This Is Not As Messy As Other Things To Talk About
And another month draws to an end and I really don't want to discuss what's going on in my life. It's pretty fucked up right now (nothing Earth shattering, just the usual).
So instead I'll just discuss Lollapalooza.
I've really been spending the last month trying to learn as much as I could about as many bands on the bill as possible. This year I was pretty much starting from scratch.
I made one discovery that I'm sure a lot of people already knew about and that was K'Naan. I had never heard of the guy before the lineup was announced. But now I'm more excited for his set than anyone except for Bloc Party and maybe Kanye West.
I have unofficially named this Lollapalooza, "K'Naan to Kanye 2008."
It's funny because despite seeing a rap act at the beginning and at the end, I'm seeing none in-between. There are still times I don't know what I'm seeing but no one is going to surprise me. Maybe quality of performance but I know more of the bands now than any year since 2006 when I was actually into music.
This, as close as I can approximate, is my Lollapalooza 2008 schedule:
FRIDAY
11:30-12:15 K'Naan
1:00-1:45 Manchester Orchestra
2:15-3:15 The Go! Team
3:15-4:15 The Kills (I actually like Duffy better but she's on the wrong side fo the park)
4:15-5:15 Gogol Bordello
5:15-6:15 Mates Of State (I'll be hearing them from afar as I camp out for Bloc Party
6:15-7:15 Bloc Party
7:15-8:00 VHS Or Beta DJs (I may end up at Stephen Malkmus)
8:00-9:30 Radiohead
10:00-2:00 Gutter Twins After Show
SATURDAY
11:45-12:30 De Novo Dahl (I really want to see them I just don't know if I'll wake up early enough
12:45-1:30 The Ting Tings (I may end up seeing Does It Offend You, Yeah? if I really like them the night before opening for the Gutter Twins)
2:30-3:30 The Gutter Twins
3:30-4:30 Perry Ferrel & Special Guest (rumor is, it's Moby and I can't pass that up, if it turns out not to be, I'll be at DeVotchKa)
4:30-5:30 Brand New
5:30-6:00 Does It Offend You, Yeah DJ Set
6:30-7:30 Battles
7:30-8:30 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (it's on the other side of the festival from Rage but I can't stand The Toadies)
8:30-10:00 Rage Against The Machine
11:00-2:00 Flogging Molly After Show
SUNDAY
11:15-12:00 Ha Ha Tonka (again, I might not wake up in time)
12:00-12:30 The Blakes (there's still an outside chance I'll see Office)
12:30-1:15 White Lies (this band is good and on the wrong side of the park)
1:15-1:45 The Whigs
1:45-2:30 Tally Hall (just a crap band but they're representing Michigan)
2:30-3:00 Nicole Atkins & The Sea
3:30-4:30 Black Kids
4:30-5:00 Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves (I may just camp for Flogging Molly instead)
5:15-6:15 Flogging Molly
6:30-7:30 Girl Talk
7:30-8:30 Mark Ronson
8:30-10:00 Kanye West
Those yellow and red bands I can be lured away from if anyone wants to meet up at a different band. Text me from the information page.
I don't even know who's going to be there since I never read LiveJournal anymore but if you are, I want to see you.
It's going to be a crazy weekend!
So instead I'll just discuss Lollapalooza.
I've really been spending the last month trying to learn as much as I could about as many bands on the bill as possible. This year I was pretty much starting from scratch.
I made one discovery that I'm sure a lot of people already knew about and that was K'Naan. I had never heard of the guy before the lineup was announced. But now I'm more excited for his set than anyone except for Bloc Party and maybe Kanye West.
I have unofficially named this Lollapalooza, "K'Naan to Kanye 2008."
It's funny because despite seeing a rap act at the beginning and at the end, I'm seeing none in-between. There are still times I don't know what I'm seeing but no one is going to surprise me. Maybe quality of performance but I know more of the bands now than any year since 2006 when I was actually into music.
This, as close as I can approximate, is my Lollapalooza 2008 schedule:
FRIDAY
11:30-12:15 K'Naan
1:00-1:45 Manchester Orchestra
2:15-3:15 The Go! Team
3:15-4:15 The Kills (I actually like Duffy better but she's on the wrong side fo the park)
4:15-5:15 Gogol Bordello
5:15-6:15 Mates Of State (I'll be hearing them from afar as I camp out for Bloc Party
6:15-7:15 Bloc Party
7:15-8:00 VHS Or Beta DJs (I may end up at Stephen Malkmus)
8:00-9:30 Radiohead
10:00-2:00 Gutter Twins After Show
SATURDAY
11:45-12:30 De Novo Dahl (I really want to see them I just don't know if I'll wake up early enough
12:45-1:30 The Ting Tings (I may end up seeing Does It Offend You, Yeah? if I really like them the night before opening for the Gutter Twins)
2:30-3:30 The Gutter Twins
3:30-4:30 Perry Ferrel & Special Guest (rumor is, it's Moby and I can't pass that up, if it turns out not to be, I'll be at DeVotchKa)
4:30-5:30 Brand New
5:30-6:00 Does It Offend You, Yeah DJ Set
6:30-7:30 Battles
7:30-8:30 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (it's on the other side of the festival from Rage but I can't stand The Toadies)
8:30-10:00 Rage Against The Machine
11:00-2:00 Flogging Molly After Show
SUNDAY
11:15-12:00 Ha Ha Tonka (again, I might not wake up in time)
12:00-12:30 The Blakes (there's still an outside chance I'll see Office)
12:30-1:15 White Lies (this band is good and on the wrong side of the park)
1:15-1:45 The Whigs
1:45-2:30 Tally Hall (just a crap band but they're representing Michigan)
2:30-3:00 Nicole Atkins & The Sea
3:30-4:30 Black Kids
4:30-5:00 Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves (I may just camp for Flogging Molly instead)
5:15-6:15 Flogging Molly
6:30-7:30 Girl Talk
7:30-8:30 Mark Ronson
8:30-10:00 Kanye West
Those yellow and red bands I can be lured away from if anyone wants to meet up at a different band. Text me from the information page.
I don't even know who's going to be there since I never read LiveJournal anymore but if you are, I want to see you.
It's going to be a crazy weekend!