I was not a good ‘paloozer this year. I only bought a ticket to the least crowded day; and then I was soooo damn lazy that I couldn’t even be bothered to walk to the other field to see bands I really wanted to see (Stephen Malkmus, I’m sorry, will you forgive me?) when my friends were determined to see someone else. As a result, I only saw two “new to me” performers. Grrrr. Totally annoyed with myself in retrospect but I had fun at the time so I guess I just need to get over it.<\/p>\n
Rogue Wave <\/strong><\/u>– Third time I’ve seen them this [fiscal\/school] year so nothing very surprising. Still, a fun performance despite being so early in the day. Can’t really get enough of the lead’s voice.<\/p>\n The Kills<\/strong><\/u> – Yay!!! They were awesome. Totally enjoyable set. Loud and sassy and even better than on the album. Woot.<\/p>\n The Black Keys <\/strong><\/u>– They fall somewhere between the Raconteurs and (early) Rolling Stones. Rock with a bit of rollicky blues-i-ness. I thought they sounded great even though I was perfectly happy to be far from the stage where I could sit when I wanted to. The kind of performance that when it ended I immediately wanted to go buy every album. Really solid.<\/p>\n Cat Power <\/strong><\/u>– She was on what I consider the worst stage at Lollapalooza. There’s concrete, you have to stare into the sun, there’s a walkway\/sidewalk right in what would be great seating. Yeah, I just couldn’t deal. She sounded fine but I bailed for the record store, although technically I was listening to her the whole time I was there \/ I just wasn’t devoted to the performance.<\/p>\n The Raconteurs <\/strong><\/u>– These guys are just great live. But as with Rogue Wave and Cat Power, I’ve seen them before<\/a>, I knew what to expect. Jack White is really a great performer, he brings out the best in the rest of the band. A solid, enjoyable show.<\/p>\n Radiohead <\/strong><\/u>– Well, you must be aware by now that I’m not Radiohead’s greatest fan. In fact, I find them hardly listenable at this point. And I’ve already seen them at a festival and not thought it was a good venue for them. So I listened to song one, nice, cool lights, fine. And then song two started. And it was a song I didn’t like. The call of home and shower and bed was too strong. See ya later, Thom Yorke, maybe next time you’ll impress me enough to stay. But not today.<\/p>\n So there you have it. Saw two new performances and enjoyed them, four repeat performances and enjoyed two of them, and was generally the lamest Lollapaloozer-er ever. It *could* be I’m just getting too old and cranky for this shit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I was not a good ‘paloozer this year. I only bought a ticket to the least crowded day; and then I was soooo damn lazy that I couldn’t even be bothered to walk to the other field to see bands … Continue reading