"Ain't" Goin' to Lollapalooza

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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