Outside Lands Music Festival began yesterday and I caught a seriously wicked day of music and definitely enjoyed myself out there; front to back I was able to catch Lotus, The Meters, MGMT, and Phish all with great sight lines, plenty of friendly connections and some free beer courtesy of the media tent. Day one spoiled me completely.

Here’s a bunch of my quick shots and cell phone photos from yesterday; I’m heading back out there now and plan to recap the whole weekend once I’m on a flight to Chicago for the three-night Phish run at UIC Pavilion…