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Gallery: Lollaplooza 2017

The four-day festival takes over Chicago’s lakefront park and turns up the volume thanks to Ryan Adams, Arcade Fire, Muse, Ron Gallo, Warpaint, Cage the Elephant, and others.

Cage the Elephant’s Matt Shultz

The flamboyant frontman dropped some jaws and raised some eyebrows when he came running out in a dress for their opener, “Cry Baby.”

Small spring, big splash—a pedal reverb that oozes surfy ambience and authenticity.

A vintage-cool sonic alternative to bigger tube-driven tanks and digital springs that emulate them.

Susceptible to vibration.

$199

Danelectro Spring King Junior
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