Lollapalooza: Day 3 Highlights

So many bands, so little time – it was the best type of endurance test!  Here are Eleven’s Lolla Day 3 highlights:

Yeasayer – 4:00 PM – Budweiser Stage

Playing to a crowd eager to finish the festival weekend strong, Yeasayer got the audience moving with feet-moving hits “Ambling Alp” and “O.N.E” from February’s acclaimed release, Odd Blood. (more…)

This entry was written by Jonathan Fritz, posted on August 17, 2010 at 11:58 pm, filed under Live and tagged Arcade Fire, Chiddy Bang, Flosstradamus, Frightened Rabbit, Lollapalooza 2010 Day 3, Soundgarden, The National, Yeasayer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Chiddy Bang-The Swelly Express

Several months ago, I heard perhaps the best MGMT Kids Remix available and began to wonder if there was more to a group named Chiddy Bang than a millisecond of humor.  Since then, the group has released multiple tracks that have made me ashamed of my initial inclination.  Most recently, the band’s drop of “The Swelly Express” adds credulity to The Cool Kids Postulate: Suburban youths with a good education in rap history and a beat machine can flow with the best of them.  With the artful production of Xaphoon Jones, who may be best known for his breathtaking Kanye/Radiohead/Lupe, Passion Pit/Beyonce/Biggie, MGMT/Bob Marley mash-ups, and the lyrical mastery of Chidera “Proto” Anamege, the Philly group fills that niche of talented, well-swaggered, and youthful rap.

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This entry was written by Dayo Adesokan, posted on November 11, 2009 at 10:33 am, filed under New Music and tagged Chiddy Bang, Chidera "Proto" Anamege, The Swelly Express, Xaphoon Jones. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.