Record Store Day has made the third Saturday in April an audiophile holiday for five years now, and they will continue that streak on April 20, 2013 with exclusive releases from At the Drive-In, The Flaming Lips, Hüsker Dü, Buddy Guy, David Bowie, Best Coast, Mad Season, Paul Weller, and more.
Maybe it was the joy of catching At the Drive-In, where we saw actual people in band T-shirts at a music festival, but of this year’s action in Grant Park, Sunday most felt like the festival’s original incarnation (still spliced with a raging dance party, of course).
With the day’s first set, Lollapalooza 2012 officially begins at 11:30 AM CST — “bright and early” for professional rock bands.
We’ll be tweeting and posting to Facebook intermittently with our thoughts, and if you’re down at Grant Park too, let us know if you’re still alive. (Today’s high temp. will be in the low 90s with 50% humidity. Drink your bubble tea.)
Tonight’s festivities end with two of the billion bands to use “black” in their names — Black Sabbath and The Black Keys. Here’s our quick list of sets to catch:
On Monday, for the first time in 11 years, seminal post-hardcore outfit At the Drive-In took to the stage, marking the first of this year’s reunion tour dates. The band performed a 15-song set at Red 7 in Austin, which was the first of three intimate shows in its home state of Texas.
Yesterday, Consequence of Sound posted footage of some of the show’s highlights. Check out “Quarantined” below, and continue reading to see “Enfilade” and “One Armed Scissor.”
Expanding its melody-rich brand of vintage prog rock, Crime In Choir uses synth melodies and disco beats to gear its newest album toward listeners’ hips.
Pumping out loud, fractured rock, The Mars Volta challenges their audience with every new release and live show. If you’re offered ear plugs, take them. And if you’re asked to describe them, don’t say “prog.”
