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Guards Stood Out At Lollapalooza Despite Unenviable Time Slot, Photos Of Them Opening For The Joy Formidable In Chicago In April.

8/5/2013

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Guards had to first slot on the "Lake Shore" stage at Lollapalooza 2013. Probably not the ideal time slot but the band truly made the most of it.

One of the things that makes Guards fun to watch is that they seem to actually like what they are doing--giving off the vibe that even if they were playing in dive bar in Newark they would be performing just the same.

Their music is a sort of vaguely hard-edged pop rock...well, sometimes it is. Other times it turns right into a crazy psychedelic freak out. One of the things that make Guards so appealing is that they do this seemlessly.  Maybe this is because their indie rock-ish songs have more than a dash of psychedelic freak out in them?

Go see them and decide for yourself. They are on tour with Queens of the Stone Age in September. Or, if they are not playing near you, check out their LP, In Guards We Trust, via Bandcamp below.

These photos were taken when the band played with The Joy Formidable at the Vic Theater in Chicago. Yes, I know they are not very good but after seeing this show I figured I had to post them. The band also played an after-Lollapalooza show with Alt J at Lincoln Hall in Chicago.

For more info on Guards head to the band's Facebook page.
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