First of all, Tune-Yards now seems to be a band. Second of all, these women, her back-up singers, are the most enthusiastic, entertaining people at the Festival today. (Even more hype that Danny Brown.)
Jul 192014
Jul 192014
Today’s line-up is pretty damn stacked. The fact is, four of my favorite acts of the last decade are playing today – St. Vincent, The Field, Cloud Nothings, and Tune-Yards, not to mention Danny Brown. (Worth noting: These are all acts that I’ve seen at Pitchfork’s fest in the past. Hmmmm….) I’m excited. Ka Hip hop has a great track record at Pitchfork. Ka has the challenge of playing on one of the larger, less [...]
Jul 192011
Tyler the Creator Robert Pollard waltzed out, sporting a well-worn Ohio t-shirt, and asked the crowd, “Are you guys ready for some quality, professional rock ‘n’ roll?” The festival stages at Pitchfork increasingly seem designed to separate the professionals from the up-n-comers and ever more so from those not yet ready for prime-time. The sure-fire professionals: Guided by Voices, Neko Case, Superchunk, No Age, James Blake, Off!, Yuck, Kylesa, Deerhunter. That list represents the groups [...]
Jul 162011
GATEKEEPER EMA TUNE-YARDS BATTLES THURSTON MOORE CURREN$Y GUIDED BY VOICES DAS RACIST NEKO CASE JAMES BLAKE ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
Jul 152011
They stampeded from EMA’s set. In previous years it wasn’t until Saturday that the Blue Stage, a.k.a. the stage for “less-known” acts, turned into such a madhouse. But before Merrill Garbus was even finished soundchecking, the face-painted crowd was already going nuts. It looked like somebody put the Indigo Girls fanbase in a blender with a Ziggy Stardust concert. Meanwhile, Battles have a crazy keyboard set-up.