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Palma Violets1:00-1:45Bud Light Stage
Their swampy metal beginnings notwithstanding, Baroness continue moving further into psych-influenced hard rock—evidenced by the stoner edge and proggy, delay-treated guitar of 2009’s Blue Record and last year’s supremely melodic Yellow & Green (and by this Lollapalooza slot). John Baizley and company deserve plenty of credit for crafting a far-reaching sound that appeals to metalheads and Foo Fighters fans alike (Torche did it too), and for having the fortitude to return from a near-fatal 2012 bus accident whose long-term repercussions led to the departure of their bassist and drummer. If that’s not tough, I don’t know what is. Also Sat 8/3 at Subterranean with openers Royal Thunder (see Soundboard), sold out, 17+. —Kevin Warwick
Grizzly Bear6:00-7:00Red Bull Sound Select Stage
One of my favorite things about hip-hop is that personality will always override talent. A prime example of this is 2 Chainz, real name Tauheed Epps (and formerly known as Tity Boi). 2 Chainz is not technically a good rapper. His flow is kind of awkward, his references often fall flat, and sometimes he just comes off straight-up silly (“She got a big booty so I call her Big Booty“). But what Chainz lacks in skill, he makes up for with his gigantic, magnetic persona—I’d be hard-pressed to think of another rapper who’s reached so many corners of the pop-culture landscape so quickly. It’s nearly impossible to turn on the radio and not hear 2 Chainz throwing down a verse of his high-energy party rap—he even appeared on a Fall Out Boy track earlier this year—and his massive popularity has brought him all the way to Lollapalooza. Sure, Chainz can’t spit like, say, Danny Brown, but he’ll without a doubt bring enough ratchet energy to Grant Park to turn the whole thing into a massive party. —Luca Cimarusti
