Officially cementing his title as Seriously, the Coolest Musician in America, Right? I Mean Seriously!, Dave Grohl has temporarily become the drummer of Kentucky up and comers Cage the Elephant. Why, you ask? Well, Cage the Elephant’s drummer, Jared Champion, was recently hospitalized due to a ruptured appendix. So, Grohl said he would step in and drum for the band in Champion’s absence.
Reckless, energetic, intense are just a few words that come to mind when describing Cage The Elephant’s outstanding live show at Lollapalooza. The Kentucky 5-piece got things started in the heat of the day but the loose guitars and lead singer Matt Schultz’s yelping and screaming helped the fans take their mind off the heat for a little while. Just watching Schultz run around every inch of the stage about gave me heat stroke. He climbed speakers, stood on top of the crowd, and even crawled up the stage banner all before their 45-minute set was up. If anyone left the citi stage unhappy it’s because they don’t have an appreciation for raw energy.
