08/17 Ari Herstand, Joey Ryan, Kenneth Pattengale @ Schubas
08/18 Sweetback Sisters, Parkington Sisters @ Schubas
08/18 Hellsent, Robust, DJ Dallas Jackson @ Subterranean
08/18 When Clouds Attack, Michael Una @ Abbey Pub
08/19 The Canoes, Go Long Mule, Model N, The Van Goghs @ Abbey Pub
08/19 Superdre, Whoa-B, Chris Widman vs. Phaded @ Smartbar
08/19 David Singer & The Sweet Science, The Interiors, Nelkin@ Lincoln Hall
08/19 William Fitzsimmons, Rosi Golan @ Schubas
08/19 Teenage Bottlerocket, The Reaganomics, Love & Squalor @ Subterranean
08/20 Tokyo Police Club, Freelance Whales, Arkells @ Metro
08/20 The Sadies @ Schubas
08/20 Elsinore, Canasta @ Lincoln Hall
08/20 The Sadies @ Schubas
08/20 Alexander Robotnick, Scott Smokin Silz, Interrobang, Alex Zelenka, Livewire, Frankie Vega, John Simmons, Escape @ Smartbar
08/20 Doko Benjo, The Jordan Years @ Subterranean
08/20 The Western, The Numbers @ Abbey Pub
08/21 The Sadies @ Schubas
08/21 Just Desserts 9: Gemeni Club, Charlie Glitch, Action, Adventure, Just Desserts @ Lincoln Hall
08/21 The New Deal @ Metro
08/21 Alex Bau, Punisher, Sassmouth, Adam Stolz @ Smartbar
08/21 Black Crowes @ Chicago Theatre
08/21 The Sundown, The Sidekicks, American War, This Is This @ Subterranean
08/21 STS9 @ House Of Blues
08/21 Bassnectar @ House Of Blues
08/21 White Label: DJ Lego @ Darkroom
08/22 Crosby Stills & Nash @ Ravinia
08/22 You Hang Up, State & Madison @ Subterranean
08/22 Matty, Michael Serafini, Kid Color @ Smartbar
08/23 Black Bear Combo, Neo, Tribraco, Jim Trashjian Group @ Subterranean
08/24 Wooden Birds, Dan Mangan, Hospital Ships @ Schubas
08/25 Casiokids, Light Pollution @ Schubas
08/25 Derrick Carter, Tyrel Williams, Julian Pena, Stephen P @ Smartbar
08/26 Lou Barlow & The Missingmen, Wye Oak
08/26 Vienna Teng & Alex Wong, The Guggenheim Grotto @ Lincoln Hall
08/26 SPL, Nameloc, Midway, Young Live @ Smartbar
08/27 Drag The River, Cory Branan (7PM) @ Schubas
08/27 Brent Pulls, Death Ships @ Schubas
08/27 White Mystery, The 1900s @ Lincoln Hall
08/27 Cameron McGill & What Army, Horse In The Sea, Kevin Andrew Prchal, Rachele Eve @ Metro
08/27 Dustin Zahn, Drumcell, M50, Decimal @ Smartbar
08/28 Panic!: DJs Pogo, Arturo @ Darkroom
08/28 Tub Ring, Dr Killbot @ Subterranean
08/28 DJ Pierre, Phuture 303, Angel Alanis, Lady Foursquare, Rob Threezy @ Smartbar
08/28 Memoryhouse, Yawn, Distractors @ Lincoln Hall
08/29 Iggy & The Stooges @ Aragon Ballroom
08/29 Kid Color, Michael Serafini, Adulture @ Smartbar
09/02 Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Telekinesis, The Kickback @ Lincoln Hall
09/02 Scissor Sisters @ The Riviera
09/03 Tom Middleton, Brad Owen @ Smartbar
09/04 DJ Funk, Ghetto Division @ Smartbar
09/04 Tidal Wave @ Darkroom
09/05 Vampire Weekend @ Aragon Ballroom
09/05 Dum Dum Girls (DJ Set), Brent Zmrhal @ Beauty Bar
09/05 Justin Miller, Woolfy, Kid Color, Michael Serafini, Adulture @ Metro
09/08 Billy Idol @ The Riviera
09/08 Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Otouto, Key Losers @ Subterranean
09/08 Ghostland Observatory @ House Of Blues
09/09 Ludo, There For Tomorrow, The Graduate, Tommy & The High Pilots @ Metro
09/09 Marina & The Diamonds @ Lincoln Hall
09/10 The Ataris, Gasoline Heart, The Scissors, The Old Wives @ Beat Kitchen
09/10 Hot Hot Heat, 22-20s, Hey Rosetta! @ Lincoln Hall
09/11 Alice Peacock, A Rock For Reading Benefit @ Lincoln Hall
09/12 Girl In A Coma @ Beat Kitchen
09/13 Pavement @ Jay Pritzker Pavillion
09/13 Jenny & Johnny, Love As Laughter @ Lincoln Hall
09/15 Glitch Mob, Martyparty @ Metro
09/17 School Of Seven Bells, Active Child @ Lincoln Hall
09/17 Juan Atkins, Lady D, James Lauer @ Smartbar
09/18 Mowgli, Brian Ffar, Qbot @ Smartbar
09/18 Lights Over Paris @ Beat Kitchen
09/18 White Label Sessions: DJ Lego @ Darkroom
09/24 Foals, Esben & The Witch @ Lincoln Hall
