Pitchfork day 1: Bottle service, press tent bloggers and the 'who bombed' rumor-mill

Jul. 17, 2010
Here are some random observations from Pitchfork Day 1. I'm covering it like a blanket. And not just the music, because I really don't know much about it. But then again, I'm really, really good at listening to music from afar.

Video: Jim & Greg review day 1 at Pitchfork

Jul. 17, 2010

Pitchfork Day 1: Wrap-up

Jul. 17, 2010
Pitchfork Music Festival gets underway (photo by Kate Gardiner/NewsHour) Officially getting underway in the West Side’s Union Park amid 90-degree temperatures and under a bright blazing sun at 3:30 Friday afternoon, the Pitchfork Music Festival was slower to kick into gear in

Pitchfork Day 1: Robyn, Broken Social Scene, and Modest Mouse

Jul. 16, 2010
Robyn at Pitchfork Music Festival (Photo by Kate Gardiner/NewsHour)  The first serious signs of life on day one of Pitchfork 2010 came courtesy of the 31-year-old native of Stockholm, Sweden, Robin Miriam Carlsson, better known simply as the dance-pop artist Robyn.

Pitchfork Day 1: Sharon Van Etten, the Tallest Man on Earth, El-P, and the Liars

Jul. 16, 2010
Pitchfork Music Festival gets underway (photo by Kate Gardiner/NewsHour)Officially getting underway in the West Side’s Union Park amid 90-degree temperatures and under a bright blazing sun at 3:30 Friday afternoon, the Pitchfork Music Festival was slower to kick into gear in terms

Video: Pitchfork Music Festival preview with Hit It Or Quit It

Jul. 15, 2010
The 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival kicks off tomorrow in Union Park. The destination festival is a big draw for musicians and fans worldwide.

Lunchbox: Attn Chicago hipsters - Can you help out a very out-of-touch blogger?

Jul. 15, 2010
The Pitchfork music festival begins this weekend. We are launching a brand new music web site to coincide with the Chicago festival. Our friends from Hit it or Quit it have recommendations on what to see at the festival, but I want to hear from you. The hipster.

Past bands on the WBEZ Blog brawl in Brooklyn

Sep. 29, 2009
Remember when we did all those awesome videos at the Pitchfork Music Festival this summer? Well, we're sad to report that two of the bands we featured in our coverage are now sworn enemies. Jared Swilley of The Black Lips has been an outspoken critic of Nathan Williams of Wavves for months now.

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