Michael Fitzpatrick

Fitz and The Tantrums, V Festival and Their Debut Album: Pickin' Up The Pieces

Lydia Hughes | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Michael Fitzpatrick, Moneygrabber, Hall & Oates, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Noelle Scaggs, V Festival, Fitz and the Tantrums, V Festival 2011, Daryl Hall, Pickin' Up the Pieces, Entertainment News
Lydia Hughes

Frontman Michael Fitzpatric just went through a shattering break-up, feeling as though he was about to lose his mind, when writing songs became medicinal. His album Pickin' Up the Pieces acted as part of the self-healing process.

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Must-See Acts At Lollapalooza

Jeff Pollack | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Lollapalooza 2011, Kids These Days, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Fitz and the Tantrums, Live Music, Michael Fitzpatrick, Lollapalooza, Rock Music, Music Festival, Muse, Eminem, Music, Sxsw, Foo Fighters, Grant Park, Kanye West, Hip Hop, Chicago, Coldplay, Chicago Music Festival, Perry Farrel, Metal, Indie Rock, Arts News
Jeff Pollack

Next month will mark the 15th year of Perry Farrell's brain-child, Lollapalooza (not counting the cancelled tour of 2004). It's a great festival with ...

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Fitz & the Tantrums: "Antidote to Autotune"

Jon Chattman | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Michael Fitzpatrick, Hamptons, Fitz and the Tantrums, Best Coast, Music to Know Festival, Motown, Dapkings, Sixties, Moneygrabber, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Fitz & the Tantrums are a six-piece band out of California and a wonderful throwback to the great '60s soul sound.

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How Much Speech Will We Buy in 2012?

Jessica Levinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Michael Fitzpatrick, Camapgin Finance Reform, Congress, Politics, Campaign Finance, Pete Sessions, Houses Office of Congressional Ethics, 112th Congress, Politics News
Jessica Levinson

The 112th Congress is in its infancy, and already we're off to the races fundraising for 2012. Why is it so hard to limit the amount of money in politics?

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Ryan Grim

Did Rep Who Skipped Swearing In For Fundraiser Break The Law?

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Fitzpatrick, 112th Congress, Oathgate, Michael Fitzpatrick Oath, Michael Fitzpatrick Swearing In, Politics News

WASHINGTON - A Republican who missed the swearing-in ceremony on the House floor because he was at a fundraiser in the Capitol has removed critical de...

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A National Mental Health Funding Crisis, And Pat Quinn's Budget Isn't Helping

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor Pat Quinn, Illinois Mental Health Care, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Illinois Budget, Illinois Human Services Commission, Michael Fitzpatrick, Lou Lang, Frank Anselmo, Community Behavioral Healthcare Association, Tony Kopera, Community Counseling Centers of Chicago, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, Illinois House Republicans, c4, Chicago News
David Ormsby

A national mental health funding crisis is unfolding and Governor Pat Quinn's new budget is contributing Illinois' share. According to the National A...

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One Chicago Cellist Plus One Dalai Lama Equals a World of Compassion

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Compassion Rising, Dalai Lama, Michael Fitzpatrick, Pick Staiger, World Peace, Northwestern University, Graeme Sharrock NPPA, Melbourne Australia, Parliament of the World?S Religions, Victor Yampolsky, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Cello Player, Journey From Zanskar, Frederick Marx, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

Michael Fitzpatrick on playing with His Holiness: "It's a very specific frequency he resides in, it's an extremely high vibration, but a really heavy grounded vibration at the same time."

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Hoop Dreams Filmmaker Makes The Journey From Zanskar Via Chicago

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Fitzpatrick, Zanskar Movie, Dalai Lama, Journey From Zanskar, Hoop Dreams, Gates-Agee-Hoop-Dreams, Tibet, Frederick Marx, Zanskar, Buddhism, China Tibet, Buddhist Monks, Harold Ramis, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

15 years since bringing us the critically acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams, Frederick Marx is again giving us the opportunity to study how people sacrifice in order to gain.

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