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Pitchfork Music Festival

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    July 19, 2011

    Fleet Foxes, Playing A Sold-Out Pageant Tonight, Just Crushed Pitchfork

    Courtesy of the artist​It's not like Fleet Foxes needs endorsements -- its show tonight at the Pageant sold out with a quickness and the band's sophomore full-length, Helplessness Blues, peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard album chart. It's still hanging around at No. 61. And in spite of the f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2011

    Pitchfork 2011: tUnE-yArDs, Guided By Voices And Other Day One Highlights

    Guided By Voices​The weather was perfect and apparently -- horrifically -- it is mom-jean-short-season. It was a day for eccentric acts, the line-up carefully curated to force superfans into buying Friday tickets. The will call line stretched around the block and then some. 4:32 pm:tUnE-yArDs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Pitchfork Music Festival 2011: What to Expect, What to See and More

    ​Sometimes the Iternets can put on one helluva flesh-and-blood show. Pitchfork Music Festival is run by the music blog of the same name, which just announced it's expanding to Paris this fall with an overseas version of the festival to be curated by (Everybody Loves) Bon Iver. The American b ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2010

    A documentary sheds new light on brain-raid masters Skarekrauradio

    ​Sometimes the Iternets can put on one helluva flesh-and-blood show. Pitchfork Music Festival is run by the music blog of the same name, which just announced it's expanding to Paris this fall with an overseas version of the festival to be curated by (Everybody Loves) Bon Iver. The American b ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2010

    Boris

    8 p.m. Saturday, August 14. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Americans Drink at Home and Keep it Cheap

    It's not that Americans are drinking less. They're just drinking at home. The Chicago Tribune said that two of the city's marketing firms found that 90 percent of drinkers drink at home, compared to 77 percent who drink at bars and restaurants. Twenty-eight percent of home drinkers have started goin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Thirteen Questionable Mustaches from the Pitchfork Music Festival

    As a fad or trend, mustaches are rather passe. (Shh -- don't break the hearts of the fine folks at the American Mustache Institute, who have made the facial hair their life's passion.) But someone forgot to tell the attendees of last weekend's Pitchfork Music Festival that not everyone can rock the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2010

    Show Review: Modest Mouse Brings the Sound and the Fury to the Pageant, Saturday, July 17

    Jason StoffIsaac Brock of Modest Mouse at the Pitchfork Music Festival, Friday, July 16. More photos coming tomorrow.​The Scottrade Center may have hosted a bigger light show last night, but everyone left the Pageant satisfied after Modest Mouse performed with fervor and nuance before a sold-o ... More >>

  • Music

    May 19, 2010

    Summertime St. Louis comes alive with the sound of music

    Jason StoffIsaac Brock of Modest Mouse at the Pitchfork Music Festival, Friday, July 16. More photos coming tomorrow.​The Scottrade Center may have hosted a bigger light show last night, but everyone left the Pageant satisfied after Modest Mouse performed with fervor and nuance before a sold-o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Top Five Music Festival-Inspired Flavors for Ben & Jerry's Consideration.

    Every spring, when the music festivals are unveiling their line-ups, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream also reveals their new flavors. This year, the two have collided with Ben & Jerry's Bonnaroo BUZZ. Ian McCulloch: You know what would go great with that wine? Ice cream.​ The company's website descri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Tonight! Titus Andronicus and the So So Glos at the Firebird

    Local favorites Titus Andronicus -- seriously, this is the third time the band's been in town already this year! -- are at the Firebird tonight. Although the group's records are rather o-fi indie-pop, Keegan Hamilton's recap of last year's Pitchfork festival set and Mike Appelstein's review of TA's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Over the Weekend: Sonic Youth, Chris Isaak, Pitchfork Music Festival and Beach Bodies

    It was a music-heavy weekend, and here's what you might have missed.Sonic Youth at the ArchPhoto: Todd OwyoungIndie rock godfathers, and godmothers, Sonic Youth played a free show under the Arch on Friday. See more photos.Music editor Annie Zaleski called this show on Friday "one of the best concert ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Video: Short Interview with Anthony Gonzalez of M83 at Pitchfork Music Festival

    Anthony Gonzalez, the man who makes up the French electronic group M83, was in the States for a few days over the weekend, playing Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday and Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival on Sunday night.He talks about confronting violent bouncers at his Ohio show on Saturday night (one re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    2009's Pitchfork Coverage: Videos, Interviews and Photos of Flaming Lips, Vivian Girls, Fucked Up, Black Lips, M83, more!

