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Fri 7 Aug – Lollapalooza Festival

I started this review after the show and never finished it. So here it is in all it's partial glory:

White Lies

We arrived on Friday and settled in to the hotel. We wandered on to the grounds and with a shrug decided to see White Lies. It was hot, it was raining, it was crowded, we were shifting around in our ponchos getting used to the feel of them. We had no emotional connection to this band. We decided to get an early jump on Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Getting a modest jump on a crowd isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. We stood in an increasingly tight space somewhat near the front of the stage. After 15 minutes or so they took the stage. I shuffled around some more in my poncho. I stood on my tip toes to try and get a better look-see. I could see my sister wasn’t feeling the love so I told her that we should move to the back. She left and I frustratingly tried to find a decent place to stand. Finally I noticed everyone stepping around a large puddle. This struck me as odd seeing that most people were wearing sandals, not unlike myself. So I decided to stand in the puddle. Finally I found a piece of glory and for a moment closed my eyes to allow the music to wash over me with the rain. It was beautiful. I opened my eyes and saw three people eyeing me sideways. “You’re standing in a puddle you know.” One of them ventured. Very observant. “Yes, that was my plan. I’m already wet.” And the look on his face was one of newfound understanding.
I went back to the hotel room to regroup from the rain. I intended to be back in time for the end of the Bloody Beetroots and then Fleet Foxes but somehow time was sucked in to a black hole.

A-Trak

A-Trak played some fantastic beats. I found a spot along the fence (by the oddly placed barricades in the centre of Perry’s) and got my head-nod on. I wasn’t fully prepared for full on dancing at this point, that would come later in the weekend. But for the dancers among us there was no chance for disapointment. I will definitely check him out again when he’s back in Toronto. I’m not sure how I’ve missed him so many times. He does get around.

Simian Mobile Disco

I’ve seen Simian Mobile Disco before and I remember it being a sweaty dance-filled night of strobe lights and beats. This time they just couldn’t get me excited. Beat after beat seemed like a wet noodle letdown. After A-Trak they just didn’t seem to pull their weight. Even though I was in the mood for more Perry’s action I decided to check out Of Montreal. This was a schedule conflict for me anyways.
Of Montreal My first exerience at the Vitaminwater Stage and a muddy crowded mess awaited me. I’ve heard about Of Montreal’s entertaining shows so I was hoping they would wow me. I could see when I stood on my tiptoes or at one of the large screens that there was some shit going on up there. Feathers. Costumes. You know, “crazy stuff.” But the physical surroundings and also the fact that I’m not a huge Of Montreal fan got to me and I decided I was better off at Perry’s after all.

Crookers

An obnoxious MC kept asking me to give it up to him, but I’m not putting out until I’m taken out for a musical dinner. Crookers stumble their way around good sounds and string them together in a way that makes continuous dancing difficult. I spent some time people watching. People don’t dance no more. They cross their arms and stare you down. Okay we’re not in Toronto anymore. People weren’t staring each other down, but there seemed to be a general confusion from the people at Perry’s on how dancing is done. The spirit and desire to let loose was there. But it would seem the generation gap between myself and the average aged Lollapaloozer is long enough to see the loss of practiced dancing. Jumping jacks do not count, and yes I saw people doing this. There seemed to be lots of people eyeing each other self-consciously as they did sort of mock dance moves. Like maybe if you pretend that what you’re doing is a joke then people wont think you’re serious and make fun of your dance moves. Fuck what people think! Just dance people!


After a somewhat disapointing Friday I was determinded to make Saturday count. I hoped I would be early enough to see Ezra Furman the Bob Dylan ripoff that he is (although a catchy one at that) but I couldn’t get the wheels in motion fast enough. But we had a good breakfast, my mandantory Starbucks, and headed back in to the no longer wet, but now fiery inferno of Grant Park.

