The 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival announced the first batch of artists that will be performing at the annual retreat, taking place in Chicago’s Union Park on the weekend of July 13-15.
Vampire Weekend Feist Godspeed You! Black Emperor Hot Chip AraabMUZIK A$AP Rocky The Field Liturgy Kendrick Lamar Grimes Cloud Nothings Tim Hecker Willis Earl Beal
Vampire Weekend’s prominent placement on the list makes sense, especially considering Pitchfork’s early support of the group, not to mention the fact that they have a (gasp) new record coming late this year. Other standouts include Dr. Dre protege Kendrick Lamar and hometown hero Willis Earl Beal, the promising XL Recordings signee. The festival will be announcing more than 30 additional acts in the coming months.
Tickets are a refreshingly reasonable $45 for single day passes, with a limited number of 3 day passes being sold for $110. They go on sale Friday, March 9th at 12 PM CST on the festival’s website.
To think that we’re condensing an entire year of our favorite albums in one post, what a novel idea. It took a lot of time for us to go through all the albums we listened to this year, but I’m freaking Continue Reading
Though it’s far easier than in the past, it’s still very difficult for an indie/pop band from the UK to reach a widespread US audience. Even with a major label backing, many artists (e.g. Mika, Bombay Bicycle Club, Biffy Clyro) haven’t been received in the US quite the same way Continue Reading
August 24th began as a gloomy day in the New York metropolitan area, but the simple fact that the guys and gals from Ra Ra Riot were gracing Brooklyn with their presence was enough to brighten anyone’s day. Continue Reading
Picture yourself sitting in the vast, open fields of Onondaga County in upstate New York. If you were looking for the perfect soundtrack for such a setting, The Orchard by Ra Ra Riot is the ideal selection. Hailing from Syracuse (located in Onondaga County, NY), the now six-piece band has created a unique sound that matured quite noticeably from their debut release, The Rhumb Line in 2008. Continue Reading
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Jonathan Low – Vampire Weekend
As dreadful as it is to admit, at one point in my life, I was close to being one of those Twilight girls. You know, the girls who are always toting around their worn down copy of New Moon, wearing a Team Jacob shirt, and constantly searching for their own Edward Cullen. Thankfully those days came and went, or my social life might have consisted of biting my own friends. Regardless of my distaste for Twilight freaks, I still find enjoyment in watching the movies, and listening to the music that accompanies each new part of the growing saga. The third installment of the series, Eclipse, just released its album, and it’s mediocre. Continue Reading
As I previously stated, Coachella was a massive disappointment. The amount of stage hopping (having to go from stage to stage to see the acts I wanted to) was ridiculous. Who’s to blame? Well, whoever sets the lineup obviously. This past weekend, I was lucky enough to make my way to Washington for an epic music festival called Sasquatch. Not only is the name cool, but the acts involved were absolutely stellar! Continue Reading
Ok, no love story here, but what we do have is a link to stream the entire soundtrack for the upcoming Twilight Saga film, Eclipse. Alex Patsavas, the music supervisor for the film is a goddam genius, and my hat truly goes off to her. Enjoy some of my favorites including Fanfarlo, Florence and the Machine, Vampire Weekend (I very non-Vampire Weekend track surprisingly), and Bombay Bicycle Club. Amazing-ness. Click here to listen and do it now, cause this offer will not be standing tomorrow! Continue Reading
If you read this blog at all, you should realize that I have been playing a lot more hip-hop lately. I blame that mostly on the fact that I’ve been finding a ton of catchy urban songs. M.I.A. happens to be to one of my favorite musicians in the genre, so imagine my delight when I found this track on The Hood Internet (click here)! The second track takes the oh-so-popular Iyaz and mixes him with The Big Pink of London, England. Enjoy! Continue Reading
I always enjoy a good cover song. Who doesn’t right? It’s not every day that a big name band covers another massive band, which is exactly the case with Mumford and Son’s brand new cover of Vampire Weekend’s Cousins. It’s a great tune, and really takes the song to a new level. I love how Mumford and Sons takes a song from a completely different genre, and makes it uniquely their own. Both great songs, just different. Enjoy both below! Continue Reading
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