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July 15, 2008
Imeem P4K Fest Playlist
Check out Imeem's Pitchfork Music festival playlists. It includes songs from many of this years acts. Listen here.
July 14, 2008
P4K Fest Update: Saturday Tix Gone, Sets to Stream Live
As we enter the home stretch leading up to the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival, details continue to surface. The first order of business: Single-day passes for Saturday, July 19, have sold out.
That leaves single-day passes for Friday and Sunday as the only available ticket options. But just look at the folks playing those days: Public Enemy! Spiritualized! Spoon! Mission of Burma! Dinosaur Jr.! Les Savy Fav! Bon Iver! Ghostface and Raekwon! Sebadoh! M. Ward! Boris! Do it! (That last exclamation isn't a band, just an exhortation to get those tickets while you can. Though "Do It" is actually a pretty great band name, come to think of it.)
The other new tidbit about this year's Pitchfork Festival is that a majority of the sets will be webcast live! All you need is Adobe Flash Player 9 and a web browser directed to this address: www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com/player.php.
The webcast will start with Mission of Burma's performance of Vs. in its entirety at 6 p.m. CDT on Friday, July 18. Until then, footage from the 2006 and 2007 editions of the festival is streaming at the aforementioned address.
July 10, 2008
Pitchfork Music Festival Set Times Updated
SET TIME CHANGES
Due to last-minute changes in their travel plans-- and to ensure they can play a full set-- Ghostface Killah and Raekwon will now be performing Sunday, July 20 at 6:00 p.m. on our greatly expanded Balance stage.
ARTIST CANCELLATION
Due to personal issues El Guincho has cancelled his summer
performances, including his appearance at the Pitchfork Music Festival.
A = Aluminum Stage;
B = Balance Stage;
C = Connector Stage
View site map here.
Friday, July 18 (in conjunction with All Tomorrow's Parties/Don't Look Back):
6:00 p.m. Mission of Burma performing Vs. (C)
7:15 p.m. Sebadoh performing Bubble and Scrape (C)
8:30 p.m. Public Enemy performing It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (A)
Saturday, July 19:
12:30 p.m. Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar (B)
1:00 p.m. Titus Andronicus (C)
1:25 p.m. A Hawk and a Hacksaw (B)
1:30 p.m. Jay Reatard (A)
2:00 p.m. Caribou (C)
2:20 p.m. Icy Demons (B)
3:00 p.m. Fleet Foxes (A)
3:15 p.m. Fuck Buttons (B)
4:00 p.m. Dizzee Rascal (C)
4:15 p.m. The Ruby Suns (B)
5:00 p.m. Vampire Weekend (A)
5:20 p.m. Elf Power (B)
6:00 p.m. !!! (C)
6:25 p.m. Extra Golden (B)
7:00 p.m. The Hold Steady (A)
7:30 p.m. Atlas Sound (B)
8:00 p.m. Jarvis Cocker (C)
8:25 p.m. No Age (B)
9:00 p.m. Animal Collective (A)
Sunday, July 20:
12:30 p.m. Mahjongg (B)
1:00 p.m. Times New Viking (C)
1:25 p.m. High Places (B)
1:30 p.m. Dirty Projectors (A)
2:00 p.m. Boris (C)
2:20 p.m. HEALTH (B)
3:00 p.m. The Apples in Stereo (A)
3:15 p.m. King Khan & the Shrines (B)
4:00 p.m. Les Savy Fav (C)
5:00 p.m. The Dodos (A)
5:20 p.m. Occidental Brothers Dance Band International (B)
6:00 p.m. M. Ward (C)
6:25 p.m. Ghostface Killah & Raekwon (B)
7:00 p.m. Spiritualized (A)
7:30 p.m. Bon Iver (B)
8:00 p.m. Dinosaur Jr. (C)
8:25 p.m. Cut Copy (B)
9:00 p.m. Spoon (A)
To receive the full schedule on your phone, text "Pitchfork" to 54295.
Courtesy of Boost Mobile. To receive an alert 15 minutes prior to your favorite performers' set time, text "ArtistName" as all one word (i.e."JayReatard") to 54295. Courtesy of Boost Mobile. Please note that these numbers have changed as well.
For 2008 PMF
• Stream-Watch Fest Live!
• Playlist-Imeem's P4k playlist
From 06 and 07 PMF
• Video-Dan "Deacon-Crystal Cat"
• Video-GZA "Duel of othe Iron Mic"
• Video-Girl Talk [ft. Grizzly Bear] "Knife"
• Video-Stephen Malkmus "We Dance"
• Video-The New Pornographers
"The Bleeding Heart Show"
• Video-Liars "A Visit from Drum"
Pitchfork Music Festival
and All Tomorrow's Parties
Present "Don't Look Back"
Featuring
Public Enemy performing
"It Takes a Nation
of Millions To Hold us Back"
Sebadoh performing
"Bubble and Scrape"
Mission of Burma performing
"Vs."
Public Enemy
As one of the most influential rap groups of the late '80's Public Enemy brought hip hop to a new level.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Animal Collective
Jarvis Cocker
The Hold Steady
!!!
Vampire Weekend
Dizzee Rascal
Fleet Foxes
Caribou
Jay Reatard
Titus Andronicus
No Age
Atlas Sound
Extra Golden
Fuck Buttons
* Elf Power
The Ruby Suns
Icy Demons
A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar
Animal Collective
With their eighth full length Strawberry Jam, Animal Collective have solidified their standing as some of the most innovative and original thinkers in music today.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Jarvis Cocker
As founding member and major creative force of British glam/punk band Pulp Jarvis Cocker embarked on slow and steady rise to fame.[MORE] [CLOSE]
The Hold Steady
The band's 2005 Union Park performance almost killed us with geek-rock greatness; having survived it, there was nothing left to do but ask them back.[MORE] [CLOSE]
!!!
Their fusion of funk, soul and party have made them a band whose live performance demands a relentless energy and enthusiasm.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Vampire Weekend
Forming at Columbia University in 2006, Vampire Weekend started out like most college bands: playing school functions, house parties and taking pretty much any opportunity they could seize.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Dizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal is trying to do what few of his fellow British hip hopsters have been able to do- break into the American scene.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Fleet Foxes
The journey of Fleet Foxes began with the childhood friendship of Robin Pecknold and Skyler Skjelset.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Caribou
The brainchild of Dan Snaith, Caribou (née Manitoba) has worked the places between IDM, pop, and (um) folktronica, blurring boundaries and tweaking expectations with each successive disc.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Jay Retard
Having performed in The Lost Sounds, The Bad Times, The Final Solutions, Angry Angles and others Jay Reatard has gone back to where he started- as a solo artist.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Titus Andronicus
Influenced by Shakespearean tragedy and all things New Jersey, Titus Andronicus make music rooted in pop but covered in noise.[MORE] [CLOSE]
No Age
Formed from the remnants of beloved noise rockers The Wives, No Age has risen the ranks of LA's skate/art/punk scene while embodying everything it represents.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Atlas Sound
Atlas Sound is the moniker of Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox's solo project-- a natural outgrowth of the distorted pop sound for which his Atlanta quintet has gained notice.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Extra Golden
Two years after their formation, Thrill Jockey issued Ok Oyot System to hoards of critical acclaim and high demand for live performances.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Elf Power
Elephant 6 alums and Athens, Ga., natives, Elf Power meshes a slew of strings with psych guitar and the homemade, mellotron-like tape organ on their eighth LP, In a Cave[MORE] [CLOSE]
The Ruby Suns
The psychedelic indie pop of The Ruby Suns is in large part attributable to the traveling lifestyle of singer/songwriter/bandleader Ryan McPhun.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Icy Demons
An experimental venture of Man Man's Christopher Powell and Bablicon's Griffin Rodriguez, Icy Demons express their explorative spirit through traditional instrumentation and electronics[MORE] [CLOSE]
A Hawk and a Hacksaw
As the brain child of percussionist Jeremy Barnes (formerly of Neutral Milk Hotel) A Hawk and a Hacksaw released the self titled debut in 2004 on The Leaf Label.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Spoon
Dinosaur Jr.
Spiritualized
M. Ward
Ghostface and Raekwon
Les Savy Fav
The Apples in Stereo
Boris
Dirty Projectors
Times New Viking
Cut Copy
Bon Iver
Dodos
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International
King Khan & His Shrines
El Guincho
HEALTH
High Places
Mahjongg
Spoon
With each album these acclaimed indie hands offer a lesson in rock economy: Britt Daniel and his mates write and play spare, direct pop songs but don't stint on snap, hooks, or soul.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Dinosaur Jr.
As the agents responsible for the dawning of alternative rock, Dinosaur Jr. expanded the boundaries of song structure and melody.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Ghostface and Raekwon
There’s an assumed credibility when you’re a member of The Wu Tang Clan, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have to prove yourself.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Les Savy fav
Formed in 1995 by friends who met at the Rhode Island School of Design, Les Savy Fav took its early inspiration from the Clash, Pixies, and Fugazi.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Apples in Stereo
If The Apples in Stereo are the nucleus of the Elephant Six Recording Company, then Robert Schneider is the core of The Apples.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Boris
Japanese rock/metal trio Boris have dabbled in almost everything when it comes to the sound of hard rock.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Dirty Projectors
The mulitfarious sound of Dirty Projectors can best be explained by the eclectic and volatile tastes of one David Longstreth.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Times New Viking
From Columbus, Oh., and Matador Records comes the six-string crunch, cymbal splash and brooding lyrics of Adam Elliott, Beth Murphy, and Jared Phillips, aka Times New Viking.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Cut Copy
The electro indie stylings of Cut Copy began in 2001 as the solo dream of Aussie songwriter, producer and DJ Dan Whitford.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Bon Iver
Justin Vernon decamped to a cabin near his rural roots in northwestern Wisconsin for some rest and relaxation. What he got was For Emma, Forever Ago, a powerful, simple, reflective and heartfelt debut[MORE] [CLOSE]
Dodos
The brainchild of San Francisco multi-instrumentalist Meric Long and percussionist Logan Kroeber.[MORE] [CLOSE]
King Khan & His Shrines
Were it biologically possible for George Clinton and Sun Ra to procreate, King Khan would represent their seed.[MORE] [CLOSE]
El Guincho
Pablo Diaz-Reixa left his Canary Islands home at the age of fourteen to pursue his dream of being a soccer and tennis star.[MORE] [CLOSE]
Fuck Buttons
The conception of Andrew Hung and Benjamin John Power began in the winter of 2004 as a vehicle for their relentless noise tendencies.[MORE] [CLOSE]
HEALTH
Like No Age, HEALTH hail from the Los Angeles noise-rock scene, and the band's self-titled debut album was recorded at its home club-slash-epicenter, the Smell.[MORE] [CLOSE]
