Me and Alexis spent last weekend in Chicago rocking out in Union Park to a diverse bunch of bands at the Pitchfork Music Festival. The weather was way better than last year, but the show was a tad too crowded for our liking. The 2006 event had an intimate vibe, now Pitchfork is on the verge of becoming another Lollapalooza and I'm not sure how I feel about it.
Anyway, the show's highlights were Jamie Lidell , Of Montreal and The Clipse. Lidell's one man show transformed his soul revival vocals into glitchy, layered loops. Costumes, showmanship and great tracks from their album Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? made Of Montreal's set memorable. The Clipse were straight fire -- there aren't two more razor sharp MCs working today. Deerhunter's experimental show opening set on Sunday was a great reminder that Pitchfork is as much about challenging listeners as entertaining. I also dug Mastodon, Nomo, Battles, Stephen Malkmus (he played two Pavement songs <3), GZA and Sonic Youth (who I've seen too many times to count at this point).
My biggest disappointment were the massive crowds and poor sound that made Dan Deacon and Girl Talk unwatchable. Nobody knew, apparently, but these cats are not long for indiedom. Girl Talk's Gregg Gillis is a safe bet for the next Danger Mouse.
My Pitchfork Flickr set.
Pitchfork Friday
Pitchfork Saturday
Pitchfork Sunday
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