outside lands 2012 review for san francisco bay guardian

The good, the bad, and the delicious at Outside Lands


Recovered yet? We're almost there. It was a frenzied, foggy, dusty and memorable weekend at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park. There were sonic high points that brought us to tears, and bathroom lines that did the same. Here are our favorite moments, a photo slideshow of awesome performances -- and the niggling things that got under our skin [...]

outside lands 2012 for the san francisco bay guardian

Outer limits

The big ones, the locals, the global travelers, and Beer Lands at this year's Outside Lands

Last year, we thought it couldn't get better, and then it upped the ante. Outside Lands 2012 takes place this weekend, and the lineup is packed with legendary performers, reunited favorites, and flashy newcomers, pieced together (some overlapping) in a masterful Golden Gate frame, outlined by all that glorious flora and fog.

There's little to debate; our inboxes have been unequivocally flooded with requests to cover the event from the moment the full list roared onto the web. Who's to say what sparked the revved up offerings and subsequent queries [...]