-
Video: Bombay Bicycle Club Rattle the Rock Room
August 5, 2012 12:00 PM ET
English indie-rockers Bombay Bicycle Club shook the foundations of Rolling Stone's Rock Room party at Lollapalooza with a wild performance of their cut "Ivy and Gold." The track featured a doozy of a drum solo from percussionist Suren de Saram and originally appeared on their 2010 record Flaws. | More »
-
Video: Yellow Ostrich Tear Down House
August 5, 2012 11:30 AM ET
New York-via-Wisconsin trio Yellow Ostrich tore up the Rolling Stone Rock Room at Lollapalooza on Saturday. The indie rockers performed their toe-tapping, hook-riddled track "Stay at Home," off their second full-length, Strange Land. Check out the performance above. | More »
-
Bombay Bicycle Club, Yellow Ostrich Recharge in Style at Rolling Stone's Lollapalooza Rock Room
August 5, 2012 11:25 AM ET| Charley Rogulewski
Rolling Stone's Rock Room party on Saturday helped revitalize Lollapalooza's tired and waterlogged attendees with sets from Bombay Bicycle Club, Yellow Ostrich and Women Who Rock contest finalists Rita Ora and Karmin. The amenities at the Studio Paris club weren't too shabby, either – free mojitos, burgers and a fresh oyster bar. "This show is different than any other show we've played, just with the never-ending stream of waiters offering you milk and cookies or vo... | More »
-
Video: Delta Spirit Bash Out 'White Table'
August 4, 2012 1:30 PM ET
San Diego natives Delta Spirit hopped onstage at Rolling Stone's Rock Room at Lollapalooza for a rendition of "White Table," a cut from their second record, History From Below. The group bashed out the lonesome rock track as frontman Matt Vasquez let his voice run ragged. Be sure to check out our interview with Delta Spirit, during which they lay out the judging guidelines for Olympic Crowd-Surfing. | More »
-
Video: Delta Spirit on Growing Up While Goofing Off
August 4, 2012 1:00 PM ET
The San Diego rockers Delta Spirit sat down in Rolling Stone's Rock Room to talk about finding themselves in that "boys-to-men stage of our lives," as bassist Jon Jameson put it. Not that it's all serious stuff for this band: they also chatted about singer/guitarist Matthew Vasquez's tendency to let his mind wander, leaving California and the criteria needed if crowd-surfing became an Olympic sport. "The first category, because everyone's done it," points out guitari... | More »
-
Video: Givers Wail Through 'Meantime'
August 4, 2012 12:30 PM ET
The Louisiana indie-poppers Givers took the stage at Rolling Stone's Rock Room at Lollapalooza on Friday for a rousing performance of "Meantime," the second cut from the group's 2011 self-titled debut on Glassnote. Be sure to also check out Rolling Stone's interview with the group for their thoughts on opening festivals, the time frontman Taylor Guarisco broke his foot onstage and more. | More »
-
Video: Givers on Breaking Genre Constraints, Their Feet
August 4, 2012 12:00 PM ET
"We don't want to generalize ourselves or put ourselves in a box," says Givers singer/percussionist Tiffany Lamson. "It's all about us just doing something that feels good because that's the way this band came about." It's a healthy mentality, one that's helped the young Lafayette, Louisiana-based indie group score a deal with Glassnote Records. It's also brought them to Lollapalooza, where they sat down in Rolling Stone's Rock Room to talk about the b... | More »
-
Delta Spirit, FIDLAR and Givers Inaugurate Rolling Stone's Lollapalooza Rock Room
August 4, 2012 11:50 AM ET| Charley Rogulewski
Rolling Stone's Rock Room kicked off Lollapalooza 2012 in wild style on Friday with lively sets by Givers, FIDLAR and Delta Spirit in the Studio Paris club in Chicago. The artists and audience had numerous reasons to be excited: some were thrilled to gawk at the celebrities in attendance, including True Blood's Joe Manganiello, while others were gearing up for the evening's festival headliners. "I'm seeing Black Sabbath tonight!" shouted Matt Vasquez, lead singer of Delta... | More »
-
Video: FIDLAR Get Rowdy With 'Cheap Beer'
August 4, 2012 11:30 AM ET
Garage-punk quartet FIDLAR took the stage at Rolling Stone's Rock Room at Lollapalooza for a rough and rowdy rendition of "Cheap Beer," the first song the group ever wrote. The Los Angeles group recently signed with Mom + Pop Records, on which they released their No Waves/No Ass seven-inch. Be sure to check out Rolling Stone's interview with the band in the Rock Room, too. | More »
-
Video: FIDLAR Talk Cheap Beer and Their First Show
August 4, 2012 11:10 AM ET
Los Angeles thrash-and-bash quartet FIDLAR sat down in the Rolling Stone Rock Room at Lollapalooza to chat about the important things: cheap beer and their first show. In fact, the surf-loving bros have already espoused their love for reasonably priced swill; it inspired their first song, the appropriately titled "Cheap Beer." FIDLAR also recounted their first show. "We were on this grass area at this skate park," said drummer Max Kuehn. "We were set up, all stoked, drinking our Four Lo... | More »
Photos & Videos
We may use your e-mail address to send you the newsletter and offers that may interest you, on behalf of Rolling Stone and its partners. For more information please read our Privacy Policy.
