Best New Bands » Pitchfork http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 5 More Bands We Loved at Pitchfork http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/more-bands-we-loved-pitchfork/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/more-bands-we-loved-pitchfork/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2016 07:52:08 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32028 Chicago – Oh, Sunday! The last day of any festival can seem like the worst. Everyone’s tired. Sunburns and hangovers are a plenty. Your feet may not want to comply, making for a lazy afternoon spread out on the lawn. While this was the case at times on the final day of Pitchfork Music Festival

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