. The night before I took this, we saw the filming of a scene from some new Morgan Freeman/Angelina Jolie movie in this same spot. Below here is the buildings I know only as the Wilco buildings. These are the buildings from the cover of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
We had a good time visiting cool stores (Virgin Records, H&M, Niketown, etc.) and eating at good restaurants (notably Giordano's Pizza and the Weber Grill). However, we didn't drive 10 hours for a shopping spree or good dinner. Below is a couple of pics from the Arcade Fire concert at The Chicago Theater:
So, the pictures that I have of the show aren't amazing. My camera isn't great. Regardless, this is one of the best shows I have ever seen. Literally. Other than Radiohead at Bonnaroo 2006, I have never seen a better performance than this. If you ever get a chance to see Arcade Fire live, do yourself a favor and go. There's nine people in the band, and every single one of them is giving 100% on every single song. The energy is amazing. The musicianship is incredible. Unbelievable.
