@ZackTeibloom In an ironic twist of fate, the Festival Crashers website was crashed anonymously a couple months ago. We were pretty damn scared we’d lost 4 years of posts which we’d never be able to go back and revisit. Thanks to Andy’s crack web team, we’re back up and running, just in time for a festival weekend. I’m ready for my 8th straight year of spending an August weekend in Grant Park for Lollapalooza. Caitlin and I are headed to Montreal this weekend for Osheaga. I’ll miss my hometown fest and the lovely people who attend, but aside from Jack White, Osheaga has a far better line-up than Lolla. Plus, I’ve always been curious about Montreal’s European ways and the thought of eating Poutine while festivaling was too much to pass up.
I’m going to cover the fest a bit differently than in years past. For one, I’m not bringing a computer. Andy and I have spent many a festival night heading right back to wherever we were crashing to stay up late writing reviews over a sandwich nightcap. Caitlin and I aren’t even seeing the headliner Saturday night. Sorry, Snoop Dogg Lion, we’re going to actually go out and explore Montreal instead of catching your set. We’ll spend a few loonies and toonies. Check out the bio dome. Sleep in. Shower. You know, treat it like a vacation instead of a second job. We’re still going to see a ton of bands. I’ve got 27 bands I want to see that I can realistically see a good deal of. I’m not crashing. I bought a ticket like a regular schmo, so no crash story this fest, but I’ll do my best to make it interesting. Here’s my tentative schedule and top 15 shows to see. Thanks for reading, eh?
