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Liz Does Lolla: Fashionably musical

August 10th, 2011

Of course the masses head towards Chicago every summer to experience the amazing line up that Lollapalooza never fails to deliver, but checking out the sweet fashion in front of the stage isn’t too shabby either. This weekend I saw a lot of multicolour nails, all over prints and floppy hats. Lollapalooza may be known [...]

Liz Does Lolla: Day 3 brings musical showers

August 8th, 2011

I’m going to start this one off with a recap of Saturday night. To begin our after party adventure we went to the W Hotel where DJ Mia Moretti and violinist Caitlin Moe were doing their thing. We chatted with them for a bit while Skylar Grey performed in the background. My interview with this [...]

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Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concerts & Events, Liz Online | Posted by Liz Trinnear

Liz Does Lolla: Day 2 rains good times

August 7th, 2011

Holy moly, today was a great day two. Starting off our morning with a tiny sleep in was perfect and then moving over to the park for around one was great. We got caught in the rain for the beginning of the festival during Phantogram’s set, but it was the perfect ambiance for their music. [...]

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Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concerts & Events, Liz Online | Posted by Liz Trinnear

Liz Does Lolla: Day 1 includes technical difficulties, dancing and Cults

August 6th, 2011

Today was a rather crazy day. Starting off the day with a broken microphone cord sucked, but Kyle’s friend from Chicago came to the rescue by running to the nearest electronics store and buy a new one. Did I mention we got the cord exactly three minutes before our interview with Cults? Yeah… LUCKY Regardless, [...]

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Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concerts & Events, Liz Online | Posted by Liz Trinnear

The Wedge P.M. News Round Up: Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy teams up with his sons & Deerhoof

August 5th, 2011

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy collaborates with just about anyone, the latest being his two sons. His latest side-project is called The Raccoonists and it features three Tweedys: Jeff, Sam and Spencer. The band’s first release is a song called “Own It,” which is featured as a B-side on the latest entry in Deerhoof’s collaborative single [...]

Tags: Craig Finn, Dam-Funk, Deerhoof, Jeff Tweedy, Kasabian, LL Cool J, lollapalooza, The Hold Steady, The Raccoonists, wilco
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: Stream Lollapalooza live online

August 5th, 2011

For the billions of people who aren’t packing into Chicago’s Grant Park this weekend for Lollapalooza 2011, good news: You’ll be able to stream the entire festival all weekend long. The long-running alt-fest has teamed up with YouTube to broadcast the three-day concert across two channels over at YouTube.com/lollapalooza. In case you’re wondering just who [...]

Tags: lollapalooza, Loney Dear, Mike Joyce, Morrissey, The Smiths
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

Liz Does Lolla: How to pack for 115 bands, 3 days, 2 flights and 1 awesome weekend

August 4th, 2011

It’s here, it’s here… LOLLAPALOOZA!!!!!! I am an over-packer, especially when it comes to a weekend where anything can happen and you never know what you need and what you want to wear! Where do I begin? Well, I know a few things are for sure; a) I will be in the sun b) I [...]

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Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concerts & Events, Liz Online | Posted by Allison

Lollapalooza announces Eminem, Coldplay, Foo Fighters and more for 2011

April 26th, 2011

The line up for the 20th Anniversary of Lollapalooza was announced today and Eminem, Coldplay, Foo Fighters and Muse have been slated as the headliners for the show. In addition, the three-day festival will include performances by deadmau5, A Perfect Circle, Cee Lo Green, Arctic Monkeys, Crystal Castles, and many more. The 2011 Lollapalooza Festival [...]

Tags: coldplay, eminem, foo fighters, lollapalooza, News, The Wedge
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concerts & Events, News, The Wedge | Posted by Allison

Eminem, Foo Fighters & Muse to headline Lollapalooza

February 9th, 2011

We already know that Kanye West, The Killers and Jane’s Addiction will be headlining Lollapalooza in Chile this year, but just announced yesterday are the headliners for the North American installment of the festival. According to reports, the ten-time 2011 Grammy nominee Eminem, Foo Fighters, who will be releasing their new album in April, and [...]

Tags: eminem, foo fighters, lollapalooza, muse
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kanye West, The Killers to headline Lollapalooza Chile

January 28th, 2011

Lollapalooza is one of the world’s most popular music festivals, but up until now it’s always been based in North America. Well, specifically Chicago since it halted operations as a tour. But now Perry Farrell’s festival is about to leave the continent and head to South America. On April 2nd and 3rd, Santiago’s O’Higgins Park [...]

Tags: jane's addiction, Kanye West, lollapalooza, the killers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam