Brooklyn – Let’s talk about the heat. And no, that’s not in reference to the fiery passion Parquet Courts brought to the stage at Market Hotel on Saturday, August 13th (though there was that). No, that’s about the literal heat, made even warmer by the packed crowd who showed up at the sold out show to see the
San Francisco – Success is a double-edged sword, as are many of the aspects that seem to fuel it. When it comes to music, there are several struggles an artist or band must face to decide their next move: analog vs. digital, consistency vs. reinvention, accessibility vs. experimentation, genre vs. post-genre… these are just a few examples of
Chicago – Day two of Pitchfork Fest was wet and wild. Rain came pouring down a little after three, forcing the festival to close. People were ushered out of Union Park and readmitted later in the afternoon, when the fest kicked back off at 4:20. Go ahead and laugh. We all did. It made the
Chicago – Oh, Lolla Lawrd! Day two of Lollapalooza was filled with tons of up-and-coming bands, keeping me jumping form stage to stage throughout the day. My feet may have been hurting but the music was jumping, so I ran around Grant Park to fill you in on Saturday’s best new bands. I entered the
Portland – Last March Parquet Courts cheekily posted a list on their blog that catalogued the myriad references to them as “slackers” in the press. Fifty-two entries in all, the quotes range from endearing (“the sort of bed-headed slackers you’d meet at a 90’s college party”) to paradoxical (“Brown and Savage might be slackers by
Lucky for Pickathon goers, if you missed a set of a band you were itching to see, each act plays at least two sets on different stages throughout the weekend. At the last day of the festival, however, if you haven’t caught your favorite bands by now you better make sure to do it today!
White Lung kicked off what would be a mostly punk Saturday at Union Park. It only took one song to settle in until the mosh pit broke out, but basically the kids were looking for any excuse to pummel into each other under the blistering sun. The Vancouver rockers kept things simple, essentially offering two-minute
Brooklyn’s Parquet Courts set was a combination of poppy slacker rock frequently interrupted by sporadic punk riffs and completely necessary distorted feedback. The gentle head banging to two minute odes of intoxicated boredom stretched into fried out noise jams provided a perfect antidote to a scorching Chicago summer day. The looseness of fuzzed power
Such a perfect day, I’m glad I spent it at 4Knots Music Festival. The weather was gorgeous, as was the backdrop, the music was ace, the people were congenial, and there was never a dull moment. There were two stages, with sets timed one right after the other, so there were super minimal pauses between
This week’s mix is a combination of old and new tracks, because discoveries are fun, but sometimes re-discoveries are just what we need. Best Coast is on because Kristen saw them at The Mohawk, and also because it’s summertime. There’s also an older track from Shilpa Ray, when she had her Happy Hookers, because