Pitchfork Music Festival 2010

Press guff just now sent around:

The 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary this year at Chicago’s Union Park, on Friday, July 16 - Sunday, July 18. This three-day event will once again showcase a variety of cutting-edge, global performers on three stages in one of the most comfortable and positive festival environments in the country, all brought to fans at a fraction of the price of any other nationally renowned music festival.

In previous years, the Pitchfork Music Festival has provided attendees the opportunity to see performances by some of the world’s most innovative and flourishing young acts, often acting as a barometer for what will be popular in the coming years. Over the years artists including Animal Collective, Girl Talk, Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, Andrew Bird, Owen Pallett, The National, The Antlers, Yeasayer, amongst many others, have been invited to perform at burgeoning moments in their careers. The festival has also presented a diverse mix of internationally renowned and beloved acts, such as The Flaming Lips, The Jesus Lizard, Spoon, Yoko Ono, Public Enemy, Sonic Youth, Tortoise, Dinosaur Jr., Cat Power, Silver Jews, Yo La Tengo, Slint, Os Mutantes and Iron & Wine.

An independently run, consistently sold-out event, the Pitchfork Music Festival attracts 50,000 fans of all ages from 45 states and 11 countries. In addition to presenting an outstanding musical line-up at a reasonable price, the festival also offers a vast array of other activities for attendees to enjoy. With 50 individual vendors, as well as specialty fairs, the fest not only supports local businesses and the local economy, but also promotes the Chicago arts community as a whole.

Tickets for the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival will be on sale Friday, February 5th, with single-day tickets for $40 and three-day passes for $90. The first round of bands will be announced on Friday, February 5th as well. Two-day passes will not be available for purchase. This year, Friday’s performances will begin earlier to present fans with a longer first day of music. Tickets can be purchased at www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com.

Hmm, this is getting to be almost as expensive as Lollapalooza.

more like 'pitchDORK'
amirite?

Would go to this if I lived in/near Chicago and not Texas.

burgeoning moments in their careers

burgeoning

Pavement reunion happening at Pitchfork Music Festival

http://hipsterpuppies.tumblr.com/post/371147316/dill-cant-wait-for-them-to-announce-the-pitchfork

i really, really liked pfork fest the year i went, but i think i'm gonna go to whatever festival has Faith No More

no Jim Martin, no credibility

King For A Day and Album of the Year were dope albums.

Would go to this if I lived in/near Chicago and not Texas.

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, February 4, 2010 4:18 PM (37 minutes ago) Bookmark

we have SXSW tho-better and way way cheaper

we have SXSW tho-better and way way cheaper

Ha! I almost said this, but didn't want to rub it in too much. ;)

"Way cheaper" is debatable, though.

Initial lineup announced:

The 2010 Pitchfork Festival Lineup so far:

Friday

Modest Mouse

Saturday

LCD Soundsystem
Raekwon

Sunday

Pavement
St. Vincent
Lightning Bolt
Cass McCombs
Here We Go Magic
Sleigh Bells

Tickets are on sale today at 12 PM CST at www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com. Single-day tickets can be purchased for $40 and three-day passes for $90. This year, Friday will feature more bands, providing festival-goers with a longer day of music. There will be no two-day passes for sale. Purchase your tickets early, as three-day passes are sure to sell out quickly!

At least five good reasons there not to go. Thanks for convincing me Ned!

Ned, I'm confused by your interest here.

(Also by the fact that you're up at the ass-crack of dawn.)

so is Modest Mouse going to do the usual Friday night thing where they play a "classic album" in full? I'd vote for "The Lonesome Crowded West" but it'll probably be "Moon and Antarctica" huh.

The fact that Friday is a longer day of music makes me think that that might not happen this year.

Ned, I'm confused by your interest here.

I'm on the PR list for this thing and figured others would be interested, so why not share.

(Also by the fact that you're up at the ass-crack of dawn.)

I regularly get up by 5:30 on weekdays so I can be at my job around 7, since I'm responsible for opening the library in the morning. And there ya go.

You are a gentleman and a scholar.

Too kind!

one year this thing's lineup will finally entice me into buying a plane ticket. but not this year.

funny that having pavement on a festival bill is now kinda "so what?" at this point. Dudes are playing a lot of festivals!

Most reunited bands of decent stature play festivals, it's where a lot of the $$$ is!

one year this thing's lineup will finally entice me into buying a plane ticket. but not this year.

that can't be the full list of performers, tho. if it is, it is a very weak lineup.

no, daniel, the first day of this three day festival is really just modest mouse with no opening act!

they always announce it in small chunks which makes it difficult to make an informed decision about going

xxxpost yeah, just funny how quickly they went from being the ultimate "get" to being fixtures of the 2010 concert schedule.

no, daniel, the first day of this three day festival is really just modest mouse with no opening act!

well no band is more deserving of a full-day to themselves

maybe the lead singer will yelp passages from the 2010 farmer's almanac

no, daniel, the first day of this three day festival is really just modest mouse with no opening act!

