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We hear that there's a new bar opening in town called The Pitchfork Saloon, and while it has zero connection to the music site of the same name, Idolator has rounded up some pretty hilarious quips as if it was. (Also, aside note to the proprietors of The Pitchfork Saloon, you have your SEO work cut out for you if you ever want someone to find you via the internets...)

This is part of Chicagoist's continuing coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

                              

We close our coverage of this year's Pitchfork Music Festival with a collection of photographs taken by Chicagoist staffers. We had a great time at the festival this year, and if you were there we hope you did too.

Thanks to our pals at Pitchfork - who are busy enough - for pointing us to this bizarre phone call from former Smashing Pumpkin D'Arcy Wretzky. D'Arcy called in to Q101's Ryan Manno. It's...kind of weird as the conversation randomly bounces around. There's talk of the death of her ex-boyfriend, farms, and Davey Jones. Take a listen here.

The final adds to this year's Pitchfork Music Festival have been announced. Saturday gets Final Fantasy -- the dude with the violin from Canada, not the game -- the polite bucolic folk of Bowerbirds, Cymbals Eat Guitars -- does anyone else think these dudes are a Pavement tribute band? -- and Chicago trio Michael Columbia, while Sunday will now include the Thermals (YES) and Killer Whales.

The Flaming Lips have changed their mind and decided they will participate with the "Write The Night" fan requested setlist during their appearance at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival. This is exciting news, primarily amongst music critics filled with glee at the idea of Wayne Coyne picking up a guitar and rocking out to the oldies that most new Lips followers would be less familiar with. After denying early reports that their setlist would be chosen by popular vote, Coyne said tday “The Lips are more than glad to be part of ‘Write the Night’. They will do their best to accommodate the wildest and most obscure of requests - covers included.”

             

[Ed. note: Lizz was our eyes and ears at this year's SXSW ... here's our last peek at what she saw.]

Our pals at Pitchfork posted the following video from the Chicago/Detroit hip-hop duo, The Cool Kids, for the song "Pennies," from their allegedly forthcoming LP When Fish Ride Bicycles. While the wait for the debut full-length hasn't been as arduous as Kid Sister - Cool Kids released their Bake Sale EP last year - we're still anxious to hear more from Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks. It's even prompted our own Tankboy to coin this new motto: "THE CHICAGO HIP-HOP SCENE: It would totally blow up if anyone ever got around to actually releasing a full-length album!"

If you haven't been watching Beardo on Pitchfork.tv, you've been missing out. Chicagoan Fred Armisen makes an appearance in this latest episode of Tim Harrington's eccentric show, along with an all-star indie rock cast under the moniker USA for Affluence, singing an epic ode to consumerism.

We've already weighed in with our thoughts about the 'Fork's new book offering their take of the 500 best songs of the past 31 years. Well, now you have a chance to give your thoughts directly to the editors since they'll be attending the release party for the tome tonight at Sonotheque from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. Pitchfork publisher Chris Kaskie, editor-in-chief Scott Plagenhoef, and managing editor Mark Richardson will spin selections from The Pitchfork 500 and staff will be on hand to sell you a copy of the book should you want to leaf through the songlist and make any requests.

"Hey, what's your favorite song?"

As Duke Ellington might have said, Arthur Russell was a musician and composer "beyond category." In his short life (he died of complications from AIDS at the age of 40) he composed and recorded music that could be classified as folk, disco, ambient, classical, pop and even country. He was born in Iowa and followed in his mother's footsteps by taking up the cello as a child. Later he moved to San Francisco (befriending Allan Ginsberg) and then eventually New York City, where he became a catalyst in the art scene of the 70's as musical director of The Kitchen. Ginsberg, who lived in the same apartment building as Arthur for many years, described his music as "Buddhist bubblegum," and it's that sly tension between childlike joy and a more cerebral experimentation that has posthumously made him a favorite of David Byrne, Jens Lekman and Pitchfork.

                       

The Pitchfork Music Festival rolled to a triumphant close yesterday with a much-delayed set by Cut Copy literally stealing the show from the headlining Spoon. A few scheduling changes led to minor confusion between crowds from time-to time, but the organizers did a good job of trying to constantly remind people where they should be and when from the various on-stage announcements delivered by either Tim Tuten or Damon Locks throughout the day. It was also the dryest and warmest day of the weekend, but folks were looking out for each other and helped each other cope with the bright heat that settled over Union Park.

      

Pitchfork's organizers are pretty strict when it comes to what one can bring into the fest. Among the regulations are no outside food and a maximum of two sealed bottles of water. During our visits to the fest over the weekend we were searched thoroughly to ensure we were keeping in line with those rules. Walking from stage to stage in the humid weather smothering the area all weekend all but guaranteed that we were going to wind up both hungry and thirsty.

                   

Ah, the rain. In previous years we've always half jokingly call the Pitchfork Music Festival "Sweatfork" due to the usually oppressive heat, but this year the afternoon storms brought about "Mudfork" and the attendant rise of the mud people. Saturday is usually the most crowded day of the festival and this year was no different, although we must admit we're seeing less and less of the ironic gym suited American Apparel crowd and more and more of, well, normal folks.

       

If the hot and steamy weather, or the drizzly rain get to be too much for you at his year's indie rock fest, there's still plenty of distractions to keep you busy while wait for the next band.

      

One of the pleasures of hitting Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival, besides seeing a whole bunch of great acts in a single weekend, is being able to dig through crates of records and tables of CDs. And this year is no different, with a small exception.

Chicago-based Pitchfork, ye olde guardian of all things indie rock and general critical force to be reckoned with, is launching Pitchfork.tv on April 7. When we first saw the press release hit our inbox, we admit our initial reaction was one of great skeptical cynicism. Recently Pitchfork gave a rather naked endorsement to a video game that they just happened to choose the soundtrack for, so the move in to territory dangerously similar to MTV-land seemed like another step towards the ramp at the edge of the shark tank.