Zachary Baker

Both rappers were on point, blowing through hits with the explosive energy you expect from these two...

The show was part of Empty Bottle's 25th anniversary celebrations.

It's 2017, Tim Kinsella and the rest of the band are cresting 40 years old and Cap'n Jazz are still playing like teenagers overstuffed with hormones and energy...

"Oh Messy Life" kicked in and the crowd lost any semblance of restraint they had left. Within seconds kids were crowd surfing and screaming back every word Tim Kinsella spat at them..

Hometown post-metal vets Russian Circles filled Metro on September 9 to cover the crowd in absolutely massive riffs, accompanied by heavy Indiana tourmates Cloakroom and local pop-sludge outfit Sweet Cobra. The entire show was incredibly loud, exactly the way you want to experience the kind of shoegaze tinged post-rock that aims only to submerge you in its swelling guitar lines...

Jane's Addiction's set included appearances by Tom Morello and Smashing Pumpkins' Jimmy Chamberlain.

Radiohead, rain, Future, Foals, M83, Joey Purp & lots more.

The 25th edition of Chicago's Lollapalooza started off the weekend with an incredibly rainy set of shows, with only clearer days to come...

It was a Chicago Epoch invasion.