Join me for the Rock The Vote Nights party, after the big mayoral debate, this Thursday night (2/17) 8-10p, at Rockit! Chicagoan & American Idol winner Lee DeWyze is coming home to perform live, candidates should be by to mingle, will be a fun way to continue the important message that we need more & more younger people to get out their vote!
I’ve always been a big supporter of the Rock The Vote campaign, after hosting a huge party for them during Lollapalooza this past summer w/ Lady Gaga tour team DJ Lady Starlight and Semi Precious Weapons. Rock The Vote states that their mission is “to engage and build political power for young people in our country.” They set out to educate our youth and give them the knowledge and confidence to become involved and fight for what they believe in. I dig that.
Totally forgot I talked in to my intern’s camera (see video) the night we ran around lollapalooza for lady gaga’s concert before I hosted the rock the vote party later that evening with gaga’s dj lady starlight and her opening band semi precious weapons of her monster ball tour… looking back at this random silly video its pretty cool to see what it’s like to be that close, see how beautiful the skyline is looking back at it with 40,000 fans screaming, walking back into the middle of it all when hanging with friends in the crowns & pink feathers (one being Hayden Panettiere from “heroes”), and just feeling the energy from all perspectives! above all- lady gaga is an incredible performer & told an inspiring story of how 3 yrs ago, there were just a handful of people at her stage and people teased her & told her she couldn’t do it, but she had a dream & her persistence made her dream come true!
Lollapalooza brings over 80,000 people & raises $13 million for the city of chicago each year.. so shout out to c3 who produces lolla as they just do an amazing job, make huge contributions to the city of chicago in so many different ways, and really just make so many of us happy w/all their amazing efforts & talents— can’t wait til next year!
I have been getting a ton of requests to share some pics from my crazy weekend… the obama visit, peeps from transformers, backstage lady gaga, soundgarden dinner at sunda, hosting “rock the vote” event, lollapalooza, celeb gifting suites, me sucking at rockstar kickball, my dance lessons, bananas… hopefully it all speaks for itself as I am running to catch a plane to Africa!
Speaking of, if you aren’t following me on facebook & twitter you are seriously missing out on all the sharing I do- and will miss out as I go great white shark diving, go on safari, eat like crazy, hit the winelands,… throughout south Africa & Namibia over the next 11days! Will post video here too- but seriously follow me on twitter & facebook for the pics & action in real time! seeya!
every year, people, performers, celebs,.. around the world come to the great city of chicago (and our venues, see video above!) to enjoy the best musical talent around at lollapalooza! this year, i’m happy to announce that my rockit ranch crew & I will be kicking it all off w/ the official “rock the vote party!” w/ live performances by lady gaga peeps/openers semi precious weapons & her monster tour dj lady starlight soon as they get off the gaga stage at lollapalooza! Wonder if she will be following them over? hmmmmmm
you never know as not only is her crew performing with us, but “rock the vote” is a great cause that most performers back! as you know from following me on twitter and facebook, if I can ever share fun experiences like partying with these performers and combine a good cause with it, i try my best… and I don’t think anyone would argue against the importance of getting young people to get involved in their communities, futures & voting! So hope you too will join us!
Word to the wise… get there when doors open 9pm sharp this friday august 6th at rockit bar & grill on 22 w hubbard as space is limited… or hit me on my personal Facebook and we will try to get you on the list…. (or if know someone else at rockit ranch you can hit them too for help!)
Oh btw… rockit & sunda have food booths at lollapalooza so stop by & check them out! serving bourbon bbq pulled pork sandwiches, white truffle fires & white bean hummus with vegetables!
another one of my favorite kickoff events is galapalooza- held on thursday, august 5th – a charity event for parkways foundation, that allows guests to get a sneak peak and tour of grant park in all its lolla glory. last year, there were concerts, a silent action, raffle, great lounging areas with cocktails & my favorite part-delicious food! to purchase tickets visit: http://www.parkways.org/events.aspx
As for other events we have going on at our rockit ranch venues….
rockit bar & grill
thursdsay//aug.5
entertainment weekly lounge party w/ performances by hockey & chiddy bang- 6-8:30pm (although its closed list—may be able to help if you facebook or tweet me!)
the underground
thursday//aug. 5
tunes by dj jesse marco and josh madden + mat devine of kill Hannah
friday//aug. 6
rock the rabbit presents mike posner live ‘cooler than me’ tunes by justin tranter of semi precious weapons and dj reach
saturday//aug. 7
dj cobra and surprise special guests
also, come cheer me on for do312′s celebrity kickball event w/ wolfmohter, foxy shazam, team bayside high, ryan manno, jim kopeny, jbtv, bam margera, johnny radtke, greg corner, har mar superstar, alia shawkat, clark duke, chris holmes, clayton huck, jeremy scheuch, and chris masterson! info here!
