I was moderately unimpressed with what little of Best Coast’s songs I’d heard, but that didn’t stop me from checking out her set at Pitchfork. Glad I did. Part of her appeal is probably her goofy charm (to the crowd who waited through the rain: “Thanks for getting wet… that’s what she said.”) but mostly [...]

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Let me get this out there early: I don’t really care for LCD Soundsystem’s new album. It’s a pretty big snooze as far as I’m concerned. What I do care for, however, is LCD Soundsystem’s live show. I’ve seen them twice now and they’re been fantastic both times. Maybe my favorite part of LCD Soundsystem’s [...]

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I kept moderately decent notes this weekend, but the only thing I wrote down for Panda Bear’s performance was “zzz.” Literally, that’s it. He started out by alternating between droning tones and occasionally making some non-verbal vocal sounds overtop of it. That went on for a long, long time. If I had one take away [...]

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Well here’s some more good news. !!! have a very, very lengthy tour coming up and it includes a stop in Kentucky. They’ve always been good to their Kentucky fans, so be sure to repay the favor and go see them this September! !!! tour dates 07-24 Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party 07-30 [...]

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I’ve enjoyed every Wolf Parade album they’ve released, but man seeing them live just drives home how great that first record and EP are. Hearing “This Heart’s On Fire” and “Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts” were definite festival highlights. But I knew that already. I’ve seen Wolf Parade before and had my mind blown [...]

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When Pitchfork first announced Jon Spencer Blues Explosion would be playing their festival I was like “…huh?” Being of the younger persuasion, I missed out on the height of JSBE’s popularity and only had a loose knowledge of them. But a few seconds into their set, I completely understood why he’d been invited. Even people [...]

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I didn’t get to stay long for the Smith Westerns, but I really liked what I saw. A lot of bands seem to be doing the T Rex thing these days, but their second or third song absolutely nailed it. As I walked away, I found myself hoping that they make an appointment to play [...]

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True to hip hop artist form, Raekwon was a little late coming out to take the stage. Apparently he had good reasons, though: his kid was sick with food poisoning and his DJ’s laptop was pretty much overheating. But with only a slight delay, Raekwon took the stage and gave us one of the best [...]

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I haven’t gotten around to listening to Titus Andronicus’ new record, but that’s #1 on my To Do list after seeing them at Pitchfork. They were possibly the best example from the festival of a band that threw 100% out at the crowd and got 200% reflected back. It’s really hard to say whether the [...]

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