Saturday 9 July 2011

Music: The Search for Lollapalooza - Pt. 1

I am trying my best to get a post out every other day or so, but sometimes time doesn't work with you!


Anyways, I had mentioned previously that I would be attending this years Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois from August 5th to 8th, and because of this, I have set a personal goal of checking out each band before the trip to figure out my ideal concert experience. 

So, I plan on doing a little series which I will be calling The Search for Lollapalooza, previewing the bands that I find interesting, and hopefully get a good understanding of the festival layout!

Young The Giant


Genre: Light Rock/Folk
Lollapalooza Show Time: 1:00-1:45 on Friday at the Bud Light stage.
Band Profile: Formed in 2004 as The Jakes, this Cali band's "made it" moment happened when they won a contest to open for the King of Leon in 2009 at the Chicago House of Blues, and ever since has been creating buzz through the release of their debut self-titled album and frequent song-drops on MTV and other TV networks.
Personal Opinion: I'm liking their style, but I think they need to bring a bit more energy to the table if they want to become big. As their set is one of the first of the day, I expect them to get a good crowd as the first day of a festival is usually the best day to play an early gig.




The Naked and Famous


Genre: Psych/Future Rock
Lollapalooza Show Time: 1:30-2:15 on Friday at the Sony stage.
Band Profile: A New Zealand band, The Naked and Famous have skyrocketed into the scene, having only recently released their first set of songs and have gained quite a following in such as short time. 
Personal Opinion: New bands are always hard to figure out, as they don't have much to judge from, you don't know a lot about them, and you don't even know if they'll be around in a year. But I guess that's the fun part, isn't it? Some people compare these guys to MGMT, and I can see where that comes from. I would just hope that The Naked and Famous can continue to expand their influences and develop a unique path.


  • Any Opinions on these two bands?
  • Like my new series?
  • Anyone else going to a festival this year?
Let me know below!


13 comments:

  1. this is a good idea you have to enjoy the festival. I've never heard of either of those two bands, but like what I hear.

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  2. i like the "future rock" naked and famous. sounds pretty awesome

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  3. I'm not going to any festivals. Gotta save money.

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  4. The Naked and Famous sounds interesting. The links to MGMT are definetely there, but they're no real copy. Hope taht there will be more.

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  5. I hope you have fun at lollapalooza, it's a good idea to try and find out more about the bands before you go :)

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  6. Interesting, i will listen a bit more of both bands. Lollapalooza Chile was crazy, Chicago should be no different.

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  7. Never head of either band before now, but the Naked and Famous sound more my speed.

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  8. wish i could go to lollapaloza.

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  9. I'm supposed to go to this as well, might have to cancel because of a wedding going on though.

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  10. Being from California, I have no idea how I never have heard of Young the Giant, they're not bad, lots o' potential.

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  11. The naked and famous are pretty cool.

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  12. Skrillex for the win!
    +followed ;)

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