Curation By The Beachwood Rock Local Affairs Desk
You shoulda been there.
1. Warpaint at Lollapalooza on Friday.
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2. Meg Myers at Lollapalooza on Friday.
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Meg Myers at a Lollapalooza aftershow at City Winery on Friday night.
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3. Lorde at Lollapalooza on Friday night.
Kot: Lorde Rules Day One.
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4. Childish Gambino at Lollapalooza on Sunday night.
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5. Eminem & Rihanna at Lollapalooza on Friday night.
Guarino: “The singer was not on the bill, but they are scheduled to co-headline a short stadium tour this summer starting next week. On Friday, Rihanna sang the hooks on three songs: ‘Love the Way You Lie,’ ‘The Monster’ and ‘Stan,’ the 1999 hit that catapulted him to fame. She and the Detroit rapper didn’t interact much during their mini-set – he bounded back and forth during her vocal interludes.
“Otherwise, Eminem presented a vintage oldies set, introduced with a video that updated the audience with his long-running (and now, quite moldy) narrative involving a stalker fan.”
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6. Chance the Rapper at Lollapalooza on Sunday night.
Demerits for bringing out R. Kelly.
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7. Vic Mensa feat. Chance the Rapper at Lollapalooza on Saturday night.
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8. Outkast at Lollapalooza on Saturday night.
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9. Iggy Azalea at Lollapalooza on Friday night.
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10. Young the Giant at a Lollapalooza aftershow with Grouplove at the House of Blues on Saturday night.
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11. Kate Nash at City Winery on Friday night.
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12. Jenny Lewis at Lollapalooza on Saturday night.
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Jenny Lewis at a Lollapalooza pre-aftershow at the Park West on Friday night.
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13. Oneida at the Empty Bottle on Wednesday night.
Loerzel: “[W]hat a joy it was to see these New York musicians playing in Chicago again, making their first appearance here in several years.
“Since the Krautrock-influenced group finished its epic ‘Thank Your Parents’ trilogy of albums, it has released two records: Absolute II in 2011 and A List of Burning Mountains in 2012 – instrumental recordings with long passages of quiet punctuated by jarring blasts of noise and percussion.
“Joined by James McNew of Yo La Tengo on bass, Oneida played some of that sort of stuff during its show last week, but it also delivered some of the Oneida pieces that more closely resemble actual songs – ending with one of its most lively, riveting numbers, the 2006 song ‘Up With People.’ Audience members pogoed to the insistent beat.”
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14. Crocodiles at the Empty Bottle on Tuesday night.
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15. Brett Naucke at Neon Marshmallow at the Burlington on Thursday night.
Neon Marshmallow.
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16. Cage The Elephant at Lollapalooza on Sunday.
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Cage The Elephant at a Lollapalooza aftershow at the Vic on Saturday night.
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17. Jake Shimabukuro at Ravinia on Friday night.
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18. Nas at Lollapalooza on Saturday.
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Nas at a Lollapalooza aftershow at the House of Blues on Sunday night.
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19. Lyle Lovett at Ravinia on Friday night.
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20. Andre Foisy at Neon Marshmallow at the Burlington on Thursday night.
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21. The Head and the Heart at the House of Blues on Friday night.
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22. Varsity at Schubas on Wednesday night.
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23. Skrillex at Lollapalooza on Sunday night.
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24. Chvrches at Lollapalooza on Friday.
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Chvrches at a Lollapalooza preshow at the Vic on Thursday night.
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25. Bear Hands at Lollapalooza on Sunday.
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26. Gemini Club at a Lollapalooza pre-show at Thalia Hall on Thursday night.
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27. Bleachers at Lollapalooza on Sunday.
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28. The Airborne Toxic Event at Lollapalooza on Sunday.
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29. American Football at Beat Kitchen on Saturday night.
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30. J. Roddy Walston & The Business at a Lollapalooza pre-show at Schubas on Thursday night.
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31. Pujol at a Lollapalooza pre-show at Schubas on Thursday night.
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32. Glen Hansard at Lollapalooza on Sunday.
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33. Tiny Ruins at the Hideout on Friday night.
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34. Kings of Leon at Lollapalooza on Sunday night.
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35. The 1975 at Lollapalooza on Sunday.
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The 1975 at a Lollapalooza pre-aftershow at the Park West on Saturday night.
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36. Heart at Ravinia on Sunday night.
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37. Foster The People at Lollapalooza.
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38. Selwyn Birchwood at SPACE in Evanston on Thursday night.
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39. Arctic Monkeys at Lollapalooza.
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40. London Grammar at Lollapalooza on Sunday.
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41. Hozier at Lollapalooza on Friday.
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42. Wesley Harding at the Red Line Tap on Wednesday night.
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43. White Denim at Lollapalooza on Sunday.
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White Denim at a Lollapalooza pre-aftershow at the Empty Bottle on Saturday night.
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44. Kongos at Lollapalooza on Sunday.
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45. Kodaline at Lollapalooza on Friday.
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46. The Avett Brothers at Lollapalooza on Sunday night.
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47. Martin Garrix at the Aragon on Saturday night.
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48. Imelda May at Park West on Sunday night.
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Comments welcome.
Posted on August 4, 2014