Best New Bands » Japandroids https://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 The 5 Best New Bands at the Pitchfork Festival https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/the-5-best-new-bands-at-the-pitchfork-festival/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/the-5-best-new-bands-at-the-pitchfork-festival/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:13:51 +0000 After an amazing experience at Bonneroo, I couldn’t wait to go to my home town Pitchfork Music Festival. Braving the rain the crowds poured over to see Japandroids. Holy cow where I have been when it comes to this band. Obviously this crowd and the other photographers were on top of their game as the

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/the-5-best-new-bands-at-the-pitchfork-festival/feed/ 0 Pitchfork Music Festival Recap Day One https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/pitchfork-music-festival-recap-day-one/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/pitchfork-music-festival-recap-day-one/#comments Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:42:55 +0000 You know Pitchfork Music Festival has begun when Chicago’s Union Park, located on the west side of the city, morphs from your run of the mill park, baseball diamond and all, into a walking catalog for Urban Outfitters, American Apparel, and a dash of a grandma’s closet with music cascading through the crowd. Braving the

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