Continuing the annual Bears and Bullets tradition, we'll be counting down my Top 10 Must-See Acts of the Chicago Festival for the remainder of the week (as well as new music news).We'll start with ...
#10: Dan Deacon
For the most part, Dan Deacon stands alone as the most strange/curious act of the festival. His lite-brite electronica is well-known to cause a cavalcade of fans and on-lookers to participate in such wild acts of jubilation in group settings that they've become almost legendary in scale.
Deacon's latest album, Bromst, is a pool of electronica's fastest and most imaginative works, polarizing some and enchanting others. As was with his 2007 debut, Spiderman of the Rings, Deacon's music collection is a materialization of children at play through a whirl-wind of pace and careful carelessness. His music stands alone as a cement block between the club crowd and the indie, tempering a minimal bridge from one side to the other.
The bald and chubby Baltimore native will be performing his crowd-moving collection August 9 (Day Three) at 3:30 at the Vitamin Water Stage. He'll also be signing autographs at 5:30 at the F.Y.E. Tent.
Dan Deacon - Crystal Cat
#9: Fleet Foxes
While Dan Deacon may be a curious anomaly for Lollapalooza, Fleet Foxes may just be Grant Park's least daring opposite. The accessible branch of indie folk from their landmark 2008 eponymous debut will be more than enough to attract the listlessly enjoyable crowd (not to mention they'll be following Bon Iver) with endearing singles like "Mykonos," "White Winter Hymnal," and "Blue Ridge Mountains," among others.
The 5:00 August 7 (Day One, Playstation Stage) performance may not have been organized more perfectly, as the minimal acoustic cascades of the band settles the early-night crowd immediately before Andrew Bird's sun-setting performance.
The band will also. be performing at Jersey City's All Points West this Friday.
Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant/Blue Ridge Mountains (Via La Blogotheque)
Continued Tomorrow ...
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