    Last weekend, Nick Lucchesi headed up to Chicago to cover this year's Pitchfork Music Festival. In case you missed his reports, here's a handy-dandy list of links to his photos, interviews and reviews: *A Flaming Lips photo essay *A video interview with M83's Anthony Gonzalez *Black Lips and the N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2009

    Wavves at Pitchfork Music Festival

    Nathan Williams of Wavves on Saturday at Pitchfork Music Festival, during his cover of "Nervous Breakdown" by Black Flag. Wavves, the one-man recording project of 23-year-old California boy Nathan Williams -- managed to avoid much of the press attention so fervently sought by bloggers and photograph ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2009

    Matt and Kim, Beirut at Pitchfork Music Festival

    Here's an unlikely duo from today's performances at Pitchfork Music Festival: Brooklyn's hyper-kinetic Matt and Kim battling for attention with the dreamy melancholy of New York's Beirut.Beruit at Pitchfork Music FestivalBeirut -- masterminded by Zachary Condon -- played with presence on the Pitchfo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2009

    Black Lips and The National at Pitchfork Music Festival

    The Black Lips on Saturday night at Pitchfork Music Festival.Black Lips, the Atlanta-based flower punks were guitar-smashing goodness on the small stage. A highlight was "Drugs," off the 200 Million Thousand LP, released earlier this year. It was a jangly pop gem that inspired many a go-go dance in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2009

    Photos Setlist: Frightened Rabbit at Pitchfork Music Festival

    Scott Hutchison of Scotland's Frightened Rabbit on Sunday at Pitchfork Music Festival. More photos and the set list after the jump...

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2009

    All F*cked Up at Pitchfork Music Festival, 7/18/09

    Fucked Up singer Pink Eyes at Pitchfork Music Festival.Toronto hardcore group Fucked Up, last in St. Louis in October, has been hitting the festival circuit hard and fast in 2009, zipping around the globe, meeting members of KoRn, and on Saturday, filling an afternoon time-slot here at Pitchfork Mus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2009

    Photo Essay: Flaming Lips' Opening Song at Pitchfork Music Festival

    So this is a Flaming Lips show... Shot on July 19 at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, the rock band closed out the three-day indie rock festival with a set of lush, psychedelic rock.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    All Forked Up: Pitchfork Music Festival Day 1

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Music

    July 23, 2008

    Indie-An Summer: Two RFT staffers attend the hipster mecca that is the Pitchfork Music Festival

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2008

    Over the Weekend: Pitchfork Music Festival 2008, Anna Kournikova in Forest Park, NASCAR Fashion, Motley Crue Fest, Foo Fighters, Tiffany at Ameristar

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2008

    Pitchfork: Spoon Photos

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2008

    Pitchfork: HEALTH Recap, Photos

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2008

    Pitchfork: Boris Review, Photos

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2008

    Pitchfork: Animal Collective Review, Photos

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2008

    Pitchfork: Dinosaur Jr Photos

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2008

    Pitchfork: Interview with Elf Power's Andrew Rieger

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2008

    Pitchfork: M Ward Review, Photo

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2008

    Pitchfork: The Dodos Review, Photos

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: Public Enemy Performs "It Takes a Nation of Millions..."

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: Q & A with Tad Kubler of The Hold Steady

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: Vampire Weekend Recap, Photos

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: Titus Andronicus Recap

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: !!! Recap, Photos

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: Fleet Foxes Review, Photos

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Les Savy Fav Offers Hair Cuts for Cash, Publicity

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: The Hold Steady Review, Photos

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2008

    Pitchfork: Jarvis Cocker Review, Photos

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Pitchfork: Mission of Burma, Humidity and Hipsters

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    Pitchfork Music Festival Schedule Updated

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2008

    The Raveonettes, Land of Talk, Jens Lekman at SXSW

    That's Doug Martsch of Built to Spill behind that hat.It's the end of Day 1 of Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago, which by Sunday, should see 40 bands play and welcome 50,000 -- ahem, hipsters -- through the fences of Union Park. More than a few bands who have made their way through St. Louis ... More >>

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