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July 24th, 2008

Pitchfork: Sunday, Part II

Finally, here is my last installment on the Pitchfork Festival. Although it got rather hot toward the late afternoon, the crowd was eager to see the last few bands, and the definitely did not disappoint.
Tags: Dinosaur Jr., Ghostface, M. Ward, Pitchfork Music Festival, Raekwon, She & HIm, Spiritualized, spoonRate this: 2.5Share This

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July 23rd, 2008

Pitchfork: Sunday, Part I

After getting some rest, the day finally started with some sun. Yeah!

Tags: Dirty-Projectors, High Places, King Khan and his Shrines, Mercury-Lounge, Pitchfork Music Festival, South STreet Seaport, The DodosRate this: 2.5Share This

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July 23rd, 2008

Pitchfork: Saturday Part II

Pitchfork Tree Love
As the day wore on, the music only got better.
Tags: !!!, Animal-Collective, Atlas Sound, Bradford Cox, chik chik chik, deerhunter, Jarvis Cocker, Pitchfork Music Festival, Pulp, Ruby SunsRate this: 2.5Share This

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July 23rd, 2008

Pitchfork: Saturday, Part I

Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL July 19-20, 2008

The rain finally stopped at around 2 p.m. and although the sun didn’t exactly come out, at least it was cool and dry. There was plenty of mud to go around though. Saturday at the Pitchfork Music Festival saw some excellent musicians ply their trade. It’s pretty […]

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July 18th, 2008

This Weekend

While I am in Chicago this weekend for the Pitchfork Music Festival I’ll be missing plenty great shows in NYC:
Friday
Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las @ South Street Seaport (free)
Matmos @ (le) Poisson Rouge
Deerhoof @ Prospect Park Bandshell (free)
Dizzee Rascal @ Highline Ballroom
Chris Garneau @ Joe’s Pub
Saturday
Village Voice Siren Music Festival with Broken Social Scene, the […]

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April 9th, 2008

Mission of Burma to Perform Classic Albums

Indie icons Mission of Burma will be performing two of their classic albums at the Bowery Ballroom in June. On June 14 they will play Signals, Calls, and Marches and on June 15 they will play Vs. MoB is amazing live; I saw them at Pitchfork Music Festival two years ago and even though I […]

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March 25th, 2008

Siren Festival Same Weekend as Pitchfork Fest

The almost definitely last-ever Siren Festival at Coney Island will be on July 19 this year. That’s the same weekend that Pitchfork has its festival in Chicago, and I must say I’ve always had an awesome time at Pitchfork, while Siren is often overcrowded and has horrible sound. Of course, it is free…and in New […]

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