Needless to say, it’s really hot again. I’ve already been pleasantly surprised by the energetic openers on both stages. Free Energy (pictured) have all the moves that faux-band in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous, plus a sort of metro-sexual energy that’s got all the little girls here whipped-up into a frenzy. On the smaller balance stage, Netherfriends, a Chicago band, I believe, are making all kinds of strange noises, and jumping around a lot while they [...]
Sharon Van Etten The Tallest Man on Earth El-Producto Liars Robyn Broken Social Scene Modest Mouse
I don’t know how hot it actually is, but it feels tremendous. The heat alone is destroying me. Anyway… The Liars are on-stage right now, proving that arty, drone-y, primal, noise-rock can be hypnotic and still thrash from time to time. El-P got the crowd moving, after hitting the stage with a shocking amount of unabashedly aggressive energy. He brought out the classics, but was unafraid to play a couple rarities for the die-hards. The [...]
What is there to say? The Friday night line-up is pretty damn strong. We’ve got folk-enchantress Sharon Van Etten (pictured above) and then The Tallest Man on Earth easing us into the festival with their folksy ways. Then slam, El-P is gonna take us to a whole other place. I’ve seen El-P (pictured above) a couple of times before and he always brings a little stage-craft to his stage show, so it’ll be interesting to [...]
Pick your favorites. We’ll be back soon with ours. Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 Schedule FRIDAY, JULY 16 8:30 (A) Modest Mouse, 8:00 (B) Eugene Mirman, 7:20 (C) Broken Social Scene, 7:15 (B) Michael Showalter, 6:30 (B) Wyatt Cenac, 6:25 (A) Robyn, 5:45 (B) Hannibal Burress, 5:30 (C) Liars, 4:35 (A) El-P, 4:00 (C) Tallest Man on Earth, 3:30 (A) Sharon Van Etten SATURDAY, JULY 17 8:30 (A) LCD Soundsystem, 7:40 (B) Freddie Gibbs, 7:25 (C) [...]