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Green Music Fest ‘09

By 93XRT ⋅ August 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The first ‘Green Music Fest’ in Eckhart Park was this past weekend, and I cruised over Saturday to check it out for myself. Before I get to the music, there’s a couple elements of the Green Music Fest that definitely warrant mentioning. First, what a fun/unique/under utilized location for a music festival. I’d never been [...]

The Killers at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ One comment

After patiently standing for three and a half hours, me and about 45,000 of my new best friends at Lollapalooza watched the road crew set up the stage for The Killers. There was not one, but two pianos entirely tiled with mirrors. A number of neon lights lined the front of the stage, Brandon Flower’s [...]

The Killers at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Walking around Grant Park early before the gates opened I could hear the Killers sound check in the distance. To be honest, I was really excited for the show, but not too impressed by what I heard. But I suppose that this is the reason bands have sound check because Sunday night when the Killers [...]

Jane’s Addiction at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

I arrived at an eerily empty Grant Park Sunday morning before the gates opened, ready for a full day of work.  As I was walking in, I could hear a guitar strumming “Jane Says” from Jane’s Addictions’ sound check at the Budweiser stage.  I knew I was probably only going to be able to see [...]

Ezra Furman at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I made it a point to try to get to Lollapalooza as early as possible on Saturday so I could catch all of Ezra Furman and the Harpoons. Apparently, 11:45 is too early for me because I missed the first half of the set. As I walked up to the Playstation Stage I could hear [...]

From the basement to the lakefront: Joe Pug Lollaplooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Day two of Lollaplooza may have been the best day of music of the entire weekend. After showers covered the grasses of Grant Park during opening day on Friday; the first 90 degree day of the summer showcased a sizzling folk artist whose rise (like this summer’s temperatures), has been simply incredible. Joe Pug Saturday [...]

Andrew Bird at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

How someone can whistle better than most people playing an instrument is beyond me. As show time approached closer and closer, you could see a nervous Andrew Bird waiting back stage. I read earlier that day about how different shows are for Bird when he plays in Chicago, his home town, and it definitely seemed [...]

Lollapaloobamboozled

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ One comment

That’s about how I feel right now. Overload on the great music, muddy feet, big hard sun, general rocking out, and we still have a day left! So far I’ve thoroughly enjoyed seeing Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Fleet Foxes, and Kings of Leon, and listening to Andrew Bird, Arctic Monkeys, and some sick DJ sets. [...]

Fleet Foxes & Crystal Castles at Lollapalooza ‘09

By 93XRT Intern ⋅ August 8, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Planning out your day at a music festival like Lollapalooza can be an agonizing process, especially when two amazing shows like Fleet Foxes and Crystal Castles are starting at the same time on opposite ends of Grant Park. To the North were the powerful and perfectly pitched harmonies of Fleet Foxes, and to the South, [...]

Lollapalooza – Day 1 with Marty Lennartz

By Marty Lennartz ⋅ August 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s me, Marty Lennartz reporting from the XRT Backstage Radio Compound at Lollapalooza 2009, just steps away from the Chicago 2016 stage at the south end of the park, where last night was the scene of the return of Depeche Mode who performed a really exciting and enegetic set.
Watching Dave Gahan swagger, twist and spin [...]

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