I saw Lollapalooza '91... with Jane’s, Siouxsie, NIN, Ice-T, Surfers and Rollins!
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Alternative, Festivals, Music on 02. Jul, 2009 | 2 Comments
I’m proud to say, “I was there” for the inaugural “Lollapalooza Festival” in 1991.
The brainchild of Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell, this was the first major concert festival of my generation… a veritable Woodstock for us Gen-Xers.
The line-up was astonishing, and included Jane’s Addiction, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Living Colour, Nine Inch Nails, Ice-T & [...]
I saw Nine Inch Nails + Meat Beat Manifesto... And Dudes Fell From the Balcony!
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Alternative on 16. Jun, 2009 | 4 Comments
I don’t remember a lot about this show, except the following:
1) A Sea of Black clothes
2) Sweat. Lots and lots of sweat
3) Some jackass imitating Eddie Vedder by doing the backwards “dead fall” from the balcony into the crowd.
I saw Shakespeare's Sister, Chris Connelly & William Tucker... Shakespeare’s Sister
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Music on 06. May, 2009 | No Comments
I am so excited that I still have this flyer and ticket!
This flyer represents one of the coolest nights of my college life; it was the first time I ever visited Chicago. I grew up in Michigan and I had always intended to visit metropolitan Chicago… but I didn’t do so until my Senior year [...]
