#0087 – Lollapalooza 2009

So many pleasant and welcome surprises this year.  Acts I thought might just be “okay” were insanely, life-changing phenomenal.  Acts I had high hopes for — some delivered better than my high expectations; others faltered.  At the end of the three days, I surmized a few things: I’m getting too old for this sh*t; new music is totally awesome and no matter how mild the summer is, Lollapalooza will always land on the hottest weekend of the summer.

I had the BEST time hanging out with my buddy Michael (@romacafe) the entire weekend.  I was so happy to hang out as much as we could with my old pal Dennis and even with twitter friend (and major huge Tool fan) Lisa (@kavka).  Everyday we seemed to make friends around us, despite inclement weather.

I hope you like this mix.  Santigold brought something more than an A-game with her this year.

• Depeche Mode – A Question of Time
• Souja Boy Tell ‘Em – Turn My Swag On
• Hold the Line – Major Lazer
• Brooklyn Go Hard – Jay Z
• Shove It – Santigold
• The ’59 Sound – The Gaslight Anthem
• Fitz and the Dizzyspells – Andrew Bird
• Wolf Like Me – TV On the Radio
• Everyday I Love You Less and Less – Kaiser Chiefs
• We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed – Los Campesinos!
• Little Secrets – Passion Pit
• This Tornado Loves You – Neko Case
• Jambi – Tool
• The General Specific – Band of Horses
• Creator – Santigold
• Unstoppable – Santigold
• Red F – Dan Deacon
• Vampires – Thievery Corporation