The last few days at Lollapalooza and hanging out in the city has been amazing. Festival goers have had perfect weather, no known cancellations and great sound. I think Chicago liked me too, but maybe a little to much. If this post seems broken up, it is due to the fact that I have been contentiously being moved to different terminals. So far I have spent 8 hours in the airport so far. The last day of Lollapalooza had a lineup of acts that made you want to stay at the festival. The first act I saw on Sunday would be The Whigs. The young trio seem very excited about playing the festival, which always adds to a show. The indie band occasionally would bust out some moves that made me believe that they were all once in a metal band.The Whigs
After Chromeo, I made my was to the Citi Stage where I would see my last show of the day. Saul Williams music leads you to believe that he is an interesting guy. If you want to know what an "interesting guy" means, check out the photos.
My last encounter with Chromeo was backstage at Bonnaroo, then a great late night set. It is hard to measure up to that performance, but I still enjoyed the Lollapalooza set. One thing that changed about Chromeo was with their increasing popularity, Chromeo likes to say their name a lot now.
Lollapalooza really is a great festival, Chicago is a lively fascinating city, but the O'Hare airport is a hell hole. I would gladly get into the Rage Against the Machine mosh pit for another 2 hours than have to wait on another plane to turn me down. I am about ready to yell bomb in the airport. Please do not fly American Airlines.
1 comment:
Hi there!
Saw that you had linked to our Rage Against the Machine video so I thought I'd check your blog out.
So you didn't stay for either NIN or Kanye on Sunday night? I can't speak for Kanye's set but you missed a helluva show with NIN.
Saul Williams was a helluva show too. Fantastic energy the whole way though but I get a bit concerned about his voice since he has to yell as he did over Kidtronix's beat box in the background. It was the same way when we saw him at Martyr's earlier this year. I'm glad Trent picked him up as an opening act a few years ago because otherwise Saul probably wouldn't have made it on my radar. He's an amazing artist in his own right though and I think what he does definitely holds up on its own. I can't wait to see what he does next.
Anyhow...nice to "meet" ya. Hope to see you around.
:D
Iris
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