If you passed him on the street, you might mistake the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn for a stressed-out dad or high school chemistry teacher.
This year, the festival boasted an enormous lineup of over 150 bands, almost evenly divided between regional upstarts and established artists.
While like-minded bands fumble around with weighty concepts and overlong arrangements, the Black Lips remain purveyors of instant, unpretentious gratification.
200 Million Thousand is a patchwork that eventually turns into a sound of its own.