The city of Chicago, especially the guests at my spot, Sunda, was all up in arms last night as the cast of Glee paid us a visit & dined late night. The cast were all super nice, approachable, generous and even were the ones that suggested taking this pic w/my sunda general manager aeron lancero when he mentioned his kids were fans (Sure ur “kids” are the fans aeron.. Haha).. Great sports.. Even took more pics w our guests and signed autographs… Must like us chicagoans!?
Actually, they must love us, they said usually eat room service when travelling, but said no way to that when hit chicago! I hear they’re in town while on their national tour and performing tonight and tomorrow night at Rosemont. I’m not too familiar with the show but it’s apparant a lot of you are – someone even told me you call yourselves “Gleeks?”
For those of you totally in the dark, Glee is a show on Fox that’s still relatively new, been on for just 2 seasons now but has take the world by storm and has totally transformed the way people think about high school glee choirs! The cast does all their own singing and dancing and I guess that’s the best part, the fact that they are all extremely talented!
Anyway, I hear they loved the food and atmosphere so much, they might be coming back again tonight? If you can’t catch them at Sunda or attend their concert, Glee is on Fox tonight with their most talked about episode yet – all Lady Gaga songs….I can only imagine!
Last night at sunda I got to catch up w/my old buddy Charlie jones, one of the 3 c’s in “c3” that’s responsible for the ever successful outdoor summer music festival in our sweet home chicago, “lollapalooza!” (check this video & you will see how much fun we have w/it!) I first met him when the mayor brought me, & a couple others like Charlie, into his office years ago to think of new ways to make summers fests in chicago even better, and I’ve been impressed w/their group ever since! Year after year they bring enormous talent & investment to our city… so whenever I see him like the other night, I am sure to let him know i appreciate it.
Speaking of appreciation, i also let him know I was psyched about all the buzz surrounding their ridiculously hardcore line up this year before it was even released! we laughed about how each year he can never keep his line ups a secret and joked that from now on the 3 c’s are just going to keep it to themselves… hilarious! And of course, I wrapped it up like a big nerd saying “I can’t believe you have lady gaga! can you intro me?!” he says, “sure if you support parkways foundation event night before.” I say “done! really?” He says, “no, but support anyway.” Again, Hilarious… but I agree, we all should support anyway… so sharing all the lolla and parkways info with you now…
Last night at sunda I got to catch up w/my old buddy Charlie jones, one of the 3 c’s in “c3” that’s responsible for the ever successful outdoor summer music festival in our sweet home chicago, “lollapalooza!” (check this video & you will see how much fun we have w/it!) I first met him when the mayor brought me, & a couple others like Charlie, into his office years ago to think of new ways to make summers fests in chicago even better, and I’ve been impressed w/their group ever since! Year after year they bring enormous talent & investment to our city… so whenever I see him like the other night, I am sure to let him know i appreciate it.
Speaking of appreciation, i also let him know I was psyched about all the buzz surrounding their ridiculously hardcore line up this year before it was even released! we laughed about how each year he can never keep his line ups a secret and joked that from now on the 3 c’s are just going to keep it to themselves… hilarious! And of course, I wrapped it up like a big nerd saying “I can’t believe you have lady gaga! can you intro me?!” he says, “sure if you support parkways foundation event night before.” I say “done! really?” He says, “no, but support anyway.” Again, Hilarious… but I agree, we all should support anyway… so sharing all the lolla and parkways info with you now…
If you read my blog post yesterday you know I have much respect for Sundance- to me its probably the most respected independent film festival in the country, featuring not only Oscar winning talent, but complete unknowns that come in each year and blow minds with pure originality (like the 10 I met at event in post yesterday).
If you follow me on twitter, you also know I got invited to ridiculous celebrity parties & gifting suites that sundance also is starting to be known for (for better or worse). And since many of you said you loved the behind the scenes access I shared on twitter so much and wanted to see more in video, I thought I would oblige here. Just don’t hold the tequila shots and random ridiculousness against me!
Here’s me literally partying before 1000+ screaming fans w/ Mark Ronson’s protege “Wale” who’s collaborated with the likes of Amy Winhouse, Maroon 5, Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, John Mayer,… not only rising on the Billboard Top 40, but called the next “Jay-Z” by GQ Magazine! You said you wanted to be close to the action too- here’s how silly it can get!
If you read my blog post yesterday you know I have much respect for Sundance- to me its probably the most respected independent film festival in the country, featuring not only Oscar winning talent, but complete unknowns that come in each year and blow minds with pure originality (like the 10 I met at event in post yesterday).
If you follow me on twitter, you also know I got invited to ridiculous celebrity parties & gifting suites that sundance also is starting to be known for (for better or worse). And since many of you said you loved the behind the scenes access I shared on twitter so much and wanted to see more in video, I thought I would oblige here. Just don’t hold the tequila shots and random ridiculousness against me!
Here’s me literally partying before 1000+ screaming fans w/ Mark Ronson’s protege “Wale” who’s collaborated with the likes of Amy Winhouse, Maroon 5, Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, John Mayer,… not only rising on the Billboard Top 40, but called the next “Jay-Z” by GQ Magazine! You said you wanted to be close to the action too- here’s how silly it can get!
