Mixing It Up At Pitchfork With Clairo, Charli XCX, JPEGMAFIA and Khruangbin
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– On Sunday, I marked the end of my Pitchfork Music Festival with singers Tasha, Clairo, and Charli XCX, rapper JPEGMAFIA, and bands Khruangbin and Whitney. Some early showers made for a soggy day and canceled the first set. Naturally, it was one…
Inclement Weather Couldn’t Stop The Music At Pitchfork Music Festival On Saturday
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– Saturday’s scattered thunderstorms proved to be a challenge, but Ric Wilson, Cate Le Bon, Jay Som, Freddie Gibbs, and the Isley Brothers made sprinting into the nearest overcrowded deli to wait out the weather feel like a minuscule sacrifice. The first act…
Pitchfork Music Festival Seamlessly Fused Soul, Rap, and Rock onto One Bill for its Friday Kickoff
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– Pitchfork Music Festival seamlessly fused soul, rap, and rock onto one bill for its Friday kickoff. Brooklyn newcomers Standing On The Corner veered us into an experimental direction for nu-jazz before local legend Mavis Staples took us to church with gospel…
A Nationwide Heat Advisory Can’t Stop The Music At Pitchfork
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL- It’s rare that I’ll venture beyond the reach of an air conditioner for too long in July, much less ignore a nationwide heat advisory. But experiencing Pitchfork Music Festival was well worth sweating off half my body weight and dodging thunderstorms…
CHARLI XCX’s energetic, danceable tracks Was a perfect match For Pitchfork Music Fest
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “…I’d never been a big fan of Robyn, so I opted out of her set and made British singer Charli XCX the finale for my weekend. Two giant color-changing cubes and flashing lights made for one of the most dramatic…
Check out Our Photos and Found Video Of WHITNEY’s Pitchfork Music Festival On Blurred Culture
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “…The next band I saw was Whitney, led by vocalist and drummer Julien Ehrlich and guitarist Max Kakacek. About a dozen other instrumentalists backed the frontmen, creating a distinctively full sound complete with strings and horns. Julien has one of…
Modern Psychedelic Group Khruangbin Let Loose At Pitchfork Music Festival
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “…Next up was modern psychedelic group Khruangbin. The Houston band consists of three members: bassist Laura Lee, guitarist Mark Speer, and drummer Doland “DJ” Johnson. The story of how the band formed is a surprising one. DJ and Mark initially…
Rising Star Clairo Was Angelic At Pitchfork Music Fest
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “…Over at the Green Stage, I saw the current indie “it girl”. Clairo’s quirky webcam music video for her satirical feminist hit “Pretty Girl” went viral and helped make her a dream-pop starlet in just two years. She’s accumulated a…
Watch JPEGMAFIA’s Full Pitchfork Music Festival Performance On Blurred Culture!
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “…The next act I saw could not have possibly been more different. JPEGMAFIA’s one man show was unlike any I’d seen before. “They done let me up here with a live microphone, again. Mistake,” he told an eager crowd….
Tasha Gives Pitchfork A “Sweet, Sweet Time”
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY CHICAGO, IL– “…Singer and poet Tasha was the first act I saw once the weather cleared up. She stepped onstage beaming in a gauzy white dress and asked her audience if they were ready for a “sweet, sweet time.” Their collectively…
