Vampire Weekend
The Field
Beach House
King Krule
AraabMuzik
Oneohtrix Point Never
Chavez
Kendrick Lamar
The Men
Ty Segall
Thee Oh Sees
Iceage
Milk Music
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Dirty Beaches
A Lull
Jul 162012
Jul 152012
Beach House won Day Three. Followed shortly by Milk Music. (Of course, that’s like when the Lakers destroy the Pacers or how the Yankees keep winning, but we’ll put that aside for now. Beach House’s Victoria Legrand was in full-on Patti Smith in a black jacket mode, and the band’s geometric set was both retro and modern. They sounded really fantastic, though. It was one of those situations where the live show does sound just [...]
Jul 152012
Milk Music found that ragged little space between Mudhoney and the Ramones and they’re playing the shit out of it. They stopped me in my tracks.
Jul 152012
The Lull’s set is going rather well. Great band to start the day. They’re pretty heavy at times, but then stretch into a grandly melodic realm at other times. The crowd is impressed too. Says their singer, “This is a pleasant surprise. I figured you’d all be hungover. Or drunk.” They have an new EP, which they say you get for free. Probably on bandcamp.
Jul 152012
Iceage More people have asked me about if I was gonna watch Iceage than about any other band. Scratch that. More people have told me I must see Iceage than other band at the festival. The Men Their albums are awesome, full of muscular rock, some surprisingly long instrumental passages, and a good bit of variety, too. Should be an exciting set. Kendrick Lamar Hip-hop acts always bring it at Pitchfork. (Well, almost. MF Doom [...]