At Lollapalooza this year, the photographer Ben Sklar set out to capture the euphoria fans experience while listening to live music. By exposing film multiple times he was able to make art of the artists and illustrate the relationship between fans and the music.
(via A Musical Double Take at Lollapalooza - Slide Show - NYTimes.com)
put on bracel;ets
got map
got water filled
tepid MY FAVORITE
spoke to dude
went to first aid kit and their scandanavian attire
went anamanaguchi then left
i remember eating something but i dont remember what
errrr
the war on drugs was great
sharon van etten was adorable
metric was rocking
die antword was hilariously awesome. first show i shtough really got crowd pumping
the shins was very tight but sounded a lot like recod
m83 i think the majesty was lost in big huge sound system
the black keys who says americna rock is dead?
ps3 tent gave us mats we used all weekend. really good. needed headlamp. alsp hand sanitizer we brought was clutch
also for shins/m83/black keys we sat on a hill equidistant. i sat on the hill with jasmine for like 4 hours reminiscing about the old times. most relaxed fun time i had in a while
the food was good although i dont remmeber what i had
um
wtf did we have for dinner?
i think i had japanese teriyaki chicken with rice as mid lunch snack
took 22 bus home where i think giant man sat next to me and his girlfriend kept grindinginto his crotch
jasmien saw alison brie and i did not
got gay looking dud eexcited about that siting also i uninteionally insulted someone when he sat down and i said the bus smelled like cheese
(my brother’s recap of Lollapalooza - I think day 1 was definitely the best, but day 2 had my favorite performance - Frank Ocean - and my favorite celebrity sighting - Dave Chappelle!)
Almost time for Jack White #lolla (Taken with Instagram)
@commanderrobot live from #lolla (Taken with Instagram at Lollapalooza 2012)
@commanderrobot and his Bodega Food Pyramid shirt #lolla (Taken with Instagram)
#grahamwich lobster corn dog #lolla (Taken with Instagram at Lollapalooza 2012)
Bowerbirds #lolla (Taken with Instagram at Lollapalooza Sony Stage)
My second day at Lolla can be summed up thusly:
After we got evacuated for the Lollapocalypse, Patrick and I found ourselves wandering along the Chicago River taking pictures in the rain. I was wearing a pink plastic poncho. My straw fedora (I know, shut up) was crammed on top of my be-ponchoed head.
We walked on the north side, from North Wacker all the way over to the Trump and then to McDonald’s for free wi-fi and some McNuggets.
The Trump driveway was full of cars being unloaded. There was a short line of people waiting for taxis.
First a tall young White man wearing a basketball jersey with cargo shorts dove into a waiting cab. I could not help but notice that he was very attractive and wearing a VIP wristband.
Then I noticed a gentleman with a perfectly round bald head looking at me with a quizzical expression on his face.
I’m pretty sure the bald gentleman was Dave Chappelle.
I would have said something like “I really enjoy your work.” or “You in town for Lolla? Enjoy!” except that I had to go remove my stupid poncho, and fling the fedora into the river.
Today my #lolla wristband has some pals. (Taken with Instagram)
Spotted this Lollapalooza branded Camelbak yesterday at (where else?) Lollapalooza. Patrick and I were swaying along to Sharon Van Etten, who was awesome, and I saw this and thought “I want to wear my water, too!”
All in all, Lolla day 1 was an awesome day. How so?, you ask. Well let me tell you.
We were at Lolla for free! I won 3-day passes last week, and my brother flew in to be my +1.
We saw First Aid Kit after we saw them perform on WGN Morning News, and they were terrific.
Anamanaguchi was pretty fun but after three songs we were like “Okay, I think I got it.” We wandered down to the Playstation tent where my co-worker Archie was volunteering. He hooked us up with some keychains and mats.
The mats came in handy when we went to the Google Play stage for War On Drugs. War On Drugs were great. We laid out our mats under some trees just south of the stage and relaxed.
Key to my enjoyment of Lolla - being able to roll my mat out in a shaded area.
The food was delicious, plentiful, diverse, and reasonably priced. Dinner was chicken teriyaki from Kamehachi.
Patrick and I saw Alison Brie! She looked very pretty in a blue floral dress. Patrick got sad later when I told him that, according to the internet, she is dating Dave Franco.
Our last few shows were The Shins, M83, and The Black Keys. These were all at the south end of Grant Park, and we found this little hill where we lay on our mats and chilled the fuck out. It was pretty great to hear everything (including Perry’s stage) and see a bit, too, without having to stand in a dusty pit.
Die Antwoord. My god, that was something. Loved it.
During The Black Keys, Patrick and I spotted a couple with two young children. They had a toddler in a onesie, running around with a mylar balloon and just raging. He and his brother then took to rolling down the hill. Their parents chased them for a bit, then stopped when it was clear that these kids were just having an awesome time.
There were some not so awesome things, too.
Port-o-potties. UGH. Thankfully none of the ones I used were too gross but I’m glad I got us our own bottles of Purell and packets of flushable moist wipes.
Bad, possibly offensive, festival fashion. Lolla being a big music festival that attracts all the youngs, there were a fair number of skinny White girls running around wearing feathered headdresses and pseudo “Native” garb. Also a White chick wearing Tibetan prayer flags.
What’s grosser: sitting on the floor of a CTA bus or giving/receiving a lap dance on a CTA bus?
— jasmined (@jasmined) August 4, 2012
The ride home on the 22 Clark street bus. The bus was, of course, loaded with drunk bros and trixies (do we still call them that?). There was a lot of yelling and yes, the dude sitting next to Patrick on the bus (at least we got seats!) was getting a sloppy lapdance from this chick wearing a fanny pack with her jean shorts.
