VIDEO: Lollapalooza - Day 1 staff picks

The annual mega-music-fest Lollapalooza kicks off today at Grant Park with a slew of great music, food, and whatever else you can cram into the park by the lake. A rainy overnight has softened up the grounds and dampened any dust while cooler-than-normal weather will make the experience more pleasant than usual for attendees. So who should you check out if your plans are pretty wide open? The Sun-Times’ Mark Guarino and The Reader’s Leor Galil make their Day 1 picks.

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