THE MORNING BENDERS
Both bands will perform in few days at Irving Plaza.
Broken Bells is a duet with James Mercer from The Shins and Danger Mouse (from many projects such as Gnarls Barkley). Their website is pretty fun.
The Morning Benders is an indie band from Berkeley, California.
You still can find some tickets here.
Well Joonbuggers, it's that time again, Festie time! This time we are preparing for Austin City Limits. This is one of my favorite festivals of the year, not only because Austin is home, but also because it might be one of the most musically diverse. We are seeing some of our electronic, oldies, Texas country and pop favies this year. Here is what we were looking most forward to.
If you missed our ultimate preparation guide for a festival, please click here to get the scoop on how to get you and your group ready for a weekend of music.
The Sunday Snapshot:
The festival set-up, sound and acoustics, as well as operations were extremely professional. It's obvious they have done this before. I loved how they had two stages by each other with back-to-back shows. I parked it at the Budweiser/Playstation stages for most of the weekend due to the line up, but it was incredible to see 10,000 people stacked to see the headliners on the BMI stage. Kudos Lolla.
Sunday Musical Delights & Awards:
Chiddy Bang: Award for Band Best Listened on a CD. I was personally pumped to see Chiddy play. My friends produce their music videos and I have been rocking to their cool remixes/raps for a bit now. Think, Girl Talk meets Drake for their vibe. I was sadly disappointed in the live bit, but I still like them a lot. But the electronic Perry’s stage was a sick addition to the festival. We would be visiting again.
Here is what we loved most about Saturday at Lollapalooza 2010. I wish I was still there!
In addition to the green scene at Grant Park, there were some really cool sponsorship and brand presence situations in the mix. Toyota was giving away cold bandanas and headbands (much needed with the hot temperatures). They always had a line to their tent, which I’m sure got them some good exposure. Another great sponsor was the water filling stations; I know I spent a lot of time here. AOL provided free WiFi, for those of us working during the festival, this was clutch. A fun one was the Q101 Hammock Station, where you could actually take a break and lay in the hammocks for a bit. It’s always enjoyable to see brands and companies giving out products and services that are super beneficial to the festival goer. Giving a consumer something they can really use during the weekend is really going to stand out for marketing purposes.
Completely pumped for this festival, Lollapalooza managed to blow me away. Not only with the talent they had this year, but as an event planner, I was even more impressed with the set-up and operations they had in place. If you missed our live Tweets from the festival here are some tasty tidbits from the weekend. Catch us tomorrow for Saturday's recap:
Friday:
We arrived in Chicago around 7am from New York, took a nap, and proceeded to the event around 4pm. Other than grabbing my media pass (which was like a mile away from the entrance) I was immediately impressed.
Acrassicauda Only The Dead See The End Of The War
Alberta Cross Broken Side Of Time
Before Their Eyes Untouchable
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Beat The Devil's Tattoo
Broken Bells Broken Bells
Frightened Rabbit The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
Gorillaz Plastic Beach
jj jj n3
Liars Sisterworld
Monica Still Standing
The Morning Benders Big Echo
New Young Pony Club The Optimist
Numero Group Good God! Born Again Funk
Pavement Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement
Josh Rouse El Turista
Standard Fare The Novelle Beat
The Steel Wheels Red Wing
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists The Brutalist Bricks
Titus Andronicus The Monitor
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