If there is a better metaphor for this entire weekend than the one going on at the North end of Grant Park, I don't know it. Band of Horses is rocking their asses off as Jane's Addiction begins Mountain Song. The noise between the two creates a weird punch of dissonance that isn't helping anyone. A helicopter is flying over us blasting the crowd with it's spot light. My first thought is that the cops are trying to keep an eye on the crowd. Good luck. Every person I see is passing something back and forth between complete strangers. Somewhere in between all this I am still drenched from dancing for about an hour and a half straight.
I had a late start on Sunday thanks to a class I had inadvisedly signed up for. I was bummed to miss Dan Deacon and what it seems was one of the best sets of the show. I hear rumors of marching bands and conga lines. By the time I get there Cold War Kids are half-way through their set. Having seen them a few time before it seemed to be business as usual. I think a band like that either needs to be seen in a club or not at all.
The D. O. double G came out
and gave the people what they wanted. Hit after hit, a touch of Tupac, and The Lady Rage herself. I had no idea she was still alive, weird. We watched about half the set before I drug my sister and her friend off to see MSTRKRFT.Holy DJ shit. A weird mix of hippies, indie kids, and people dressed to go to a rave circa 1991 are bouncing around. One of the DJ's is formerly of Death From Above 1979 and it all makes sense. Big beats and huge breaks are coming at us from all angles. Mixing their own songs in between some of the really recognizable club tracks made for a great set. Fun fact about my sister, the girl can get down. In the middle of the set all I could think about was how much fun my Aussie peeps would have had there. Dan, Riaad, Trent, and Potato you guys missed it. The closing mix featured J.U.S.T.I.C.E, Daft Punk, and Bohemian goddamn Rhapsody. Hearing that crowd singing along to Freddy Mercury was something else.
Jane's Addiction was Jane's Addiction. The crowd loved it and after a long weekend of rain, heat, and humidity it was a nice way to be sent into the night. What else were we going to do? Listen to The Killers? Fuck NO.
Lolla, I love ya. But next year give us the headliners we deserve. Where was Jay-Z? Where was Blur? Where My Bloody Valentine? Where was any hip-hop at all? Having a few country acts and a guy more famous for being on T.V. than rapping is not diversity. Every year you guys miss the boat on several acts. Last year you put Girl Talk on too small of a stage and did the same this year with Santigold. Also please don't make good on the promise of having Aerosmith play next year, please god no.
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