August 11, 2010

Lollapalooza 2010: Day Three, August 8

Madness, mayhem, David Bowie? No, but more on that later.

Lollapalooza ended with attendees divided between the long-awaited return of a grunge hero and indie wall-of-sound innovators. But before Soundgarden and Arcade Fire closed out the fest on Sunday, those gathered witnessed the use of a keytar in a cool way, some recycled weed references and MGMT’s snooze-inducing new music.

If it ever felt more crowded than years past, it’s because Lollapalooza 2010 brought a record 240,000 people to Chicago’s downtown, with about 80,000 in attendance on each of the three days.

Yeasayer started my day after narrowly missing Hockey. The New York trio is among an ever-growing contingent of electronics-colored rock, but they stand out as one of the few whose music still retains organic emotional feel in spite of the toys. They rallied the crowd gathered up north through several tracks off their album Odd Blood that ranged from brooding contemplation to bright upbeat release.

Read about Phoenix, Metric and Cut Copy in Day Two

Read about Mavis Staples, Lady Gaga and the Strokes in Day One

READ ON for more from Day Three of Lollapalooza…

STS9 heads to the intimate Gramercy Theatre in New York City this evening for the jamtronica group’s first show of the summer. Tonight’s show is an Axe The Cables gig

Elvis Costello has never hid his affinity for the music of Levon Helm and The Band. Costello – like us – thinks The Band is one of the most important

Despite being smack dab in the middle of the 2010 Festival Season, some folks are looking ahead to next year including the producers of the Coachella Festival. Golden Voice has

From Friday to Sunday, Wilco and its fans will take over the campus of MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA for the Chicago-based band’s first festival. The Solid Sound Festival

Last week we shared a video of Mavis Staples in the studio with Jeff Tweedy previewing her new album, You’re Not Alone. Today we’ve got video of Jeff and Mavis