Grant Park:
(3/6) With it’s stellar view of Lake Michigan and the majestic Buckingham Fountain adoring it,
Grant park is beautiful. However, it makes terrible festival grounds. Grant
Park has some of the worst traffic flow I've ever seen. There are no paths and
the grounds sprawl over multi-block section of Columbus Drive. The Park’s
propensity toward attracting multi-stage events make for a nigh impossible to
navigate mess.
The Petrillo Music Shell
Pavilion(The Stage): (4/6The sound was
surprisingly good for an outdoor stage, I was impressed. It loses points for
being in direct sunlight to the point of making it hard to see the stage.
Neon Trees(4/6):
What continues to impress
me about this little band is how far they've come. The first time I saw them
live I completely wrote them off, they had a terrible live show. Every show of
theirs I’ve seen has been better than the last. They've also become a much more
cohesive band with a smoother dynamic.
Vocalist, Tyler Glenn is
beyond energetic with a style reminiscent of both Freddie Mercury and Billy
Idol. Loud in both personality and style Glenn is boldly himself. He has
learned to harness and control the chaotic energy that radiates from him. Glenn
has also learned to really work with his drummer Elaine Bradley
Bradley is a great drummer
and her work coupled with Branden Campbell’s wonderful slap bass, give Glenn’s
tenor vocals a wonderful backbone that really makes the music come to life.
Overall, I'm very impressed with Neon Trees’ progress as a band; I cannot wait to see what they
do next.
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