Four days? Lollapalooza was already an endurance test when it was just three. I’m sure I’ll be exhausted by the time the sun sets Sunday night, but worthwhile bands are scattered throughout the schedule, so I may be there for the long haul, packing sunscreen and earplugs.
THURSDAY 12:15pm-1pm Pinegrove Petrillo Bandshell This New Jersey band plays appealingly shaggy rock, replete with yearning vocals and catchy choruses, plus touches of alt-country twang and Pavement-esque guitar squiggles.
4pm-4:45pm Wavves Pepsi These San Diego garage-rockers have matured since their debut in 2008, but they still know how to pack a punch with a ragged blast of electric guitars and drums.
FRIDAY 1pm-1:40pm Horse Thief BMI Hailing from Oklahoma City but sounding a bit British, Horse Thief crafts beguiling music with chiming guitars and anthemic choruses—epic even within the confines of its concise songs.
2:45pm-3:45pm Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls Bud Light This English folk-rocker has a fervent cult following, and you can see why when he plays live, rousing crowds with his sing-along anthems.
5pm-6pm Frightened Rabbit Lakeshore On their latest album, these Scots sound a little subdued, but it’s good bet that their live show will deliver plenty of the scrappy power and intensity Frightened Rabbit is famous for.
8pm-10pm Radiohead Samsung With the recent album “A Moon Shaped Pool,” Radiohead showed once again that it’s one of the world’s best bands. Don’t miss this opportunity to see Radiohead prove it one more time.
SATURDAY 2:10pm-2:50pm Potty Mouth BMI A feminist pop-punk trio from Northampton, Massachusetts, Potty Mouth cranks up the volume with its shiny guitar riffs and melodic hooks.
3:45pm-4:45pm Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Petrillo Bandshell Missouri native Rateliff switched from pensive folk songs to soulful, bluesy R&B, working up a sweat at joyous concerts and landing a hit song last year with “S.O.B.”
4:45pm-5:45pm Leon Bridges Bud Light This young Texan is a fine addition to the recent wave of retro-soul artists; he sings sophisticated songs in a style reminiscent of Otis Redding and Sam Cooke.
SUNDAY 5:40pm-6:20pm Mothers BMI Led by the tremulous-voiced Kristine Leschper, this band from Athens, Georgia, mixes delicate folk-rock with psychedelic-tinged guitar jams, with delirious results.
8:25pm-10pm LCD Soundsystem Samsung I’m losing my edge, but I was there. I was there in 2010. I was there at the final LCD Soundsystem tour… OK, so maybe that wasn’t the group’s final tour after all. But how can I resist another chance to be there?
