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We've gotten word from sources inside the Pitchfork camp that The Flaming Lips will be playing this years festival! They'll be joining Built to Spill, Grizzly Bear, The Jesus Lizard, The National, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Pharoahe Monch, Tortoise, Vivian Girls, The Walkmen, and Yo La Tengo. The line-up -- that's not even complete yet -- already makes those 3-day tickets well worth the money.
UPDATE: We see Greg Kot has heard the same news.
UPDATE 2: We read earlier that The Lips would be participating in "write night" with a fan-selected playlist, but we have heard from the festival organizers that this is NOT the case. While we were hoping to stuff the ballot box so we could hear "One Million Billionth of a Millisecond on a Sunday Morning!" we're more than happy to simply have the band close out the festival that Sunday night.
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Glad I picked up that 3 day pass a couple weeks ago. Now just to see how the middle-tier holds. If the rest of the lineup comes in respectable (no reason why it shouldnt), this may be one of the best festival lineups I've seen.
Sucks to be you Lolla. Enjoy Blink 182.
Bringing the grand total of bands I've actually heard of playing pitchfork to....one.
I'm sorta with you. I've HEARD of a few of the bands there (Flaming Lips, Tortise, The Walkmen, Yo La Tenga), but as for actually listening to any of them with any regularity...nah. Although I have been to a Yo La Tenga intimate concert before and liked it. But yeah, as far as me "grooving" on familiar sounds... not bloody likely.
Here's the kicker: A "very close" friend bought me a ticket for all three days. Hope they don't suck...
You're missing out on good stuff, thats all I can tell you. Its not like these are unknown bands. All the Friday night acts are well known to anyone who paid attention to indie music the past 15-20 years.
But the whole point of the fest is to expose smaller, lesser known bands (who also are typically well liked by the website, which can sometimes be a narrow viewpoint). So it would stand to reason you're going to run across bands you havent heard of Sat/Sun.
I say we party like its '96 and bring the horn sections back. I'd much rather see an International Ska Circus...
Update again: DeRogatis had it in this morning's paper. I guess I have "inside sources" too!
Perhaps we have the same sources?
Could be. 'Cept he had his in this morning's paper which I'm suspecting went to bed very early this morning. Did you sit on the "scoop" until 10:04 a.m.? Not good.
Nope, but I didn't read the morning paper either. Our source was actually -- as I stated -- inside the Pitchfork camp. I see DeRo is reporting on it too ... I suspect we all have different sources though.
So what? Stealth, if all you're ever going to be is just a negatively reactionary ass, why do you bother piping up?
News flash: Pitchfork gives this info to Dero and Kot themselves before they make it official. It benefits both parties.
Pharoah Monch is definitely a head-scratcher of a choice. Or is he wildly popular in some alternate universe?
Overall, between Lolla and Pitchfork it sure seems like there are a lot more nostalgia/throwback/"older" acts being trotted out on the festival circuit this year.
So what? Stealth, if all you're ever going to be is just a negatively reactionary ass, why do you bother piping up?
LOL. Pissed? It's ok. I would just refrain from considering it privledged info if it's been in the papers already where millions of people can read it. Kinda takes the edge off of all of that "inside source" stuff
News flash: Pitchfork gives this info to Dero and Kot themselves before they make it official. It benefits both parties.
That's not the point. If I had an "inside source" who delivered the news to people who in turn deliver the news to millions I wouldn't consier it something to crow about. If they give you the info at the same time as they give it to Kot and DeRo, fine. No reason why they couldn;t do that, is there?
Maybe they'll give you some free passes to make up for it...
I wonder how long it will be before somebody mentions Trixies and/or Chads.
Do Trixies and Chads really listen to The Flaming Lips? Im sure they're more preoccupied with Dave Matthews at Alpine Valley.
I was just kidding. Seems like the comment threads here always devolve into a discussion Chads and Trixies, hipsters and doofuses, Greasers and Soc's.
Sodapop was such a chad.
Don't forget the sharks and the jets.
Two things:
The Flaming Lips are confirmed for Sunday night on the Pitchfork site when you click to buy a 2-day pass.
For anyone who hasn't heard The National who are headlining Saturday, they are not too be missed. Give their album "Boxer" a listen. They're unbelievable live too.
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if you do not vote for one or all of these I will punch you.