we then cruised over to the crescent to watch the stanley korshak fall/winter preview runway show.  it was fantastic! i loved both the men’s and women’s collection, but my favorite was this little black dress that was to die for: it was a mini-dress with spaghetti straps and beads/sparkley goodness all over.  i cannot find it anywhere online or else i’d post it. it was pretty dark and hard to get a good photo, but i will share this fabulous photo of danielle and lauren enjoying the korshak signature blue cocktails.  i don’t know what they were, but they were delicious!

it was a successfull evening of fun and fashion for my first runway shows!

photo from thomas hawk’s flickr.

this is my fave of the set, you can see the rest at nitrolicious.

11. mgmt - i really want to put them higher on the list, but i could not get a great spot and kept hearing the booka shade bass bleeding over.  their set was great and they played with a full band which was awesome.

10. john butler trio - they are so incredibly talented.  i have been trying to see them for the past couple of festivals i’ve been at, but never made it.  i’m so glad - their music is meaningful and very entertaining.

9. rage against the machine - i would feel bad if i ranked them higher only because i didn’t even get to stay for half their set.  i made it through the first two songs before i began to fear for my life (we were very, very close) but they rocked it as expected, and the crowd was…let’s just say “responsive”

8. the parlor mob - this was my new “find” for the festival.  they really rocked it out and i am so glad my brother dragged us to their set! they kind of seem like they’d be the next wolfmother…only hopefully they won’t disband after a few years.

7. explosions in the sky - this was such a pleasant surprise.  while i love their music, i wasn’t sure of how they would translate to a festival setting.  they really had a great energy and the music was so beautiful.

6. gnarls barkley - having seen them twice already, i kind of knew what to expect.  cee-lo and dangermouse exceeded those expectations immensly.  their set was amazing, the crowd was so involved and fun, and their cover of radiohead’s “reckoner” was surprisingly wonderful.

5. lupe fiasco - he really had so much energy at his show.  so many people were there just waiting for the rage show, but the crowd was mostly good and i think my favorite was go go gadget flow

4. chromeo - so. much. fun. i can’t really say much more than that. besides the fact that their setup was on “legs” that was hilarious/amazing.

3. the raconteurs - i knew i would like it because i like pretty much anything that jack white does…but this show blew me away. there were so many amazing songs, including a cover of charley parker’s “keep it clean.” (click on the link for the “steady as she goes” video)

2. radiohead - i might get in a lot of trouble for putting them second… don’t get me wrong, it was one of the most amazing sets i’ve ever seen - the lights, the songs, the crowd- but you’ll understand when you see my number one.

1. wilco - to see them in their hometown was  a magnificent experience.  even after going from the madness that is rage to the calmness that is wilco, it didn’t phase me. my favorite song they did was “handshake drugs,” “hate it here” was a close second.  but the best part about it was their outfits!!

photo from brooklynvegan - click to see the rest of their suits and a setlist.

honorable mention goes to g love and special sauce, booka shade, the black keys, kanye west (yes, he had an amazing show), and louis xiv. it was extremely hard to even narrow it down to eleven.  i loved every act i saw, even if it was just a couple of songs.

stephen dug up our “rabbit-ears” antenna from storage (mostly because he really really wants to watch the olympics). and so, for the first time in 5 months we watched tv last night. it was so awful. we watched most of “greatest american dog” which was ok. but then ended up going down to the store and renting “be kind rewind” and i thought it was so cute!! anyway. i got to watch letterman, and i’m happy about that. maybe it will be better once the “real” shows come back on?? probably not.

photo taken from dhammza’s flickr.

10. there is a reason that a giordano’s pizza takes more than 45 minutes to make…oh and it’s worth it!

9. it is better to sleep on the floor of someone else’s hotel room than in the chicago jail

8. if a homeless man asks you to sign his chicken basket, just do it

7. contrary to popular belief, kyle gass and jack black do not always travel together

6. if you get too close to rage, you will get smushed…and you may lose a toenail

5. there is nothing that jack white can’t do (and he always looks good doing it)

4. if you go to billy goat’s tavern, you’re getting the double cheese…no arguments.

3. traveling with good people will make all the difference in the world

2. radiohead+fireworks=amazing

1. no matter what i do, or the new adventures i take, nothing ever moves me like music…and live music at that.

friday

saturday

also on saturday night, i’ll be heading out a little early from the roots’ set to catch heady p at tiny lounge.  as your attorney i would advise you to do the same.

have a fun weekend, folks.

moustache key holder found at the curiosity shoppe. i love it.

edit: it would go great with this don’t forget chalkboard:

i need something like this in my life.

here are the rules:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into mosaic maker.

here are the questions:

1.What is your first name?
2.What is your favorite food?
3.What high school did you go to?
4.What is your favorite color?
5.Who is your celebrity crush?
6.Favorite drink?
7.Dream vacation?
8.Favorite dessert?
9.What you want to be when you grow up?
10.What do you love most in life?
11.One Word to describe you.
12.Your flickr name.

here is my mosaic:

credits:
1. Louis Vuitton SS2008: Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova, Stephanie Seymour, Claudia Schiffer, Angela Lindvall y Natalia Vodianova by Mert & Marcus, 2. Cajun Queen, 3. Bohemian Club Building at Post and Taylor, San Francisco, California (Orton Effect), 4. llibreria - bookstore - Amsterdam - HDR, 5. a cool ride, 6. Fishin’ Remuz, 7. Plaça Catalunya - Barcelona HDR, 8. mango cheesecake, 9. I Love New York, 10. Raccoon Family, 11. Love is…, 12. 5 am kayaking

i’ve been perusing message forums (a lot, shamefully) and music blogs to keep up with all the hype, and my favorite so far is that perry farrell is dj-ing with a “special guest” who many, many people speculate is going to be moby (!!!) - this makes me happy. but then i check out my daily dose of consequence of sound and see this:

according to the daily swarm, there is a possibility that obama will make an appearance at the much anticipated festival.  wow - talk about surprise guest appearances!! i think that would even beat last year’s pearl jam set with lance armstrong, dennis rodman and bill parcels among others. the swarm states that the presidential nominee “has left a slot open in his schedule during the first weekend of august for an appearance at the lollapalooza music festival in his hometown of chicago.”  while this is merely speculation, to say that it’s exciting is a great understatement.  and if it doesn’t happen? well, i’ll settle for moby *wink*

expect a full report upon my return.