7 New Bands At Pitchfork – Day Three

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Chicago – The final day of a weekend festival is always bittersweet. Even though you are exhausted, you dance and sing as if there’s no tomorrow, fighting off the inevitable: the wave of melancholy that will wash over you when you exit the festival grounds with the masses, calmed only by thoughts of doing it

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5 New Bands To See At Pitchfork

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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

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Schoolboy Q – Oxymoron

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Los Angeles – Schoolboy Q has a lot to prove with his major label debut, Oxymoron. He’s the second member of Black Hippy to release an album on a popular record label, the first artist being critically-acclaimed Kendrick Lamar. He’s also the first member to release an album in 2014, setting a precedent for his

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Weekend Playlist – March 11, 2011

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Start your weekend off right with a selection of tunes from this week’s featured artists on BestNewBands.com. “The Dead Dog” – Portugal. The Man Monica Christoffels previewed Portugal. The Man’s set at the Snowball Music Festival in Colorado last weekend. Monica wrote, “Since forming PTM in 2004, and having lost and gained some band members

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