Lollapalooza From The Front Lines, Day Three- Third Time’s A Charm!

Intrepid reporter Lauren Novik, ready to rock.

So Lollapalooza is officially over, and day three was most definitely third time’s a charm status!  I was lucky enough to hang out with Justin Krook, bassist of Fight From Above- the band that will officially be our Artist in Residence for the month of September!

Justin Krook, bassist of Fight From Above

Not only did we musically multitask like it was going out of style- seeing Hockey, Minus The Bear, Flosstradamus, Cypress Hill, Wolfmother, and ending the day with the more than epic dueling headliners Soundgarden and Arcade Fire- we worked in a little non-stop dance party to negate the over-indulgence in concert food fare.

Spritzer man helps folks beat the heat during Hockey’s set.

The test of endurance was on and rocking when Krook and I engaged in a little Perry’s Stage dance-off with several hundred of our closest then strangers, now acquaintances!  He won, let me tell you, hands down, and to one-up me further, busted out a little impromptu push-up set street side.  Clearly I’ll be working on my dangerously not up to par dance endurance before my next music festival!  (Fingers completely crossed for CMJ this October 19-23!)

Soundgarden!!!

All in all I am now all the more stoked to see Edward Sharpe at Sunset Junction, playing along side several other amazing artists- Saint Motel being one of them- details to come on my don’t miss list Sunset Junction edition in a couple days!

Festivals already planned for next year?  Another round of SXSW action, and Lollapalooza- hope to see you all there for another round of insanity, sleep deprivation, and a whole lot of dancing.  But hey, the musical masochist in all of us knows it’s always well worth the sacrifice!