The Pitchfork Music Festival is a week behind us so I wanted to take a quick look back at what took place, and break down the various good and bad aspects of the fest.

It’s hard to argue that the event wasn’t a resounding success. Outside of the oppressive heat that always seems to show up around P4K weekend there are few major complaints from me and from what I gather most everyone else that attended.

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That’s all she wrote. After three days of sunshine, music and a lot of heat, the 2010 edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival is in the bag. We’ve brought you complete coverage throughout the weekend of Day One and Day Two. Here’s where I give my thoughts about Day Three, and where you begin the countdown to next year’s Pitchfork Fest…

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You know how when you were a kid and you would think about how cool it is to be a rock star because you could hang out with other rock stars and just jam out? Well, it turns out rocker Beck had the same fantasy growing up.

Time Out Chicago reported yesterday that Chicago post-rockers Tortoise joined magical freak-of-nature Beck in his Los Angeles studio for his Record Club project.

Beck’s Record Club project is a relaxed studio session where Beck and his coolest rock star friends get together to re-record classic albums.

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Three reasons to trek on over to the Metro tonight to catch the lovely St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark)…

1. Because if it wasn’t for my beautiful, amazing, remarkable, perfect girlfriend, I’d be madly in love with St. Vincent. Sad, but true. I can’t pinpoint why. Maybe it’s that she has an amazing voice or writes all her own music – even the most complex bits – or she absolutely shreds the guitar or her angelic features or…well I think I’ll just stop there. Anyway, if you haven’t checked our her album Actor, one of my picks for the 10 best albums in 2009, I suggest you do buy or download it right now.

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As promised, Pitchfork Music Festival have announced the first round or artists confirmed for this years’ festival, which will be held from July 16 – 18 at Chicago’s Union Park.

Modest Mouse has been confirmed for Friday, July 16. LCD Soundsystem and Raekwon will perform on Saturday, July 17. Finally, Sunday, July 18, offers the most confirmed acts with St. Vincent, Lightning Bolt, Sleigh Bells, Here We Go Magic, Cass McCombs and the highly rumored and anticipated Pavement reunion.

Tickets go on sale at 12 noon CST today at $40 for a single day pass and $90 for a three day pass. Purchase tickets at Ticketweb.com.

Photo Credit: Carrie Musgrave - livebabylive.com

It’s that time again, we’ve looked ahead and started filling in our calendars with all of the awesome upcoming shows headed to Chicago in the next few months. Being the good guys and gals that we are, we’re sharing our favorites with you, all of which will surely be not-to-miss performances of artists from around the globe that includes an impressive line-up of local acts. Check out below what we think are the hot Winter/Early Spring concerts, local acts are BOLD for easy access, and let us know in the comments what we may have missed.

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Two years after her promising debut Marry Me, St. Vincent, a.k.a. Annie Clark, has returned with her second album Actor, a consistently rewarding disc that’s sure to please fans of her first album. Clark has managed to take the strengths of Marry Me and amplify them, while eliminating the inconsistencies that plagued it, resulting in a pleasantly catchy album that’s a joy to listen to.

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