Mates of State, MGMT Keep Lolla Rolling Late-Night
The opening day of Lollapalooza ends on an excellent note as electric-pop rocks Chicago's Double Door.
By ANGIE MALDONADO 08.02.08 1:11 PM
One of Lollapalooza's added bonuses: The entire city embraces the festival, and many of the Lolla bands play late-night, intimate sets, keeping the party long after Grant Park's 10 P.M. curfew.
SHARE THIS:
Behind the Scenes at Download 2008 Los Angeles: Mates of State
Watch SPIN.com's Peter Gaston chat with Mates of State about Ira Glass and rock 'n' roll parenting.
By Joe Coscarelli 07.31.08 4:15 PM
On Sunday, July 20, throngs of music-hungry fans converged on Los Angeles' Gibson Ampitheatre for Download 2008 to have their craving satiated by sets from Tapes N' Tapes, Datarock, Ghostland Observatory, Gang of Four, and the Jesus and Mary Chain, among others.
SHARE THIS:
Join SPIN.com at Lollapalooza '08!
Watch video interviews and acoustic performances from the Hard Rock Hotel, plus live video blogs from backstage.
By Peter Gaston 07.30.08 3:53 PM
SPIN.com is packing up its festival bags once again this weekend for one of summer's biggest weekends: Lollapalooza, in Chicago's gorgeous Grant Park. With headline sets from the likes of Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, Wilco, and Kanye West, Lolla lacks little in star power, and we're unleashing our hounds accordingly.
SHARE THIS:
Mates of State, Jesus and Mary Chain, Duke Spirit, and Others Sparkle at Download Fest's L.A. Date
The poppy duo Mates of State were among many highlights during Download's second-day stop in L.A., which also saw Datarock and the Duke Spirit, among others, deliver show-stopping performances.
By DAN MACINTOSH 07.21.08 5:22 PM
Two guys were talking in the Gibson Amphitheatre men’s room around 4:00 P.M. during last night's (July 20) L.A. stop of the three-city Download Festival. One said to the other, “I’ve been to a lot of festivals, dude, and this is one weird festival!
SHARE THIS:
