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The beginners guide to Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt, on the surface, seems simple enough. Two guys, Brian Gibson on Bass and Brian Chippendale on drums, are responsible for making enough noise to fill stadiums. Their music is an all out aural assault, yet it’s not all … Continue reading
Show review in brief: The Flaming Lips at the Lewiston Artpark (July 22, 2010)
I see this show as a conclusion to the just about 2 weeks of insanity that I put myself through that started with Titus Andronicus in Buffalo on the 13th and continued through Pitchfork in Chicago. What a way to … Continue reading
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Tagged Artpark, Fang Island, Flaming Lips, Lewiston, live, music, rock, Steven Drozd, Wayne Coyne
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Show review in brief: Real Estate with Zola Jesus at the Subterranean, Chicago (July 18, 2010)
What is one to do after 3 days of attending a major music festival? The answer is clearly to catch one of the bands that you saw at the festival in a small club setting. Real Estate played the Pitchfork … Continue reading
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Pitchfork Music Festival, Day 3 (July 18, 2010)
This was the grand finale of the festival. The lineup was pretty stacked this day and it all seemed to go by too fast. There was an early morning shower, but it was all sunshine and 90ºF by the time … Continue reading
Pitchfork Music Festival, Day 2 (July 17, 2010)
Saturday was the first full day of the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. All three stages are dedicated to music, all day. In case you are unfamiliar here is a very brief overview: Main stages (A and C stages) alternate … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, chicago, festival, kurt vile, LCD Soundsystem, music, Panda Bear, pitchfork, Real Estate, Smith Westerns, titus andronicus, why?, Wolf Parade
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Shows in Brief: The Bottom Lounge, Chicago (July 16, 2010)
After a full day of festival-ing at Pitchfork we walked down the street a few block to the Bottom Lounge to catch a show by Liars (who had already played an awesome set earlier in the day). Opening was Chicago … Continue reading
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Tagged bottom lounge, chicago, follows, john wiese, liars, music, review
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Pitchfork Music Festival, Day 1 (Friday, July 16, 2010)
Friday, July 16, 2010 was the first day of the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. The festival is growing year after year from it’s 2 full day beginnings in 2006, to their collaboration with All Tomorrow’s Parties in 2007-2008 that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, broken social scene, chicago, festival, liars, music, pitchfork, review, sharon van etten
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Shows in brief: July 15, 2010 at The Empty Bottle in Chicago
Managed to catch 3 bands at The Empty Bottle last night, in Chicago. The triple bill featured The Midwest Beat, John Paul Keith & The One Four Fives and headliner Jack Oblivian & The Tennessee Tearjerkers. First up was The … Continue reading
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I’m making you a mixtape (Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 edition) 3/3
Dear _______, Thanks for taking the time to read all of this. I know that really the important thing here is listening to the music, and I really hope that you find something that you like. I know that good … Continue reading
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I’m making you a mixtape (Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 edition) 2/3
Dear _______, Considering Friday is just a ‘warm-up’, can you even imagine how excited I am about the rest of the weekend? It’s almost too much to handle sometimes. I wait all year for this weekend and then before I … Continue reading
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