Chicago – Saturday, Saturday, Saturday! Are you singing a little Elton? I was during day two of Pitchfork Festival. Right from the start, I was feeling it, thanks to one of my favorite local bands- but there were plenty of other new artists who kept Saturday rocking well into the evening. Chicago boys Twin Peaks
Chicago – In all my years attending Pitchfork, Friday marked a first: the weather was perfect! The entire day deserved a #feelgoodfriday. Pitchfork weekend tends to be sweltering hot, but thanks to our new friend, the Polar Vortex, temps were in the 80s. The breezy afternoon and a handful of new bands made for an
Chicago – We sure do love us some music festivals here in Chi-town. One of the most beloved is the ever-growing Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, which begins Friday July 18th and ends Sunday July 20th and will feature over 40 acts across three stages. Pitchfork has been independently organizing the fest since 2006, booking some
Congratulations, Broken Social Scene! After going on 10 years of music making and touring, BSS has won a little something for it-best live show of 2010. I honestly couldn’t agree more. Why? Because I have been blessed enough to experience all that is the gloriousness of Broken Social Scene live, and after all it took
Miniature Tigers are four busy cats. In addition to the nationwide tour they’ve embarked on in support of their second album Fortress (available here), the modern art/beauty pop foursome has received nods from the likes of Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and NPR. After hearing the first 10 seconds of the cheery ‘Bullfighter Jacket’ coupled with