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23
May
LISTEN: A Lull – “Summer Dress”

Sometimes we get so many local music bits and pieces in our inbox, we accidentally miss something you probably should, nay, NEED to check out.

Case in point, we completely whiffed in reporting that psych-poppers A Lull are dropping a new EP titled Meat Mountain on June 26 via Lujo Records.

According to the press release, this time around the band ran with the old “less is more” motto, and utilized more space within their recordings. The band even did a bit more experimentation this time around and included saxophone, flute and cymbals, which there actually weren’t any of on their very rhythmic debut, Confetti.

Meat Mountain‘s first single is the under-melodic number, “Summer Dress.” The song finds A Lull venturing into worldly groove territory that, as we mentioned above, is sprinkled with some sweet sax action and a catchy synth lines. It maybe one of A Lull’s best yet, which has us very excited for the rest of Meat Mountain. Listen to “Summer Dress” after the jump.

By Richard Giraldi \ comments

The complete lineup for the 2012 edition of the Pitchfork Music Fest has been revealed. The fest once again goes down in Chicago’s Union Park on Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 15.

As we previously reported, the headliners appear to be car commercial, afro-poppers Vampire Weekend, mellow pop songstress Feist, post-rockers Godspeed you! Black Emperor and British electro-pop outfit Hot Chip.

But today’s new additions are a slew of Pitchfork favorites. The biggest name is obviously Wild Flag followed by Real Estate and Beach House – both very recent P4K Fest alumni. More of the latest adds are post-hardcore outfit Chavez, Atlas Sound, Big K.R.I.T., Nicolas Jaar, Cults, Ty Segall, Oneohtrix Point Never, Youth Lagoon, Thee Oh Sees, King Krule, Lotus Plaza, Dirty Beaches, Lower Dens, Milk Music, the Psychic Paramount and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Also included, much to our delight, are Chicago’s own Outer Minds and A Lull!

By Richard Giraldi \ 1 comment

22
Jul
Pitchfork Music Festival 2011: The Rundown

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. You didn’t think I was done talking about Pitchfork 2011, did you? No way. I have one, er, a couple final words to say about the fest. In fact, it’s something brand new: The Rundown.

Here’s my two cents on the best, worst and most intriguing things at Pitchfork Music Festival 2011…

By Richard Giraldi \ 1 comment

19
Jul
Pitchfork Music Festival 2011 Day Three Recap

Photo Credit: Craig Shimala - craigshimala.com

And that’s a wrap on Pitchfork Music Festival 2011! Below is a recap of the day three acts we had a chance to catch. Sunday’s winners? Definitely Kylesa, Cut Copy and TV On The Radio. So sit back, relax and catch up on what went down on the third and final day of Pitchfork Musical Festival 2011.

By Richard Giraldi \ 4 comments

18
Jul
Monday Afternoon Quick Fix

Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed.

• The Reader’s Miles Raymer catches up with OFF! frontman Keith Morris to talk about record collecting and punk rock expectations.
• While we didn’t exactly love Destroyer’s set at Pitchfork Music Festival this weekend, John Dugan over at Time Out Chicago surely did.
• WBEZ’s beloved curmudgeon Jim DeRogatis (my spirit animal, if you will) gave Pitchfork a 6.4 rating for its three days of heat, dust and music. He also didn’t like Odd Future.
• Jim DeRogatis wasn’t the only one who didn’t like Odd Future’s set on Sunday night. Thomas Conner of the Chicago Sun-Times scolds the group as well.
• Did you know Soundgarden was in town this weekend? The Chicago Tribune thought the band was a good as they ever were.

By Audrey Leon \ 1 comment

17
Jul
Pitchfork Music Festival 2011 Day Two Recap

Pitchfork Music Festival Day Two is in the books. Below is a recap of the the acts that we had a chance to catch. Saturday’s winners? Definitely No Age, OFF! and DJ Shadow. So sit back, relax and catch up on the Pitchfork Day Two action. We’re doing it all again in a few hours. Joy!

By Richard Giraldi \ 4 comments

16
Jul
Pitchfork Music Festival 2011 Day One Recap

Pitchfork Music Festival Day One is in the books. Below is a wrap up of the the acts that we had a chance to catch. Friday’s winners? I’d say EMA, Guided By Voices and, yes, Animal Collective. So sit back, relax and catch up on the Pitchfork Friday action. We’re doing it all again in a few hours. Joy!

By Richard Giraldi \ comments