I knew Spoon’s set would be trouble as soon as I set foot in the photo pit. I had to run across the entire festival grounds as soon as we got out of the pit in time to get in line for Green Day. However, I noticed that the set list on stage was full [...]

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Let me start this off with an unfortunate preface: I don’t know that much about Metric. I’ve listened to them a fair amount, but it’s always when I’m doing something, never when I can really sit down and focus on the music. As such, I knew they would be a good band to catch on [...]

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They say a goldfish will grow to be larger or smaller depending on the size of fishbowl it’s kept in. That’s certainly true of my girlfriend’s fish, Ferdinand, who’s got an entire aquarium to his giant self. And I’d argue that the same is true for Grizzly Bear. They keep playing larger venues, bigger stages [...]

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In music fan terms, I’m what’s known as a crazy person. That’s apparent because I’m not really that into the Strokes. I’m a singles fan, and that’s about it. But even so, I was really looking forward to catching them at Lollapalooza. It was a rare opportunity that I wasn’t about to pass up. I [...]

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Here’s the newest song to come out of the My Morning Jacket camp. “Circuital” is a great acoustic/electric song that makes me think this new album is going to have a strong influence of Jim James’ presumably favorite Beatle, George Harrison. MP3: My Morning Jacket – Circuital And of course, we’ve still got that great [...]

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I’ll admit that I didn’t get to see that much of Hot Chip because I had to go wait in line to photograph Lady Gaga. But what I did see — even with them a member down — was even better than the first time I saw them. I will, however, stand by what I [...]

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It’s been too long since I saw the Dirty Projectors. At least, it had been too long before I caught them at Lollapalooza. And, duh, they were as fantastic as they always are. I didn’t get to stick around as long as I would have liked, but even catching one song by David Longstreth and [...]

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My coworker Erik shared the good news with me today: the Deerhunter/Casino vs Japan tour is now official! Even though the Lexington date fell through, I’m still jazzed that Bradford is bringing him out on tour. Here’s the dates. If you make it out to one of the shows, tell Erik I said hey! Deerhunter [...]

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I spent most of Friday on the Budweiser stage side of Lollapalooza, hanging out and enjoying full sets — something I rarely get to do at festivals. The first full set I got to catch was one by the incomparable New Pornographers, complete with Neko and Dan. Really, I don’t think their set could have [...]

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