I'll be looking to pick up one of their 'Chicago Bulls Mascot Smoking A J' t-shirts when they come back through the midwest as part of their headlining tour this fall. The band played incredibly well together, all bringing their own undeniable charm and style to the stage, and proved to be one of the best acts we'd see during the festival. Even without knowing many of the songs, it was a spectacular glimpse into their upcoming album, Wild Onion, which is due out on August 5.

Overall, their entire set was one of the best of the weekend. It shattered into two separate pieces, both of which Frankel hurled into the crowd, something I can't say I've ever seen done before.Ĭlay ensured everyone was okay after the hilarity, making sure he wasn't going to be sued, as of course he '.ain't got no moneyyyy.' There, and later, smashed the guitar in frustration. Meanwhile, bassist Jack Dolan and guitarist Clay Frankel bounced around stage, smiling, at one point, Frankel stepped off stage towards the crowd onto a piece of the enormous sound system, performed some riffs The track 'Making Breakfast' perfectly highlighted the group's strongpoints, with frontman Cadien Lake James (seen in the picture at the top of this article, who was wheelchair-bound until the last song of their set, which he played his last chords from his knees) howling with a gritty and caustic vocal tone in between shaking his head back and forth or sticking his tongue out. Three of the four members do a fair amount of singing, with each member bringing an undeniable amount of character to their parts of each song. The guys were incredibly entertaining, and made the most of the exciting opportunity that was placed before them, even noting the fact that they could see themselves on the giant screens throughout the park. I made sure to bring my group of friends to check out their set on Saturday, hoping they wouldn't disappoint, as I'd never seen them perform live before, not to mention the group doesn't even have a full-length album under their belts (the group released an EP, Sunken, last year).Īnd they did everything but disappoint.

Saturday's lineup began with Twin Peaks at 1pm, a Chicago-native band I've been tracking silently for the last few months.

the first day was great, sure, but over the course of the next two days of the festival, I was blown away by the amazingness lined up before me.

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