Pitchfork recently announced a whole slew of great bands that will be playing their THREE (!) day festival Friday July 13th-Sunday July 15th. Though I think it will be interesting and a nice variety to hear bands like Clipse and Girl Talk, I am most looking forward to seeing and hearing Cat Power and [...]
Directory of Links:
Click on the highlighted name of the band to go directly to their post with pictures and a set review or just scroll down. Note: this music festival spans two pages.
DAY ONE:
The Silver Jews
The Walkmen
The Futureheads
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Art Brut
Destroyer
The Chicago Underground Duo
Band of Horses
Man Man
DAY TWO:
OS MUTANTES
Spoon
Yo La Tengo
Devendra Banhart
Mission of [...]
Pitchfork Music Festival
Day Two
7/30/6
Chicago, Illinois
I was starting to worry about not ever getting to this point because it signifies the end for me after four days of rabid photo editing and blogging and it was also the best reason to attend Pitchfork this year. I’ve been a fan of Os Mutantes for a couple [...]
Pitchfork Music Festival
Day Two
7/30/6
Chicago, Illinois
I was impressed with Austin’s Spoon’s performance at Pitchfork. When I had seen them once previously, they had played a smaller street festival in Chicago (this would be after their release Girls Can Tell) and, although I really liked the songs that had played that night off of primarily this [...]
Pitchfork Music Festival
Day Two
7/30/6
Chicago, Illinois
Yo La Tengo is one of the many bands I have spent the last few years growing up a bit with. I started getting into them in high school and my love for them continued into my college years and beyond. With a history and output of albums that [...]
Pitchfork Music Festival
Day Two
7/30/6
Chicago, Illinois
This was my first time seeing Devendra Banhart and I’m thinking that it would be a good idea to see him next time in a smaller club or at least indoors. I’d heard his performance at Logan Square Auditorium was fantastic so I was excited about checking him out but [...]
Pitchfork Music Festival
Day Two
7/30/6
Chicago, Illinois
I’m a big fan of Mission of Burma, particularily Vs. and Signals, Calls and Marches. I do think their last two albums, On Off On and The Obliterati are strong releases but I guess I have had more time to love the earlier songs. One thing to be [...]
Using sampling and rhythm, these hip hop artists seemed more traditional in terms of style and delivery but I enjoyed the political lyrics. I wish I had more to write about them but as I was overheating in the ninety degree heat, I took most of their set to sit in the faraway shade [...]
Pitchfork Music Festival
Day Two
7/30/6
Chicago, Illinois
This was the second time seeing The Liars and my first time seeing them in an outdoor venue. Seeing them is an experience to remember, much like seeing The Boredoms. The focus is on Angus Andrew’s echoing wails surrounded by the drumming of Aaron and Julian. Angus literally [...]
Pitchfork Music Festival
Day Two
7/30/6
Chicago, Illinois
Brazil’s CSS or Cansei de Ser Sexy was a vision. Filled with electropop goodies, the six piece was fronted by LoveFoxx who crowdsurfed and filled the stage and surrounding area with expressiveness. It was music you could easily dance to at times with a garage rock type of feel.
I [...]