Pitchfork Music Festival
You didn’t know?: A one-upsmanship primer for Pitchfork Music Fest attendees | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago
Fortunately, The A.V. Club’s put together a handy guide to the deep, dark secrets and closet passions of a bunch of bands playing this weekend’s Pitchfork Music Festival, from Animal Collective to TV On The Radio. via You didn’t know?: A one-upsmanship primer for Pitchfork Music Fest attendees | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago. … [Read more…]
Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 in review
“Welcome to the magic kingdom,” said a ticket-taker at the Pitchfork Music Festival. Irony and humor aside, the volunteer’s invocation of the idea of Walt Disney World was quite apt. Music festivals – especially multi-day fests – are often not terribly pleasant experiences. Long days on your feet out in the sun, packed in with … [Read more…]
Lollapalooza and the Pitchfork Effect
The folks behind Lollapalooza officially unveiled the lineup for this year’s fest (that’s right - no more letter guessing) Tuesday morning. And it looks like someone’s been reading Pitchfork. The lineup is jam packed with indie bands. Many of those acts have received the greatest praise Pitchfork has to offer, the oft-coveted “Best New Music” chalice/crown/shiny thing. … [Read more…]
Pitchfork Music Festival Predictions
Pitchfork announced its annual music festival will take place July 16-18 in Chicago’s Union Park. Tickets for the Pitchfork Music Festival will go on sale Friday, when the music site will also announce part of its lineup. The Chicago Tribune‘s Greg Kot got word that Pavement and St. Vincent will be performing at the festival. The … [Read more…]