Catharsis, virtuosity, spectacle, escape. Pitchfork’s annual Chicago festival, at its best, offers heightened moments of all four, and in the most What’s the Rumpus?
Pitchfork Music Festival 2016
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July 14th, 2016 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Catharsis, virtuosity, spectacle, escape. Pitchfork’s annual Chicago festival, at its best, offers heightened moments of all four, and in the most
Howard Jones and OMD
Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, Cleveland, June 11
June 20th, 2016 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
While it would be easy to dismiss this double-bill of openers as a cash-grab at ’80s nostalgia—and perhaps that is exactly what
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Manchester, June 9–12
June 17th, 2016 | by Matthew Lovett | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Although Bonnaroo’s long ago outlived its reputation as a hippie retreat, when you make it to the Farm—as it’s affectionately called by attendees and organizers
Big Ears Festival
Knoxville, March 31–April 3
April 6th, 2016 | by Richard Sanford | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Big Ears Festival in Knoxville scratches an itch no other American festival quite does. Ashley Capps, one of the creators of Bonnaroo, brings some of the most
Crooked Fingers
HiFi, New York, January 28
February 2nd, 2016 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
As I’m sure is the case with many people, there are albums whose songs have become so intertwined with my memories from a specific moment in time
Winter Jazzfest
New York, January 15–16
January 21st, 2016 | by Richard Sanford | published in What's the Rumpus? | 1 Comment »
Now in its 12th year, New York’s Winter Jazzfest has become one of the preeminent jazz events in the country. Spreading the fest’s events out over a
Public Image Ltd.
PlayStation Theater, New York, November 16
November 20th, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
Though his demeanor has seemingly lost some of its thorniness as he has aged, John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) has remained ever
ChameleonsVox
The Wick, Brooklyn, October 8
October 14th, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
When it comes to the post-punk pantheon, The Chameleons—or The Chameleons UK, as they were known on this side of the pond—have been
Duran Duran
Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, August 1
August 6th, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
If you grew up in the ’80s (like I did), Duran Duran was unavoidable. You were guaranteed to hear the British five-piece’s music
Pitchfork Music Festival
Chicago, July 17–19
July 28th, 2015 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in What's the Rumpus? | Leave A Comment »
This year’s Pitchfork Music Festival was, as usual and as it should be, a mixed bag of adventure, professionalism, and grand aspirations. Here are some of the highlights