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Breakout Bands at Pitchfork: Next Year's Headliners?

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:20:03 -0500

With bands like Grizzly Bear, The Black Lips, and The National playing in some of the bigger time slots at Pitchfork this year, it has become apparent to me how these bands have broken out through the

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The National a Worthy Headliner

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:49:00 -0500

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Pitchfork Music Festival Day 1 Linkfest: The Jesus Lizard, Tortoise, Yo La Tengo and Built to Spill

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:03:07 -0500

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Introducing our contributors for Pitchfork 2009

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:50:07 -0500

For Pitchfork 2009 we have assembled a team of reporters to bring you everything you need to know about the festival from the best acts to the cheapest food to the craziest clothing. Before they start reporting today we thought we would introduce them.

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Chiditarod Diaries: Part Four

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:32:58 -0500

My legs hurt. My head hurts. My pants are spattered with fake blood (damn zombies). But I did the 2009 Chiditarod.

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Pitchfork Sunday: Les Savy Fav and Cut Copy bring the energy

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:12:00 -0500

OK, so I might have been wrong yesterday when I said !!!'s lead singer Nic Offer could be the most entertaining frontman around. After witnessing my first Les Savy Fav show Sunday afternoon, I think Tim Harrington, the bald-headed, beer-bellied wild man who fronts this legendary punk band, takes the cake.

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Pitchfork Saturday: Animal Collective, !!!

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:11:45 -0500

I always have such high ambitions heading into festivals. I plan on maximizing my time and catching as many bands as possible. But for some reason, it never quite works out like that. Factor in the heat, the need for a little downtime, bathroom breaks, food and beer runs, and my day didn’t go quite as planned.

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Fork Fashion: Style You'll Eat Up With A Spoon

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:38:15 -0500

In my estimation, Pitchfork is the ultimate fashion show. It brings out all the alternatively-inclined, and they’re all dressed to impress. Or, um, not to impress per se… because no one actually thought about what they were going to wear, right? Or so Pitchfork-goers would have you think. The trick is to look insanely trendy, while still retaining the air of someone who threw on whatever happened to be lying on their floor—which would only be feasible if said floor fed directly into a vast whimsy pit chock full o’ quirky vintage threads.

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Pitchfork reveals set times

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:21:23 -0500

When you’re a concert junkie (or maybe just a music geek), it’s always fun to start mapping out a festival itinerary weeks in advance. Lollapalooza has given us more than month to hatch a plan of attack for its seven stages in Grant Park Aug. 1-3.

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All bike rides should be naked

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:56:29 -0500

My mom will be happy when she finds out I wore my bicycle helmet. She probably won't be so happy when she finds out I didn't wear pants.

I went to the Chicago leg of the World Naked Bike Ride, folks. And I had a blast.

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