09/25 Menoma, Suckers @ Beat Kitchen
09/25 Panic!: DJ Pogo, Arturo @ Darkroom
09/26 Sea Wolf (Acoustic), Sera Cahoone @ Lincoln Hall
09/28 Wovenhand, Serena Maneesh @ Lincoln Hall
09/29 !!! @ Bottom Lounge
09/30 Klaxons, Baby Monster @ Lincoln Hall
10/01 Bettie Serveert @ Abbey Pub
10/07 Bhopal Stiffs @ Subterranean
10/11 Belle & Sebastian @ The Chicago Theatre
10/11 Miike Snow @ The Riviera
10/14 Four Tet @ Metro
10/16 White Label Sessions: DJ Lego @ Darkroom
10/01 Chapterhouse, Ulrich Schnauss, Airiel, Panic! DJs @ Metro
10/02 Local Natives, The Love Language, The Union Line @ Metro
10/05 Ra Ra Riot, Chikita Violenta, We Barbarians @ Metro
10/19 Band Of Horses @ The Riviera
10/19 Blonde Redhead, Pantha Du Prince @ The Vic
10/27 Two Door Cinema Club @ Lincoln Hall
10/29 The Books @ The Vic
Fall 09′ Fashion Campaigns
Longchamp
ph by Mert & Marcus
Continuing from last season’s eccentric pairing of Kate and Sasha, Daria joins the main campaign star as the partner in crime. (Who’s next?)
Valentino
ph by Mert & Marcus
Great way to make that collection look chic. Chic (and fierce) for the now Valentino does exist in print under M&M, with a good model like Iris Strubegger. It’s just so natural that the shots are this moody and dark by the look of the collection itself.
Giorgio Armani
ph by Mert & Marcus
Black and white once more… the unstoppable Raquel Zimmermann, with Sean Opry, taking over from last season’s Sasha and Jamie Dornan.
Burberry Prorsum
ph by Mario Testino
Shot on location at Westminster, central London, home to Burberry’s new global headquarters at Horseferry House, starring Emma Watson and the latest Burberry exclusive Charlie, once again an all British cast as always. It’s a rather simple campaign, but the focus is of course on their first ever celeb model. Watson, at 19, is old enough (older than a gazillion models out there) to front a major campaign, finally. This is bound to happen. She looks good though, very grown up, huge contrast from her recent ‘Emma Enchanted’ Teen Vogue cover and photo story.
Marc Jacobs
ph by Juergen Teller
The campaign is set to be as fun as the collection, they are in the same spirit. This is that sort of campaign you can’t hate… just look at the last shot at the bottom right hand corner, Natasha is a real psycho in this campaign.
Louis Vuitton
ph by Steven Meisel
Can’t believe this is by Meisel… With this much photoshopping, airbrushing, it can only be Mert & Marcus? But yeah it is definitely Meisel.
Still can’t believe this is for real.
Dolce & Gabbana
ph by Steven Klein
Queen mafias— Mariacarla, Edita and Heidi at the casino.
It looks more ‘natural’ than last season’s forced campaigns. The casting is fantastic, unexpected though.
D&G
ph by Mario Testino
(From left) Sara Blomqvist, Hanna Rundlof, Katie Fogarty, Stephanie Rad, Ragnhild Jevne. Typical D&G but love the class.
DSquared2
ph by Mert & Marcus
Lara and her (Stone) cold stare, with a bunch of boys. Not bad, but it’s hard to keep up after last season’s super campaign, Linda + Naomi.
Gianfranco Ferrè
ph by Stefano Moro
Doing pretty well post-Meisel, strong statement campaign. This is also Karolin’s first solo major campaign, she rocked it.
Calvin Klein collcetion
ph by David Sims
Monika Jagaciak.
cK Calvin Klein
ph by Craig McDean
Sigrid and Jourdan— first black model in a Calvin Klein spot since… very long ago. Good to see Jourdan finally getting a campaign too, she had none last season.
This ‘fighting’ pose is getting a little overrated, last season it was used in Dolce & Gabbana (Trentini Vs Mariacarlia), Alberta Ferretti (Kinga Vs Viktoriya) and oh, DSQuared2’s (Naomi Vs Linda). Fighting is not fun anymore…
MaxMara
ph by Craig McDean
Eniko Mihalik.
Tiffany & Co.
ph by Michcael Thompson
Hippie Devon. Glad to see her doing some modelling work now.