Chicagoist: Pitchfork Expands Fest Line-up

jamesj

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:59:38 -0600

Looks pretty sweet so far. I'd like to see Baroness or Isis added to that list in the tradition of having one "art metal" band play on the fest like they did with Pelican and Mastodon in years past. Both Isis and Baroness released very solid records in the past year and a half or so. Boris is great, but I think adding a band like Baroness would just make it that much sweeter.

lamgray

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:00:54 -0600

I think !!! is actually 3 repetitive sounds sounds pronounced together, or I believe that's how it was defined. . .so most commonly, people say "Chk Chk Chk" or "Bang Bang Bang" but I think "Honk Honk Honk" works too. I think it was meant to be an alliterative-type thing.

plumbum82

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:05:04 -0600

Apparently, I'm the only one super excited about Dizzee Rascal...

celerysalt

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:54:25 -0600

meh. exceptin' DJr. and PE. and m ward. and okay, animal collective...wait, twice? also, is this another j. mascis/lou barlow reunion? or am i showing up to see one or the other? (yes, i have been asleep at the wheel. i also turned thirty, so don't answer this question like a condescending ass, tankboy. you know you want to.) lastly, i can't wait for the yearly irony fashion show. seriously. i take great pleasure in watching people try too hard on a sweltering august day.

martin

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:51:14 -0600

@mike: Jay Reatard used to be in two amazing garage bands - first the Reatards then the Lost Sounds. The former was his first band to get a wide audience, and the latter being a more experimental goth-style band w/ alicja trout, which i personally think was his best band. now he's gotten a new audience with the matador release of his "solo" album, which i've yet to hear but i'm sure is righteously good. his (and the band's) name fits into the whole goner/inthered garage scene carried over from the ripoff/estrus/sympathy scene before them (and on and on). it's all juvenile garage humor which never gets old (as in age). they mix 50 year olds with 20 year olds all the time, so long as they like the same stuff. so names like his pop up all over the place. the whole point is to not take it so seriously (if that's what you find irritating).. DJ and Spiritualized the same night.... f'in a man.

E

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:47:28 -0600

!!! used to say it was "bang bang bang" as well as "chk chk chk", but I think tyheres actually a band called Bang Bang Bang now. I'd really like to see Holy Fuck added to this. I was really dissapointed to hear they're opening for M.I.A. becuase she's horrible live.

Marcus Gilmer

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:35:03 -0600

Nice lineup. Am I the only one who just doesn't care about Vampire Weekend? I don't get what's so great about them.

mike_thoms

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:04:31 -0600

Who the hell is Jay Reatard? I keep seeing his name everywhere, a name which I find really irritating. Is it his real name or just a juvenile attempt at humor?

mich

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:59:22 -0600

So excited about this second batch of announcements. I was a tiny bit dissapointed after the first announcement since I wasnt pumped about ALL the bands, but I agree with tankboy, things ARE shaping up nicely :) Commenter party? Yes.

jmagic

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:58:18 -0600

hey now ... don't go advertising that Holy Fuck is there when it's actually the Fuck Buttons - which are great, by the by. Cut Copy - best addition yet. that better be a nighttime show.

JoeM500

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:28:00 -0600

Saturday isn't much to my liking, but I am sure others are excited about some of the bands. I am more than psyched to see Boris and Spiritualized on Sunday!!

plumbum82

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:21:32 -0600

Chicagoist commenter party at the Cevapici tent!

JoeM500

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:18:15 -0600

chk chk chk

magilla gorilla

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:15:23 -0600

how do you pronounce "!!!"?

Navin

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:11:43 -0600

Yay! I got my ticket long ago to see P.E. on Friday night and was wondering who else would be on for the evening. Mission of Burma's a pleasant surprise.