Lollapalooza, the three-day music festival that took place over the weekend at Chicago’s Grant Park, offered an excellent opportunity to see a number of good bands that have bypassed Cleveland on their current tours. The National, Vampire Weekend and Queens of the Stone Age all have excellent new albums out and have been touring in support of them. But for whatever reason, they didn’t include Cleveland on their respective tours. Don’t they know Cleveland is the home of rock ‘n’ roll. So seeing them — along with a few hundred other bands that performed during the weekend — was a treat. Think of the festival as the musical equivalent of a one-stop shopping experience.

This article appears in Jul 31 – Aug 6, 2013.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.