Jacklyn Krol is a Recording Academy/GRAMMY.com contributor.
Everybody's talking about the many memorable performances from this weekend's latest Lollapalooza installment in Chicago, from Kacey Musgraves "golden hour" set to J Balvin's surprise guests to Ariana Grande premiering her new single. But the best of the fest might belong to the newcomers, artists who made the most of their chance to shine in front of fresh audiences. In case…
Imagine waiting three hours before a festival opens to only then sprint to a stage to wait another eight hours for your favorite artist perform. Now imagine that same arena headliner in an intimate concert setting with less than a thousand diehard fans. That is exactly what Kacey Musgraves fans were treated to at Lollapalooza 2019. Musgraves took the Chicago…
Lollapalooza may have gotten it’s start in Chicago, but it is a multi-city international festival. In fact, the lineup this year's Chicago edition of Lolla featured almost half of the performers from other countries throughout the globe. Each international artists added its own flair to the four-day fest. Columbian act Bomba Estereo gave this sentiment of cultural acceptance and inclusivity…
With a four-day lineup as sprawling as they come, Lollapalooza 2018 had something for everybody. Let's take a look at 10 notable female acts who delivered memorable sets at Chicago's Grant Park. The Regrettes Not only performers, but fans of music The Regrettes took time to play and catch other artists; sets at the festival, even tweeting about Brockhampton’s set.…
The Lollapalooza experience doesn't end when the lights turn off. The fun continues through the wee hours after the music festival ends with its notorious after-parties. Each year, Lollapalooza Aftershows feature over 110 artists, including the same up-and -coming and legendary musicians that perform at the festival, in more than 55 performances in some of Chicago's legendary venues. The biggest…
With her debut LP still in the works and her EP on the Billboard Top 40, 16-year-old Billie Eilish made her Lollapalooza debut on Thursday, Aug. 2 in front of a larger-than-life crowd. If her devoted audience isn’t enough of an indication of her speedy success, her EP reaching over a billion streams is. Later this year she will embark on…
At only 19 years old, Swedish pop singer/songwriter Zara Larsson has set her sights on world domination with her latest album, So Good. One of Larsson's biggest American buzzworthy hits from the album so far is "Symphony," her collaboration with Clean Bandit, which came to life after the GRAMMY-winning group heard Larsson's "Lush Life" and approached her. "We just recorded…
Screams echoed throughout the mile-long Lollapalooza grounds as a jam-packed crowd gathered around the Grant Park stage. The madness beckoned the triumphant homecoming of none other than Chicago's own Chance The Rapper, who headlined the festival on Saturday night. This massive turnout was a far cry from the GRAMMY winner's original Lollapalooza debut at the BMI stage in 2013 — fans…
For Lollapalooza, the saying goes "after the party is the after-party." With more than 50 after-party shows at 22 Chicago venues throughout the weekend, it seems the party never ends. For fans not lucky enough to snag tickets to the festival, after-parties are an experience that provide fans special — and sometimes secret — indoor sets from major and emerging artists alike. Indeed, a big portion…
For someone with a voice as powerful and moving as British-born, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Bishop Briggs, what goes into her sound can be hard to explain. "You never really know what's inspired you or made you who you are but I was really lucky that I got to grow up in places like Japan and Hong Kong that are super energetic…
Foster The People have returned for their second go-round at Lollapalooza in 2017, following an appearance in 2014 in support of their sophomore album, Supermodel. This time, the GRAMMY-nominated trio are back with their third album, Sacred Hearts Club. Released in July, Sacred Hearts Club is a departure from 2014's Supermodel, both in vibe and subject matter, but still retains elements of Foster The…
It’s not every day that you play Lollapalooza let alone drop your debut full-length album, but for Josh Ostrander — who records under the moniker Mondo Cozmo — that's exactly what's happening. The Philadelphia native took the Lollapalooza after-party stage at Schubas Tavern in Chicago for a sold-out crowd on Aug. 2 in advance of his festival performance on Aug. 4. In between…
