Lolla 2011 Recap: Day Two
Photo Credit: Gene Wagendorf III Here’s a Lolla survival tip, folks: Don’t drink Belvedere cocktails like they’re water when all you snagged for dinner was an order of fried cheese curds with rhubarb...
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Photo Credit: Moonlightbulb A beautiful late summer evening spent lounging by Buckingham fountain, watching the sailboats crawl across the lake’s horizon as the downtown skyline stands sentry — what...
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Welcome to Lollapalooza, Day One! UPchicago’s Gene Wagendorf III and Andrew Hertzberg joined forces once again to cover Lollapalooza 2012. Enjoy! Pre-Party - Andrew Whoa whoa whoa, you didn’t think we...
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A muddy, post-storm South Field | Photo Credit: Gene Wagendorf III JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound – Gene Local soul-gang JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound kicked off Day 2 of Lolla with a sweltering...
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Lollapalooza 2013 | Photo Credit: Jenny Reece I know the trend right now calls for me to take a too-cool-for-school attitude about Lolla; to knock its excess hype, branding and mainstream-leaning...
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Lollapalooza 2013 | Photo Credit: Ashley Garmon The biggest story of the second day of Lollapalooza was that of a band that didn’t even bother to show up. Noise-rap outfit Death Grips bailed on their...
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Lollapalooza 2013 | Photo Credit: Ashley Garmon Lollapalooza’s final day was set up to be my busiest of the weekend. Early sets by a few of my favorite local bands meant powering through a hangover to...
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