It might not be the cover of Rolling Stone but we did make Top 5 for Lollapalooza and we did an interview. I just snagged it from their site. You can find the OG pages here (interview, top five).
I’m in Salt Lake City this morn. Gonna make a mad dash to the west coast to try to catch The Avett Brothers at Johnny B’s in Medford, Oregon. I figure my chances are about twenty percent. Bessie’s been running hot all the way from Chicago so I’ve lost a lot of time working on her.
This Saturday in Ashland is the Third Annual Ice Cream Social. Hope to see everyone there.
VIDEO BLOG, Lollapalooza Day 3 – Free Ice Cream!
When it comes to the backstage scene, here’s the most beloved act of the festival: the ice cream man and his two cute, blond assistants , who have been passing out thousands of free ice cream bars to rock stars and their friends. (Ah yes, the perks of fame.) It only took a little bit of coaxing to get him to reveal which bars go with which rockers.
Lollapalooza Wrap-up – Top Five Moments
It’s going to take several days to recover properly from our weekend in Chicago. We are sunburned, dirty and gloriously hung-over. All is as it should be. But as we look back on the last three days a few moments stand out as consummate Lollapalooza 2006 awesomeness. Here they are:
1.The Raconteurs covering “Crazy.” Kanye did it later in the weekend but Jack’s take was the best. The Raconteurs (above) also win the prize for being the most intimidating band at the festival – they stride around like a well-dressed gang of hoods looking for trouble.
2.Patti Smith’s surprise appearance on the kids’ stage. She could have sung lullabies or something but instead performed a searing new protest song and nonchalantly announced she’s proof “any asshole can play guitar” to an audience of confused six-year-olds and their visibly uncomfortable parents.
3.The ice cream man. He spends his life giving away free ice cream but saves the Reese’s bars for himself. Awesome.
4.The packs of toddler hipster kids sporting day-glo mohawks they got from a booth at Kidzapalooza.
5.Be Your Own Pet. Lead singer Jemina puked onstage, grinned, then announced to the crowd, “Well I just puked so we might as well do another song.” The band’s rock dad, Thurston Moore, video camera in hand, watched on proudly from the side of the stage.
Elizabeth Goodman