Miike Snow

I played out the song Animal over the course of a week so I was definitely planning on checking these guys out. Their sounds was much richer live, full of electronic goodness washing over us at the stank Vitaminwater Stage. Fuck this stage sucks. Why can’t they put the garbage somewhere else?? At least they laid down gravel over the mud. That worked quite tidily, actually. Once I got my fill of the previously mentioned track I had to go.

Ida Maria

I got a good spot up front. Ida Maria’s voice and energy are something to behold. She has spirit and showmanship that’s for sure. My two favourite Ida Maria songs are Louis and Oh My God. The former because it reminds me of my boyfriend. She performed it wonderfully. I stayed for half her set but curiosity got the better of me. I just had to see what Animal Collective were up to at Perry’s. I left but my sister reported to me afterwords that she closed with a great performance of Oh My God, followed by the Stooges’ I Wanna Be Your Dog. Oh My God indeed. At least we have Youtube.

Animal Collective DJ Set

By the time I got to Perry’s I was hot, cranky and hungry. I sat in the grass and saw Avey and Geologist fucking around on the stage. Panda may well have been up there but I wasn’t trying to hard to see. With all due respect Animal Collective are in my top tier of bands and my Lastfm has tracked me listening to them double that of even my second most listened artist. But as I sat in the grass all I heard was some world beats. The sun was too much for me and I decided to go back to the hotel’s air conditioning for a bit. Should have stayed at Ida Maria!!!

Santigold

Arctic Monkeys were playing in the distance as I approached the Playstation Stage for Santigold. I was definitely looking forward to this. Santigold was one of the acts I was most looking forward to checking out this weekend. Well. It turns out I wasn’t alone. My sister and I exchanged texts to try to figure out where each other was standing in the crowd as people seemed to multiply at a rapidly increasing rate. We gave up finding each other and I found the space between myself and my neighbours getting smaller and smaller. I stayed for maybe half her set but I was so distracted by humanity that I just had to get out.

Lykke Li

After escaping the Santigold Experience I decided to go shopping. I headed down the Green Street and checked out all of the vendors. I could hear Lykke Li clearly in the distance. Having seen her it was as good as being there. I checked Youtube later and she was even wearing the same outfit as the day I had seen her in Toronto. I mentally sang along as I went through the clothing racks. Good deals were to be had! I talked to friendly people, and had a great time with the great background soundtrack.

Animal Collective

As I pondered whether or not I should buy a dress to wear in the unbearably hot weather I checked the time and realized this was not a decision to be making at this time. I was late for Animal Collective! I booked it to the Stank Vitaminwater Stage and hadn’t missed more than 5 minutes. They sounded great which in contrast to the last time I saw them at the Sound Academy, and again versus last year at Rogers Picnic, I have a newfound believe that Animal Collective are meant to be heard in the glorious outdoors. Watching the sun set while listening to my favourite band was a great experience. Brother Sport playing over Tool was my favourite moment of the whole weekend, and the energy of the audience was strong. Afterwards I stood around with a small group of people while the band took down their equipment. Yes, they have an EP coming out soon! Yes, you may have the setlist! (It was passed to a fan via the security guard. Why didn’t I think of that!!!) I asked a random fan to take a picture of me with the band in the background. I have two of those now! I am positively beaming with happiness in both pictures. I felt like a celebrity whore. But all said and done – I think I’ve seen the 20 minute Fireworks performance enough times now. I think it’s time to retire that routine.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Grilled chicken satay
Carney – hell ya
Ra Ra Riot – sun burn
Bat for Lashes – wow it’s hot
Gang Gang Dance – oh shit – gang gang!
Dan Deacon – dance co-ordination
Vampire Weekend – fountain lineup
Boys Noize – Let’s dance!
Snoop Dogg – Gin & Juice
Lou Reed – Sweet Jane
MSTRKRFT – Toronto represent
Deadmau5 – ho hum

Fri 7 Aug – Lollapalooza Festival

day 1 - 7 Aug

We thought we were making good time until we hit Grant Park and found the ridiculous line stretching blocks from the main entrance and then around the corner. We joined it at the base of the short side and started panicking a little when we were still so far from the front after gates supposedly opened at 11. We heard Manchester Orchestra soundchecking I Got Friends as we passed the north corner; they were pretty much the one band I really really did not want to miss and they were on at 12:15. But in a stroke of luck, we were so far back in the line that we were shunted into the north entrance ie. the one at the top of the block we were on. Phew!

As we slipped into a spot in front of the Budweiser Stage waiting for Manchester Orchestra it started to rain. We didn't have any rain ponchos or our umbrellas (turns out you can bring them into Lolla - something definitely worth knowing beforehand!) but we thought hey, whatever, we can buy 'em inside the grounds if we need 'em. So we were a tad cold and damp as we watched Manchester Orchestra rock out, but damn, were they worth it. It was a short set and mostly of Mean Everything to Nothing songs, but so powerful and moody, everything I love about them. I only wished they'd played longer, and maybe thrown in more than one song from their older material. I missed their Australian tour while I was travelling! I hope they come back soon.

Shake It Out
Pride
In My Teeth
Now That You’re Home
My Friend Marcus
I’ve Got Friends
Everything to Nothing
The River


Andy Hull, of Manchester Orchestra

We managed to catch three songs of The Gaslight Anthem set, but it was getting hard to enjoy any of the music when all I could think about was how I had the rest of the day to stand under this rain. So we left the festival grounds, blindly walking into various shops trying to find cheap ponchos. We finally walked into a 7/11, dripping, and the manager by the door just said in a knowing tone, "Ponchos?" They must've made a killing that day.

Once esconsed in our ginormous yellow sheets (I felt like a drowned duckling, and at one point I swear some guy walked past and quacked at me) we booked it back to make it to see Kevin Devine, missing only the first song. He was playing one of the smaller side stages, and what the crowd lacked in numbers they made up for it in enthusiasm. He played a great set, a mix of old and new, ending with the amazing Brother's Blood. It might have been the near-perfect combination of music and setting - he and his Goddamn Band and their slow-build intensity, surrounded by light rain, grey skies, and trees. This was probably the highlight of the day for me, and that's high praise considering how many of my favourite acts were to come.

Yr Husband
Carnival
Another Bag of Bones
No Time Flat
I Could Be With Anyone
Burning City Smoking
Just Stay
Cotton Crush
Brother’s Blood

Back at the main stages, we caught the tail end of Bon Iver - well, I heard Creature Fear, at least - and then huddled under some shade and waited out Ben Folds. I had been looking foward to seeing him solo, having somehow missed him the 400 or so times he toured our country in the past few years, but I was really put off by the bitter, women-hating charmlessness of the first few songs, particularly the supposedly jokey Bitch Went Nutz, one of the fake songs he "leaked" prior to his latest album. But I did enjoy hearing some of the older stuff late in the set, and I was singing along by the end.

Bitch Went Nutz
Effington
Landed
Bitches Aint Shit
Dr Yang
Hiroshima
Rockin’ The Suburbs
Kate
Narcolepsy
You Don’t Know Me
Army

There was a blessed respite from the rain during Fleet Foxes which was great because we could venture closer to the stage to see them. My brief notes, written on site, read: "beautiful harmonies, very beard-y". I think this sums them up pretty well. They really sound amazing, from the acapella start with all those voices melding together on Sun Giant, to the last notes of my favourite, Blue Ridge Mountains.

Sun Giant
Sun It Rises
Drops In the River
English House
White Winter Hymnal
Ragged Wood
Your Protector
Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
He Doesn't Know Why
Mykonos
Blue Ridge Mountains

The Decemberists started barely moments after Fleet Foxes finished, with a solid crowd camped around the stage way before, so we contented ourselves with a good view of a big screen, and clear sound. I know Colin Meloy had promised us the entirety of the Hazards of Love but then they really did it! Which I thought was a really ballsy set for a festival, but I totally appreciated it. It really is made to be heard in that form, and it a sight to behold live with Becky Sharp in a long white gown with dramatic sleeves, and Shara Worden looking fierce in a silver spangled, asymmetric black dress. Utterly crazy, in the very best of ways.

We were so so cold by that point, but I hung on to catch Andrew Bird. He got a huge reception from his hometown, and he played a lovely set, singingly beautifully and letting loose on his violin, backed by a complement of odd looking instruments. He played Not a Robot But A Ghost, which I love, and he intro'd it as something they hadn't been playing live much. :D

Fiery Crash
Masterswarm
Opposite Day
Fitz and the Dizzyspells
Oh No
Effigy
Not A Robot But A Ghost
Anonanimal
Imitosis
Scythian Empires
Tables and Chairs
Fake Palindromes


day 2 - 8 Aug

We made a concious effort to get to Lolla early, having learned our lessons about massive lines. We waited and wilted in the heat for the gates to open (weather whiplash - freezing wet one day, ridiculously hot and humid the next...) then dashed to see Yuto Miyazawa on the Kidzapalooza stage. He played a guitar which was the same size as he was! He might only be nine years old, but he's a really adorable and consumate guitar shredder, and watching the few kids haunting the front of stage in awe was almost as fun as watching him play.


Yuto Miyazawa

We wandered around, listened briefly to Ezra Furman and the Harpoons, who weren't bad, then caught the Delta Spirit set. I thought they were really fun, and musically really talented. The frontman had this great old school charm, and they played a great set of catchy rock n' roll.


Delta Spirit

By this time the heat was getting to us, so we had a quick rest back at the hotel, found some lunch and some awesome public art (Chicago just has a Picasso and a Miro lying around, no biggie), before we headed back to see Coheed and Cambria. They played fast and furious, and threw in a great cover of Under the Milky Way.

No World for Tomorrow
Gravediggers and Gunslingers
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
Ten Speed of God's Blood and Burial
A Favor House Atlantic
The Writing Writer
Blood Red Summer
Under the Milky Way (The Church cover)
Everything Evil
Welcome Home

And then we hit the lowlight of Lolla. A quarter of the way into the Glasvegas set I just wasn't getting it - the songs, which sound simple in an almost endearing way on record, were bland and incredibly amateur live. Then lead singer James Allan revealed himself to be a giant dick, apropos of his obsession with them considering how many references he made to his own during a five minute rant; he then started harassing their female drummer about just needing a big dick. So we left. None of that was worth sitting through just to hear Daddy's Gone live.

The good thing was that we left early enough to make it to the other side of the park and catch the last third of Santigold. She finished with Creator, after first hauling about fifteen excited fans on stage to show off their (negligible) dance moves alongside her. It was like a big squishy happy dance party over here, and it was so much fun, and the perfect thing to wash out the bad taste that was Glasvegas.

We caught three songs of the TV on the Radio set, including Golden Age, a favourite. But I'd seen them live before and we wanted to see a bit of Rise Against too, so we did the cross-park trek again. It was worth it - they played a fast, loud and tight set that had our tired selves moving along. They fitted in a last minute addition to the set, Dancing for Rain, and as that's one of my favourites I was really happy! Plus afterwards they very sweetly apologised to the sign-language lady for screwing her up, since she obviously wasn't prepared for a set change. Then they finished with Ready to Fall, which got the crowd going.

[saw the Fleet Foxes sideshow at The Metro that night, but after 3 nights and 2 solid days, I hit a wall at this point. I sat it out, which meant I didn't have to suffer through the interminable Dungen set while tightly packed with a gazillion people in an incredibly stuffy theatre with no A/C on a very hot night, but it also meant that I saw very little of Fleet Foxes. They sounded, once again, utterly delightful. But by this point it was all I could do stay cognisant and awake to hear the music.]


day 3 - 9 Aug

Luckily we were expecting a late start to this last day, so after a recuperating sleep and a lazy hour-and-a-half long breakfast (where we pored over the local street press and goggled at the large number of bands we'd love to see who would be playing in Chicago over the coming three months) we finally made our way back to Grant Park. We caught a bit of Friendly Fires, who were decent if not particularly exciting or original, as we waited to see Portugal. The Man. I really enjoyed Portugal. The Man - they were a great jam band, their music was layered and really interesting, and lead singer really knew how to use his voice as an instrument. I've been listening to them a bit since we got back.

Church Mouth
Lay Me Back Down
And I
The Sun
New Orleans
Bellies are Full
My Mind
Chicago
1989
AKA M80 The Wolf


Portugal. The Man

It was getting so so hot under the sun, we escaped under a handy bank of trees where we had a mostly unimpeded view of the big screens for both main northern stages, and caught all the afternoon acts from there. Kaiser Chiefs were a lot of fun and great to sing along to with their bouncy pop-rock.

Never Miss A Beat
Everything is Average Nowadays
Everyday I love You Less and Less
Ruby
Can’t Say What I Mean
Love’s Not a Competition
Like It Too Much
Modern Way
You Want History
I Predict a Riot
The Angry Mob
Take My Temperature
Oh My God

During The Raveonettes I chilled out with their soothing but not distinctive music in the background and write up some of my Chicago adventures.

Neko Case was just beautiful to listen to, her wonderful voice strong and clear even from a distance. She had a Middle Cyclone-heavy set, and particular highlights for me were slower songs like The Pharoahs where the music soars. She had lovely stage presence too, and a nice rapport with her band, as they wound down their tour, but also with the audience. It was perfect for a summer's afternoon, drowsy and heavy with sunshine and breeze.

Heading down to the southern end of the festival, we caught most of the Cold War Kids set, which I thoroughly enjoyed. They were great live, solid and catchy, and a new song (Santa Ana Winds) gave an indication that the new material will be just as good. We took a dinner break on a bluff overlooking the swarms of people around the stage where Snoop Dogg was peforming. Even from afar it looked like fun.



Then we found a contestable spot, slightly raised above the crowd, where we could watch Silversun Pickups. They were really good, gravelly and punchy, with a good selection of songs from Swoon that blended in seamlessly with their older material.

Growing Old Is Getting Old
Well Thought Out Twinkles
No More Secrets This Year
The Royal We
Little Lovers So Polite
It's Nice to Know You Work Alone
Substitution
Kissing Families
Panic Switch
Lazy Eye

And on the last night, we finally caught one of the headliners. The Killers started off bombastically, as expected, with Brandon Flowers flouncing along the front of the stage in flowers and big gestures. For every great song though, there was a dull one, and numerous rambling, earnest anecdotes to be heard. But by Mr Brightside they had tempted me down off my comfortable, very-far-away vantage point onto the field to dance, and I'm glad I did because I really enjoyed myself for those last few songs.

Human
This is Your Life
Somebody Told Me
For Reasons Unknown
Bones
Joy Ride
Bling
Shadowplay (Joy Division cover)
Smile Like You Mean It
Spaceman
A Dustland Fairytale
Read My Mind
Mr Brightside
All These Things That I’ve Done

Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
When You Were Young

Fri 7 Aug – Lollapalooza Festival

Lollapalooza Friday review, in bite-sized updates. Read the full review here.

The Line: I felt like I might as well have just walked out of my apartment and gone a few blocks east to the lake to find the end of the line, we were that far north.

The Weather: Being soaked to the bone (despite the umbrella) and shivering on an August day got to be a little bit ridiculous after a while.

April Smith: Unsigned artist from Brooklyn. For being the first artist to take the stage on the northern end of the festival, her music was very commanding of attention.

