You can forgive a music fan for not knowing much about many of the bands at Lollapalooza. There are more than 100 after all — and many of them are up-and-coming buzz bands not yet household names. Here’s a look at 10 lesser-known Lolla artists and how they might be described in terms that even the most casual fan can understand.
Amy Winehouse + perky, soulful charm – public disasters = Duffy
Def Leppard + heavier riffs – cheesy ballads + 10 singers = Bang Camaro
The Beatles + The Band + name five other ’60s bands at random = Dr. Dog
Los Campesinos! + British equivalent of Red Bull – glockenspiel = The Go! Team
Traveling circus + accordions – elephants = DeVotchKa
Blue Man Group + robotic vocals – blue men + mind-bending grooves = Battles
Public Enemy + spoken-word poetry – Flavor Flav + Trent Reznor = Saul Williams
Hall and Oates + Prince + Peter Frampton = Chromeo
James Brown + Al Green/Jamiroquai = Jamie Lidell
Fountains of Wayne + long-lasting relevance – “Stacy’s Mom” = The Weakerthans
