Lolla update:

not a fan of the dude that tyler let stay here. hes one of those people who cant do anything sober and drinks all day, sleeps, wakes up and first thing he does: goes to the fridge for a beer. reeeeeeally not a fan.

Radiohead was way too quiet and everyone around was talking, so it wasnt very fun.

Duffy: i was really excited to see her, but it was a letdown. i think its partially to blame that her voice is LOUD and so was her mic, and the fact that the only upbeat song she has is Beggin you for Mercy, which was conveniently played last. bummer :/

Raccountuers: REALLY good. tyler told me they would be amazing, and he wasnt kidding. i dont know a lot of their songs but i didnt get bored and had fun watching them.

Ting Tings were fun to watch :)

Brand New= Lame live

Jamie Lidell: FANTASTIC! I hadnt heard anything from him before i saw him, but man i was really impressed. for one song the saxaphone player was playing 2 saxes at once, and then jamie had the chromeo style mic that effed up his voice so it sounded electronic. he has a really good voice, and halfway through the set he started making his own mix style songs with his laptop and mic.. making the beat boxing and layering his vocals. it was really impressive!!

Uffie: probably the WORST band i have ever seen live. i was very excited to see her cause i like her songs, but ugh within 10 minutes i was ready to leave. it was embarassing :/

Rage against the machine: omg, the amount of people for rage was MADNESS. within two songs, you see all these tiny girls pushing their way to the stairs to get out, most with looks on thier faces like they just watched someone die. i saw quite a few people bleeding from various parts of their face, and had to try really hard to avoid being touched by the disgusting sweaty men. we were nowhere close to the stage, but there were soo many people. the singer had to ask the crowd to step back 5-10 steps at least 4 times, saying how they couldnt start playing until they moved back because people were getting hurt. when the screens showed the crowd, you could see the pain in the people in the front's faces. i felt bad.

We also stopped by Kidapalooza (the kids version with bands involving younger kids and face painting and stuff, really really cute) and watched a band called Homeade Jamz Band, which we mainly wanted to see cause of the name. OMG, the singer/guitarist was 16, bassist was 14 and the little girl drumming was NINE.. i didnt know this until after they played and HOLY SHIT, people. they played blues style songs, and the guitarist is totally a mini BB king! the little nine year old drummer girl was NUTS, she was really good and i couldnt believe shes so young. that was one of my favorite bands to see, because they are SO talented, and the dad plays harmonica and mom was there too. so cute, we couldnt get over how talented the family was.

TOMORROW: Weakerthans, John Buttler Trio, GNARLS BARKLEY, GIRL TALKKKK!!!!!!, Flogging Molly, mark ronson, and my beloved NIN. kanye i playing at the same time as NIN, and since hes from chicago im hoping a lot of people will stay on that side and watch him. i cant waiiiiit for NIN, ive heard nothing but amazing things about their live show and gahhhh.. trents voice.. oooh i cant get enough!! :)