Hockey: New-wave quintet from Portland. They had a great energy, and managed to persevere through some initial technical difficulties. While I had never heard of their music, before, I enjoyed myself immensely… until the power went out a few songs into their set.

Manchester Orchestra: Too much screaming, not enough to keep my attention. Maybe they’re better on CD, I don’t know. I ended up wandering off in search of food and merchandising and things that didn’t involve listening to Manchester Orchestra.

Gringo Star: What I expected: Spanish-language covers of Beatles songs. What I got: Alt-country-poppy tunes. Pretty good, wish I had stuck around to see more. Will definitely be checking them out.

The Knux: They’ve got a great energy, pulling fans up onto the stage to dance with them and everything. I’m not a huge rap fan, but these guys certainly kept me, and the whole crowd, entertained and engaged.

The Gaslight Anthem: They put on an incredibly enjoyable show – only slightly dampened (pun vaguely intended) by the rain that kept pouring down throughout their set. The energy and enthusiasm from the crowd was apparent even despite the rain and the fact that we were way in the back of the field.

Bon Iver: Bon Iver’s music is just downright beautiful, and somehow made even more poignant by the falling rain. I would love to see him in an intimate little club or something, where his work is going to be more generally appreciated.

Ben Folds: He opened with the leak version of Bitch Went Nutz — something tells me that the songs from the fake/leaked version of Way to Normal are more popular than the ones from the album itself. I always enjoy Ben’s shows and his enthusiasm and his crazy, crazy piano playing, and all things considered, this was no exception.

Fleet Foxes: Their harmonies are absolutely divine, and the crowd was way excited to see them.

The Decemberists: Performed the whole of The Hazards of Love. A+++ so glad they did. It might be a bit blasphemous, but I think I prefer Hazards to a lot of their other material. Shara Worden pretty much rocks my world.

Andrew Bird: Bird, as usual, is a complete maniac on stage. The way in which he wholeheartedly throws himself into his show is always amazing to watch. (Setlist, for the curious: Fiery Crash / Masterswarm / Opposite Day / Fitz and the Dizzyspells / Oh No / Effigy / Not a Robot, But a Ghost / Anonanimal / Imitosis / Scythian Empires / Tables and Chairs / Fake Palindromes.) While I love the more sedate environment you get from other venues, there’s definitely something to be said for jumping up and down and shouting out Bird’s esoteric lyrics with thousands and thousands of other fans.

Kings of Leon: While I missed a good deal of their set, what I heard was very strong. I’d never paid a whole lot of attention to them in the past; for some reason their music never really resonated with me, but I’ve been enjoying their new album, and their live show definitely had the crowd pumped. After hearing their show, though, it’s got me motivated to check out more of their music.

Overall verdict on Lollapalooza: much better than anticipated, with plenty of nice surprises for me. Will I go next year? Maybe. I’d need an incredibly strong lineup (like Friday’s) to get me to go out again, let alone go out for all three days. But despite the rain and the fact that my legs still sort of hurt from all of that standing, there were enough priceless moments during my Lollapalooza day that I don’t have any real complaints.

It was another day where the sun beat down on everyone, sweltering to the point where the Chicago fire department hooked a firetruck to a giant mister and cooled the Lollapalooza crowd with small droplets of what felt like heaven.

Early Sunday, I strolled on through Kidzapalooza where the Care Bears on Fire - an awesome adolescent punk band from New York -- adorably rocked out with songs from their album called "Get Over It". Now you might be wondering why I decided to check this out. And, honestly, wouldn't you with a name like that?





These are the Care Bears on Fire.


From there was Friendly Fires swearing at the wind for blowing away their sheet music but performed with energy that overshadowed that damn wind!

Ed Macfarlane of Friendly Fires


Bat for Lashes totally rocked out down on the Vitamin Water stage sounding as if she was performing alongside Tori Amos and Bjork. She was truly amazing live!



Later that afternoon, I caught Lou Reed singing classics like "Walk On the Wild Side." And, he sort of did by going over 20 minutes of set pissing off a not so friendly crowd awaiting a set from Band of Horses on the opposite side of the stage.



Band of Horses fans getting ticked off by Reed.



As the sun set on yet another successful year, thanks to founder and organizer Perry Farrell, my Sunday evening was topped by Jane's Addiction set. Though, I have to admit, I wasn't expecting the "special guest" to be Joe Perry, however. I did love that they closed the evening with "Jane Says."





If you missed Lollapalooza this year, then check out this playlist. It certainly won't make up for it, but it's definitely a close second.

http://www.last.fm/user/Bugbiyte/library/playlists/37yr3_warmup_playlist%253A_lollapalloza_2009

Fri 7 Aug – Lollapalooza Festival

I only made it to the Saturday sets, but it was AWESOME!!!! My highlights were Atmosphere (my hometown hip-hop heads), Santigold (frickin rocked the Playstation stage...shoulda been a main stager), Diplo (had quite a few beers in me at this point as the sun was setting at the Perry's stage :p), & Kaskade (awesome techno/house).

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Rusko★★★★★
Quadratic★★★
PHADED★★
Kid Sister★★★★
Merrick Brown★★
Flosstradamus★★★★
Pixies★★★★★
No Age★★★
Semi Precious Weapons★★
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head★★★★
Sliimy★★
Ladyhawke★★★★
Paramore★★★★
The Bedouin Soundclash★★★★
No Doubt★★★★★ Top 5 of ever
Thunderheist★★★
Money Penny★★★
He Say, She Say★★★
Man Man★★★
Gogol Bordello★★★
Grande Ole Party★★★
Yeah Yeah Yeahs★★★★★ Top 5 of ever
The Kills★★★★★ Top 5 of ever
The Horrors★★★★
The Magic Wands★
Simian Mobile Disco★★ (2x)
Crookers★★★★★ (2x)
Late of the Pier★★★★
The Whip★★★★
Willy Joy★
Zebo★
Brad Owen★
Loyal Divide★
Noise/Floor Crew★
The Soft Pack★★
Friendly Fires★★★★
Kings of Leon (2nd time @ House of Blues)★★★★★ Top 5 of ever
The Whigs (2nd time @ House of Blues) ★★★★
The Jakes ★
Bloody Beetroots★★★
Major Lazer★★★★
Kid Cudi★★★
Dave Matthews Band★★★★
The Mars Volta (2nd time)★★★★★ Top 5 of ever



i know these are bad quality...i was in the second row but i also was getting completely owned in the second row.Fri 11 Sep – The Mars Volta
1. Son Et Lumiere
2. Intertiatic E.S.P.
3. Goliath
4. Cotopaxi
5. Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)
6. Viscera Eyes
7. Halo Of Nembutal's
8. Eunuch Provocateur
9. Ilyena
10. Teflon
11. Drunkship Of Lanterns
12. Luciforms
13. The Widow
14. Wax Simulacra



Fri 7 Aug – Lollapalooza Festival

I had the most fun at Santigold/Vampire Weekend/Dan Deacon. Arctic Monkeys setlist was a bit lame. The crowds were all cool and I even got fairly close despite not getting to any of the shows early :) next time i'm paying for it (or jumping the fence) and dropping acid like everyone else.


Bat for Lashes★★★★
Vampire Weekend★★★★


Kings of Leon★★★★

Dan Deacon★★★★
Cold War Kids★★★
Snoop Dogg★★★

Fleet Foxes★★★★

Bon Iver★★★★★


Arctic Monkeys★★★★

ugh, yeah thats GZA


Santigold★★★★★
A-Trak★★★

Hey Champ
The Gaslight Anthem
The Airborne Toxic Event