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Lollapalooza Kicks Off

The new one-stop Lollapalooza show began Saturday morning in Chicago to an audience of about 33,000 people. Headlining the July 23 show were Weezer and Digable Planets with performances by the Pixies, Primus, the Bravery, and Liz Phair. The event featured five stages under the Chicago skyline. Founder Perry Farrell has stated that there are no definite plans for next year’s Lollapalooza at this time. Farrell also did some DJ’ing on Saturday and performs with his new band, Satellite Party, on Sunday.http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000990614

Alyssa Fried: Alyssa has worked with Mxdwn since 2002, beginning as newswire editor and reviewing albums. Over the years, her role shifted, and she has worked primarily on live concert reviews and photography since 2010. She graduated Penn State in 2003 with a BA in English.
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