Posted by: Lily on: August 6, 2008
Wow. Ok, so I already knew that DeVotchKa is a great band. I’ve heard the few songs that [favorite radio station EVER] The Current frequently plays, but seeing them live was incredible. Again, I regret not making it in time for the whole show, but the back half was awesome.
From what I could recognize, their [...]
Posted by: Lily on: August 6, 2008
Mates of State was the first of quite a few shows we saw on the MySpace stage – great stage set up, by the way. I loved the bands and the location since the act just before the headliner was always one I wanted to see, and I didn’t have to move in between shows!
Anyway, [...]
Posted by: Lily on: August 6, 2008
Gypsy Punk? Death Metal? Japanese Classic Music?
These descriptions are taken straight from Gogol Bordello’s MySpace Page. I don’t know about the last two, but I think that “gypsy punk” pretty much nails these guys. I have to admit, I wouldn’t know how else to describe them. They inspire the same jumping up and [...]
Posted by: Lily on: August 6, 2008
My very first Lolla show was Duffy (3:15PM, Friday 8/1 – PlayStation3 stage on the north end of Grand park).
Jen, Katie, and I went straight to this stage after lunch (and after stocking up on wine in sports bottles!), found plenty of room on the left side of the crowd, and danced our excited little [...]
Posted by: Lily on: August 6, 2008
Here’s the full list of bands I saw + bands I wish I’d seen.
Friday, August 1
Artists/Bands I Saw:
Duffy
Gogol Bordello
Mates of State
Radiohead
Artists/Bands I Wish I Saw (but didn’t because of scheduling conflicts):
Louis XIV (but I saw them when they played the Varsity here in the spring)
The Black Keyes
Cat Power
The Raconteurs (probably the one missed I wish [...]
Posted by: Lily on: October 26, 2007
Ok, so we didn’t end up checking out a BYOB sushi place that we’d planned to in Chi-town. Believe me, we had every intention of doing so, right down to packing my giant purse with the Riesling and sake that Dad recommended.
Instead, we met my dear friend and colleague for drinks and appetizers at [...]
Posted by: Lily on: October 25, 2007
Friday was the 6+ hour road trip… out of Cottage Grove, across the state of Wisconsin, through about $4 worth of tolls, and into the sprawling suburban landscape of Naperville (-Lisle-Warrenville), Illinois. We got into town with enough time to check into the cozy hotel, get cleaned up, changed and pretty to head to the [...]
Posted by: Lily on: October 24, 2007
If I hear Sweet Caroline one more time…
Between a wedding, a cover band, and a dueling pianos bar this song was one staple of many (Brown Eyed Girl, Baby Got Back, and Piano Man) that we heard more than once in our trek through Naperville and Chi-town. Details to come, but long story short: the [...]