― to' netta blues (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, February 5, 2010 10:16 AM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark

rofl

As the announcement did say, 'so far'

this is an amazing festival to attend -- i'm pretty sure i'm gonna go this year, lcd is the best live band on the planet and it's not even close imo -- also thank god they did away with the 'retirement home fridays!' thing

WGW did have me so looking forward to a full day performance from my favorite band

maybe the lead singer will yelp passages from the 2010 farmer's almanac

I frankly don't care what he chooses to fucking yelp from, so long as I'm not around to suffer through it.

yes, this ^^^^^

sorry, attendance is mandatory

Well hell, I'd go with a complimentary festival ticket, plane ticket and hotel -- that's a different story entirely!

Jordan u gotta come to ATP this year imo

i'm not much of a noise bro

Saturday

LCD Soundsystem
Raekwon

"Eric B. and Raekween"

i'm going to fucking atp this year

i can meet the real surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally :D

"Hey... is that Juelz Santana? I didn't know he was into Merzbow"

i don't know what you think ATP is J0rdan, but you have it way wrong

i should've used fuck buttons huh? i think they've been camping out at the atp new york site since the last one took place

i fucks with Sleep and i need i love the idea of a show in a hotel.

whiney i almost reached out to you the other day to bring you in as an expert interview for this music video game the agency i work for is doing. our office is above other music. i'm all around you.

i dont know why the words "i need" are in that post

who cares at this point, anyway

"We were in Norway a few weeks ago and it was really funny seeing the Norwegian black metal dude in his natural habitat." - Neon Indian

Yeah I know it was out of nowhere, just thinking about it bcz of DeRo's Big Boi review I just heard today. Its not really that I care if people like him, but I feel compelled to find out why some people think he is like some amazing talent, because dude is one of the least talented rappers I've heard in forever.

Pitchfork: So you guys did that Gucci Mane cover at Coachella. How did that come about?

VL: We were on tour and whenever we're on tour we fall in love with songs and that song is one of the songs we liked. We started hearing it in a certain way and we were en route to Coachella and we were like, "We can play this, we can play this." In our minds we were like, "It's more evil. It's evil."

this is dope

― de jong and the restless (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, July 20, 2010 3:45 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

the interview response or the cover? 'cause i looked up the cover on youtube and it seems pretty terrible.

xxpost

http://www.hollywoodtoysandcostumes.com/storeimages/15cs751.jpg

http://www.hollywoodtoysandcostumes.com/storeimages/15cs751.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1113/756755235_fc5b2c15e5.jpg

rather

re: drake check the pitchfork & village voice reviews... they're the ones off the top of my head that were rather effusive in their criticism

Pitchfork: So you guys did that Gucci Mane cover at Coachella. How did that come about?

VL: We were on tour and whenever we're on tour we fall in love with songs and that song is one of the songs we liked. We started hearing it in a certain way and we were en route to Coachella and we were like, "We can play this, we can play this." In our minds we were like, "It's more evil. It's evil."

this is dope

― de jong and the restless (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, July 20, 2010 3:45 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

the interview response or the cover? 'cause i looked up the cover on youtube and it seems pretty terrible.

well i think the cover was cool enough for something that was obv just a lark, but i like the idea of the beach house chick being all "this could be more evil!" without relying on salem-level hackery

So that working on a new posting style during your break didn't really work out did it? (insert jokey/smiley emoticon here)

\(^o^)/

I feel like this girl is missing the point:
http://stephzilla.livejournal.com/834425.html

Also p. sure the band didn't play an encore b/c of curfew laws, etc.

looooool @ that livejournal

Love that her favorite band ever "almost completely ruined" it for her by opening with "Cut Your Hair".

noa gonna read that whole entry, but this is hilarious to me:

They played a lot of really depressing slow songs which surprised me, and it was kinda a downer.

music scene is crazy

bands start up each and every day

I saw another one just the other day

I wonder if any bands started on 9/11

a special new band

here's the first sentence of a Pitchfork review of an SS solo record. Can't imagine why the dude hates Pitchfork

The short of it: This album has all the charm of a flaccid penis protruding out from beneath a fold of flesh on a balding, middle-aged man.

On the one hand it's kinda funny that people are all surprised by Pavement's half-assedness since that's been their MO since day 1. On the other hand, I can totally understand why they feel frustrated. Being expected to revel in their lazy shenanigans was annoying way back in the olden days of yore, so why should it be any less annoying today? I guess it's one of those "Fool me once" situations.

What's really funny is the different reactions to the same show. What some people call "half-assed" some people called "wonderful."

Wasn't 'wonderfully half-assed' the whole point of the band? (Signed, Never Really a Fan)

Totes. Which is why I think she's missing the point. I'm also not sure why she thought a reunion show would somehow not focus on the band's most popular songs.

I mean, I think Pavement fandom is reasonably meritocratic -- a lot of their most popular songs are their best! Did she really want them to play "Nothing Ever Happens" instead of "Frontwards?"

