Big news in Chicago this weekend is the annual Lollapalooza summer festival that started last night. Of course, it being in Chicago means I won't be attending because of my price boycott, especially PARKING!!
Plus, I don't really know new music anymore. At 61, I've been passed by and since I no longer deejay, I don't need to know.
However, yesterday, the Chicago Tribune printed an hour-by-hour breakdown of who is playing on what stage. At first glance, I just recognized the name sof three groups and two of those could be classified as oldies, especially Black Sabbath. The other two were Red Hot Chili Peppers and Black Keys. I did see why Lin Braemer said you'd have to chose between the Black Keys and Black Sabbath as both closed their stages last night.
Another look this morning and I recognized the names of Alabama Shakes, Franz Ferdinand, Florence + the Machine and Jack White.
However, there would be some groups I'd check out just on the basis of their name. Here they are:
FRIDAY
O Rappa, First Aid Kit, Blind Pilot, Band of Skulls, Dry the River, The White Panda, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (How could you not check them out with a name like this?), Yellow Ostrich, Tame Impala, The Growlers, Dr. Dog.
SATURDAY
The Tallest Man on Earth, Kopecky Family Band, Walk Off the Earth, Star Slinger, Skream & Benga, B.o.B, Bear In Heaven, Neon Indian,
SUNDAY
Oberhofer, WhiteRabbits, The Devil Makes Three, Hey Rosetta!, Dum Dum Girls, The Gaslight Anthem, Of Monsters & Men, Childish Gambino, Imaginary Cities, The Sheepdogs, The Jezabels, Big Gigantic, Zeds Dead, The Walkman, Bombay Bicycle Club, Trampled By Turtles (How could you not?)
Won't Be There. --RoadDog
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