Lollapalooza 2008 Day 3

Saturday Night Hangover Beware Alert!
11:30-12:30
OFFICE
Chicago, IL
Cult favorite Chicagoans on the indie scene, almost tweeish, happy, sunny indie rock
Sounds like a dancey rock ie. Kaiser Cheifs or Franz Ferdinand or Utopia Parkway era Fountains of Wayne and more refined than the Arctic Monkeys
Download:
The Ritz
Company Calls

Punk Guy Grows Up Turns Indie And Becomes Story Teller Alert!
1:15-2:15
THE WEAKERTHANS
Winnipeg, MB
Band led by former member of the punk band Propagandhi, now he is in a indie pop but likely to smart for radio band with a little new wave kick… a nice combination with the stories that are told in each song in a sort of Ben Folds sort of way.
Download:
Plea from a Cat named Virtue
One Great City!
Aside
Night Windows

Southern Indie Rock Alert!
1:15-2:15
THE WHIGS
Athens, GA
Pretty fun, energetic band that sounds southern with out sounding alt country.
Sounds like Kings of Leon’s Because of the Times with a more traditional rock singer and a little less hip than Spoon.
Download:
I Never Want To Go Home
Right Hand On My Heart
Sleep Sunshine
Violent Furs

Lounge Music Alert!
2:15-3:15
BRAZILIAN GIRLS
New York, NY
These guys are the house band at a very hip and hidden bar in Manhattan… they play from 2am-4am every night.
Sounds like you are at lounge in either Sao Paolo or Paris, with a Lower East Side style electronica element added.
Download:
Pussy
Don’t Stop
Jique

Get Ready To Dance Alert!
3:15-4:15
CHROMEO
Montreal. QC/New York, NY
The self described “only successful Arab/Jewish collaboration since the beginning of time.” One does the keyboards and synthisizers and one plays guitar and sings. One is a famous DJ in NYC one is the road DJ for Kanye West.
Sounds like Justice, Daft Punk, dance music, electronic…
Download:
Tenderoni
Fancy Footwork
Bonafied Lovin
100%

Buzz Band That I Tried To Sign Alert!
3:30-4:30
BLACK KIDS
Jacksonville, FL
Indie pop, indie dance group, who doesn’t even have a record out yet… it will be out July 22nd… so I only know one song by them, other than what I saw from a live show so I cant really tell you much.
Download:
I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You

Blue Eyed Soul Without The Big Name Producer Trying To Make It Sound New Alert!
4:15-5:00
ELI “PAPERBOY” REED & THE TRUE LOVES
Brookline, MA
Yes I was talking about Justin Timberlake… this act sounds like a throw back to R&B the same way as Sharon Jones.
Thinks Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Stax… all that good stuff, just with a White Boy Masshole.
Download:
Take My Love With You
Won’t Give Up Without A Fight

Celtic Punk Icons Alert!
5:15-6:15
FLOGGING MOLLY
Los Angeles, CA
Half punk band, half Irish folk band, full of Guinness band
Sounds like Against Me! Doing a commercial for Lucky Charms. Or Social Distortion and Bouncing Souls preparing to play soccer but first are having a drink at your favorite Irish Pub.
Download:
Drunken Lullabies
If I Ever Leave This World Alive
Salty Dog
Laura
Am I Wasting My Time

80s Gothic Rock Icons Alert!
6:15-7:15
LOVE & ROCKETS
Northampton, UK
Of course 80s Goth is a little different from Goth today… these guys are Goth from a time of Joy Division, Bauhaus, The Cure, New Order,Echo & The Bunnymen, etc.
Sounds 80s but appealed to a different crowd than Def Leppard and Bon Jovi.
Download:
Kundalini Express
Ball of Confussion

Don’t Count On iTunes For This Alert!
6:30-7:30
GIRL TALK
Pittsburgh, PA
DON’T LOOK FOR THIS ON ITUNES YOU WILL GET SOMETHING ELSE.
Girl Talk is a dj that does mashups better than any other dj in the world. He has a knack for taking 2 songs from a different genres and putting them together perfectly. The Jay-Z/Linkin Park stuff is a yawn compared to what he does. This will just be a dj set but worth noting if you are into that stuff.

Bruce Springsteen’s Favorite New Band Alert!
7:15-8:15
THE NATIONAL
Cincinnati, OH/Brooklyn, NY
The band has gotten tons of album/band of the year form magazines and blogs for the 2007 album “Boxer.”
Straight/honest folk rock band that doesn’t lose its New York cool for not longing for a hipster edge. You can tell why Springsteen loves them.
Download:
About Today
All The Wine
Mistaken For Strangers
Fake Empire
Apartment Story

You May Not Be A Fan But Check Them Out Trust Me Alert!
8:15-???
NINE INCH NAILS
Cleveland, OH
Not much to introduce here… Trent Reznor does everything on the record and has hired guns on the road with him. NIN does have a lot of hard songs but I tend to like some of the softer stuff better. March of the Pigs makes me think of hanging out at Brandon’s in 1994.
Download:
Everyday Is Exactly The Same
Right Where It Belongs
The Hand That Feeds
Head Like A Hole (not on itunes)
Terrible Lies (not on itunes)
Only
All The Love In The World
Closer
Hurt
March Of The Pigs

You All Know This Guy So I Am Writing Nothing Alert!
8:30-???
KANYE WEST
Considering the Bannaroo debacle, I am sure he will be ready to go, especially in his own home town.