Pitchfork Music Festival Day Two 7/30/6 Chicago, Illinois I wasn’t able to catch all of The National’s set as I wanted to catch some of Brazil’s CSS in the Biz3 tent beginning shortly after The National went on. (Pitchfork could have made this a three day music festival easily as there were so many bands [...]
Pitchfork Music Festival Day Two 7/30/6 Chicago, Illinois This was my second time seeing Sweden’s Jens Lekman and my heart was filled with anticipation. He’s probably one of my favorite modern lyricists, with the lyrics being the definite focus of his songs. He was only able to play a short set due to limited time [...]
Pitchfork Music Festival Day Two 7/30/6 Chicago, Illinois Danielson is a five piece from New Jersey whose songs sound like well organized carnival music. Lead singer Daniel Smith has vocals that remind me of Frank Black at times when he isn’t singing in his higher pitch (note: on their myspace page, Danielson actually categorizes themselves [...]
Pitchfork Music Festival Day Two 7/30/6 I didn’t know quite what to expect from Tapes ‘n’ Tapes because this was the first time I had seen them live and they definitely put on a good set. One thing that separates Tapes ‘n’ Tapes from the rest of the grouping of experimental music and bands in [...]
Pitchfork Media Music Festival Day One (7/29/06) Chicago, Illinois I have to admit something here. I’ve never been a huge fan of Nashville’s The Silver Jews and so I’m perhaps not the best person to review their set but I wanted to express that I was moved during some of their songs and the subtle [...]
Pitchfork Media Music Festival Day One (7/29/06) Chicago, Illinois This is the third time I’ve seen The Walkmen and I had the distinct sense watching them that they had really grown as a band. The first time I saw them was at Schubas shortly after the release of their first album entitled Everyone Who Pretended [...]
Pitchfork Media Music Festival Day One (7/29/06) Chicago, Illinois The Futureheads from London create catchy and upbeat songs that one can easily dance to. Highlights of the set included “A to B,” “Carnival Kids,” “Meantime,” “He Knows,” as well as their fantastic cover of Kate Bush’s pivotal song “Hounds of Love.” Like Art Brut, I [...]
Pitchfork Media Music Festival Day One (7/29/06) Chicago, Illinois On Touch and Go Records, I would recommend checking Ted Leo’s studio recordings as well as the live set. Ted Leo rocked out but he also played some of his truly memorable songs including, “Where Have all the Rude Boys Gone,” “The High Party,” and “Little [...]
Pitchfork Media Music Festival Day One (7/29/06) Chicago, Illinois This was my second time seeing Art Brut who I enjoyed a mere few months ago at The Metro in Chicago. It was nice seeing them in an outdoor venue, although I feel I preferred their set at the Metro mainly because it was longer and [...]
Pitchfork Media Music Festival Day One (7/29/06) Chicago, Illinois Destroyer is really the brainchild of Daniel Bejar who is also a member of The New Pornographers. Although I’ve seen his vocals compared to Bob Dylan, there’s a softer feel to them. It has some depth in its bass heavy resonance but at the same time [...]