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My name is Tony Ballinger, and I'm a web designer living in Oak Park, Illinois.
When I'm not designing for the web, I enjoy music, go to concerts and play with gadgets.

Archive for the 'Concerts' Category

Coachella 2010 Lineup

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Coachella has released this year’s lineup, and as usual – it’s a tough call. There are a few bands I haven’t seen that I would love to – namely, Thom Yorke, Gorillaz, The Dead Weather, Devo and a few others.
But then again, there are a few acts I have no interest in seeing at [...]

2009: The Year in Review

Friday, January 1st, 2010

I have a reasonably awful memory. So when I say that 2009 was a pretty decent year, I’m basing that on what little I remember from it. In fact, compared to what I’m hearing from my friends and family — comparatively speaking, my year was awesome.
Cooper is awesome.
Gotta be honest here — there are [...]

Lollapalooza 2009: In Review

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Every year I compare Lollapalooza to Coachella, so I’ll quickly get it out of the way. Lollapalooza is a great event, but it’s no Coachella. There’s a few reasons for this, but the main one this year was the weather. Coachella is pretty much guaranteed to be hot, sunny and with nearly no humidity. It’s [...]

Pure Scenius at Eno’s Luminous Festival

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

For twenty years I’ve been interested in Brian Eno and have wanted to see him live in concert. I suppose it began when my dad played Eno/Byrne’s “The Jezebel Spirit” for me as a kid. Years later after having some CDs stolen in a break-in, I had the opportunity to spend about $500 of insurance [...]

Looking Forward to the Summer

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Since the weather has been decent for a few days, it’s got me thinking about this coming summer. I sadly am not going to Coachella this year, although I will be watching highlights this weekend over the web. But no worries, there’s plenty of other music I am looking forward to this summer.
The Kills/The Horrors
This [...]

Catching Up With

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

It’s the beginning of January and to be perfectly honest, it’s like I had forgotten I even have a blog. Here’s what I’ve been up to:
Cooper Update
The past 7 months since baby Cooper was born have been a bit of a blur. The beginning was a shock to the system, but over the months we’ve [...]