Filed under: Reviews | Tags: Bear In Heaven, Big Boi, Broken Social Scene, Chicagoist, Gapers Block, LCD Soundsystem, Lightning Bolt, Major Lazer, Modest Mouse, Neon Indian, P4K, Panda Bear, Pitchfork Festival 2010, St. Vincent, Time Out Chicago, Wolf Parade
As every Chicagoan and indie aficionado knows, last weekend was the 2010 Pitchfork Festival. Being a rookie to the P4K scene, the intense heat, swarm of enthusiasts and endless live acts caught me by surprise. Instead of making my loyal rounds to bands I promised myself I’d check out, often I got distracted by whatever stage I fell for first.
Curious about the other acts, I did what any other y-gen would do and turned to day-by-day reviews by Chicagoist, photo galleries by Time Out Chicago and interviews with artists by Gapers Block to fill me in on what I missed.
Between the live stream and the following resources, it was absolutely possible for those of you who weren’t able to make it to feel like you were still in the action… with air conditioning.
Day 1:
Sharon Von Etten, The Tallest Man on Earth, El-P, Liars, Hannibal Buress, Robyn, Wyatt Cenak, Michael Showalter, Broken Social Scene, Eugene Mirman, Modest Mouse
Review | Photo Gallery
Day 2:
Free Energy, Netherfriends, Real Estate, Sonny & the Sunsets, Delorean, Kurt Vile, Titus Andronicus, Dam-Funk, Raekwon, The Smith Westerns, The Jon Spencer Blues Experience, WHY?, Wolf Parade, Bear In Heaven, Panda Bear, Freddie Gibbs, LCD Soundsystem
Review | Photo Gallery
Day 3:
Alla, CAVE, Cass McCombs, Best Coast, Girls, Washed Out, Beach House, Local Natives, Lightning Bolt, Surfer Blood, St. Vincent, Here We Go Magic, Major Lazer, Neon Indian, Big Boi, Sleigh Bells, Pavement
Review | Photo Gallery
Credit: Will Rice via Time Out Chicago
Finally, here are my Pitchfork 2010 Superlatives (out of the bands I witnessed):
- Best Energy: LCD Soundsystem (disco balls will do it every time.)
- Most Intense Drumming: Lightning Bolt (take a breather dude, everyone is dying just watching you!)
- Best Hypemen: Major Lazer (dragons and ballerinas?!)
- Most Likely to be Bumped to A Stage Next Year: Neon Indian (I was starting to wonder if anyone had tripped and gotten lost forever under our feet)
My fave? LCD Soundsystem, Broken Social Scene and St. Vincent. What were your favorite acts?
See you there next year!
Filed under: Reviews | Tags: Animal Collective, Art Is Air, Becky Johns, Ben Harper, Blind Pilot, Calvin Harris, Chamberlain, Dillinger Escape Plan, Discovery, Erase/Rewind, Eurovision, Faded Paper Figurines, Family of the Year, Few & Far Between, Glassjaw, I Forget It's There, Jack Muldowney, Jason Link, Junior Boys, Lay Low, Led Zeppelin, Lil' Wayne, Ludacris, Miike Snow, Muscles, Nathaniel South, Neon Indian, pb&j, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Stairs, Street Singer, Sufjan Stevens, Temper Trap, The Cardigans, The lk, Tonic, Travis McCoy, Travis Stoliker, Trey Songz, Usher, Working On It
This month, rather than list music I’ve been listening to, I wanted to know what airwaves others are gasping for. Enjoy-
Nathaniel South
Northern Indiana Poet
Presence: @thisissouth, Art Is Air
Crushes: Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, Dillinger Escape Plan, Lay Low
Becky Johns
Downtown Lansing PR Guru
Presence: @beckyjohns, Working On It
Crushes: Temper Trap, The Cardigans, Tonic, Ben Harper, Led Zeppelin
Jason Link
Chicago Record Label Graphic Artist
Presence: @doublej2000, The Doublej Show
Crush: Family of the Year
Travis Stoliker
Michigan Web Marketer
Presence: @tstoliker, Thoughts On…
Crushes: Glassjaw, Ludacris, Blind Pilot, Lil’ Wayne, Trey Songz, Usher, Sufjan Stevens, Few & Far Between, Chamberlain, Travis McCoy
Jack Muldowney
Chicago Freelance Designer
Presence: @jackmuldowney, All Things Creative
Crushes: Miike Snow, Animal Collective, Faded Paper Figures, Junior Boys, pb&j, Muscles, The LK, Calvin Harris, Discovery, Neon Indian
The weather is changing, I figured my music library could use some updating too. Thanks for the suggestions, guys!
What about you – do you have something to add?
