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The National at Pitchfork
We camped out a bit early to get a decent seat at The National. It was well worth it, they legitamately suprised me by the performance.
They started with a slower song which had me worried it might stay slow the whole night, but they quickly brought it up to speed and really got it going. Great chemistry between all the members of the band (including twins). Good stuff.
Pretty exhausted, caught some sushi after leaving the show. Looking forward to Day 3.
Got some decent pictures also this time, check it:
Flatstock at pitchfork
No, flatstock is not a band, but instead a huge collection of show poster designers displaying/selling their stuff. Pretty awesome stuff from and for tons of artists around the nation.
There also are a few tents dedicated to record labels, pretty much every indie label is represented.
Weather has cleared up, only thing that sucks now is the wait for the bathrooms….
Still up tonight: Beirut, matt and Kim, the black lips and the national…. Things are looking good
Yeasayer at pitchfork
Yeasayer rocked it, crowded clapping and dancing. Through rain and shine it ripped. So far the best act.
Day two – pitchfork
Day two kicks off at pitchfork music festival in Chicago’s Union Park. What’s better after breakfast than listening to ‘Fucked Up’ and having the lead singer eat a beach ball. I heard it’s good protein.
Anyway, moved over to check out ‘The Antlers’ very solid, check them out.
All the stages are open today and it’s getting more crowded every minute. I’ll try to get some better pictures as they all look the same. (blame he iPhone). I brought my camerA today so I will upload those real shots at the end of the day.
Built to Spill – Pitchfork
Friday night at Pitchfork Music Festival ended on a very good note. Built to Spill was awesome, you can tell when a band has played together for a while, they hit everything. Set the bar pretty high for tomorrow’s acts.
Day One at Pitchfork was successful. Learned to stay away from Sparks and was glad I wore layers. Tommorrow’s high is only 68 in Chicago, I’m sure the performers weren’t planning on having to warm up their hands for their show in mid-July.
Time for sleep, greg
The jesus lizard – pitchfork
The jesus lizard knows how to start the show. Straight dive into the crowd at the beginning of the first few songs. They rock though, and have brought a lot of energy to the festival… And it’s packed here now, beer line is about 200 people long, debating another sparks but the first one felt like the first mistake of the festival.
Waiting for built to spill to take the stage. It’s getting cold, sleeves are down.
Arrived at pitchfork
Smaller lineup tonight, only four bans to get things started. Tortoise is playing, warming it ip with some smooth jams.
Pitchfork isn’t messing around with the drink sponsors this year, goose island and sparks. Any better combo?
Leave rain
And so it begins…. I never figured I would be wearing layers to pitchfork….. Should be a good night as along as the rain stays away…
Also, these postings are from my phone while at the festival, so get ready for bad spelling and shit that doesn’t make sense
Yo la tengo up first tonight for us… Maybe tort….
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