I went to this shindig and also felt a little ambivalent about Pavement's performance, although I sorta feel like it had nothing to do with the band's performance or song selection and more with the fact that in hindsight they probably aren't the best band to close out a festival, even if they've influenced half of the other bands there. I didn't go to any of the other nights but I would kind of assume that the dance party of LCD and/or the anthems of Modest Mouse would have probably been more feel-good and unifying than Pavement's irony and sarcasm.

That said, I was further to the back of the crowd so maybe I was just around more people that didn't care all that much. You could see that the people up front were really into it. I was surprised that they didn't play "Rattled by the Rush" or "Summer Babe" but someone did tell me that Pitchfork gets fined something like $10,000 for every minute they go over 10 pm.

I did like Bob's comment about missing the vuvuzela with the aside about Diego Forlan scoring another goal. Soccer humor!

I heard that they mentioned my friend's festival. Something like "Everyone should go see Psychedelic Horseshit and Times New Viking at Bitchfest," which is pretty hilarious.

Yeah Malkmus definitely said that before leaving the stage. You friends with Rotten Milk? He was my mover last summer.

Mile is a bro, but I've known C00per and the rest of the Cave dudes for years.

Milk, duuuuuh

Bitchpork was dope, too.

On the one hand it's kinda funny that people are all surprised by Pavement's half-assedness since that's been their MO since day 1. On the other hand, I can totally understand why they feel frustrated. Being expected to revel in their lazy shenanigans was annoying way back in the olden days of yore, so why should it be any less annoying today? I guess it's one of those "Fool me once" situations.

Moodles OTM. I have seen both great and terrible Pavement shows and am largely ambivalent about them as a live band as a result. I don't think I've ever seen a band perform with more contempt/disregard for their audience (with the possible exception of those noise rock dudes who opened for Pavement on the Terror Twilight tour whose name I am blanking on - difference being they were great that night and Pavement sucked)

don't think I've ever seen a band perform with more contempt/disregard for their audience

You've never seen the Magnetic Fields???

I have - I didn't detect any contempt tho, seemed very workmanlike for the most part, except for the number where Merritt went upstairs to sing a song from the opera seat/balcony. They were totally boring tho

the other three magnetic fields do not have contempt for their audience...stephin does though!

True, and I don't think it's real contempt, I think it's shtick -- but it stings!

yes, he is a lovable curmudgeon

Shakey, wasn't that US Maple? It was pretty funny watching them empty out the El Rey during their set, but I loved 'em.

(with the possible exception of those noise rock dudes who opened for Pavement on the Terror Twilight tour whose name I am blanking on - difference being they were great that night and Pavement sucked)

I saw them on this tour and US Maple opened for them - is that who you mean?

Did anyone else see Michael Showalter? Dude self-destructed like I've never seen.

I like that guy! What happened?

You could hear Broken Social Scene from the main stage as he came out and it just instantly put him in a bad mood. He talked about other times he's done comedy near/after bands and how horribly it's gone and he threatened to just dj from his laptop the whole time, which was kind of funny but he lost interest in it pretty quickly. Then he did start one joke about asking a girl to join the mile-high club, saying she should join him in the bathroom after about 15 minutes because he's going to take a huge shit first. It was pretty funny, but it just sort of petered out without a punch line (I don't know his stand-up, so I don't know if that's his style or not). Then he mentioned reading her text message where she called him a hipster, to which he replied "I'm not a hipster you stupid bitch." Someone in the audience laughing got his attention and he said "Oh, you think you're not one? I bet you're a vegan. I fucking hate you." It wasn't bold confrontation of the audience (who were pretty supportive, even as it became clear we weren't going to get a real show), it was just a mean-spirited guy losing his shit. After that it was maybe 15 minutes or so of little more than him spacing out or talking about how bad the show was going. He left us with a story of seeing a play where the actor forgot his line and said it's good for an audience to see someone waste their time at least once. We'll never forget it.

And Eugene Mirman won a lot of esteem from me for coming on after that, to the same background of Broken Social Scene and a smaller audience, and still putting on a real show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xB9xBxBFaQ
Looks like I got some details wrong, and that's not the worst of it, but it'll give you an idea

I like Eugene Mirman even more! I wish I could find video of his Pitchfork set.

I saw them on this tour and US Maple opened for them - is that who you mean?

yep. they were awesome. crowd was VERY antagonistic but they ate it up and spit it back.

Showalter set sounds kinda funny to me and I'm not really a fan (I did like the Michael & Michael show tho)

the whole comedians in a tent at a festival telling jokes with bands playing off in the background thing is deeply weird and wrongheaded, the sooner people stop trying to do it the better

they should just pay a bunch of comedians to walk around a festival telling jokes

tbh I like BSS and still wouldn't want to put on a comedy show while they were playing "World Sick" in the background

so do they not have like a big archive of video on p4k.tv or am i just dumb