Hard Rock and the Party Bus

Saturday was one of those days. The kind of day where the alcohol is free and it doesn't seem to stop. The kind of day that kicks you in the ass the following morning and makes you re-asses your lifestyle. So yeah, I'm now temporarily on the wagon and enjoying a booze-free existence. All that aside, Saturday night was a ton of fun! I left Lollapalooza early to shoot an event at Debonair. This was followed by a DJ set at Hard Rock along with pals Kid Color, Bayside High, Franki Chan and Flosstradamus. In addition, I hopped on the Vitamin Water party bus for a stroll down Michigan Avenue. Environmentally friendly clubbing at its finest!

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Friday afterparties

As if eight hours of music festival isn't enough, six hours of afterparties are standard-affair during Lollapalooza weekend. I was not much in an afterparty mood and, seeing as I had to shoot a wedding the following day, I took it a bit easy Friday night. On a whim, I stopped by the always enjoyable Hard Rock Hotel afterparty, notorious for it's endless flow of free booze, novelties & condoms in the bathrooms. On top of that, there is generally a great lineup of Lollapalooza-performing artists. I'm not sure who it was this night, as I did not stick around late enough to find out, but I heard Mom Jeans was a headliner (I knew there was a reason I cut out early).

After a quick re-charge of my body at a downtown Subway, I was persuaded to stop by Sonotheque on my way home. I had expected the place to be buried in people, a situation I can't stand at Sonotheque, but the place was tolerably crowded for the Fool's Gold party with Nick Catchdubs and A-Trak on the decks. I snapped some shots, saw some friends and that was that. Some photos below or click here to see them all.

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The Freakin' Weekend