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:

The National coming soon to Pitchfork

Getting ready for the national

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.