Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois. August 2, 2008.

Meanwhile, Jamie Lidell was holding court on the MySpace stage. When we saw him at Pitchfork last year, we were bowled over by the way he used his voice manipulations and loops to create a solo symphony. This year, we were equally impressed, but this time by his full band performance. While we still dug his vocal acrobatics, we couldn’t help but long for more action with his backing band, especially on songs from his most recent LP, Jim. “Little Bit Of Feel Good” was one of the stand-outs for us, as was watching Lidell jump, dance, and strut around the stage with style. He brought the funk-infused soul that we had been hoping for from Duffy on Friday, and then some.

Excerpted from the Chicagoist’s second-day recap of the 2009 Lollapalooza festival.