Thanks to
Any Such Name for reminding us that these days, every major event leaves a trail of Craigslist ads in its wake; the Pitchfork Music Festival isn't an exception, and the
ads we've found so far have been as communicative as you'd expect indie rockers to be. For example, there's this ad from a woman looking for a man: "I didn't attend the festival I just live in the neighborhood. I wanted to say hello but as always I'm shy." So shy, in fact, that she won't provide any details about herself or the person she's looking for! Perhaps the person who posted this ad is her Mr. Right: "we miss each other on purpose ... you know how dumb that is?" Or maybe he isn't, since he could actually be a she—or maybe even a leftover ice-cream treat that somehow became sentient through the power of Yoko Ono's music. It's phenomena like these that make it hard to
not love the Internet, don't you think?
missed connections: search for "pitchfork" [Craigslist]
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The rest of the Pitchfork Music Festival's lineup has been announced, and rounding out the night where bands perform classic albums is... Sebadoh, performing Bubble & Scrape. Kind of a letdown given a) the speculation about what other bands might be playing and b) my personal preference for Bakesale, but what are you gonna do. Also added to the bill: the Hold Steady, High Places, and Elf Power, among others. Click the album cover for the entire lineup.
I had a pretty good time at last year's Pitchfork Music Festival—it had a solid lineup, cheap water, and gorgeous weather—and the initial announcement for this year's festival, which is taking place July 18-20, is making me excited to head back to Chicago this summer. Vampire Weekend's presence ensures that there will be a ton of heated arguments by the beer stalls; Animal Collective's participation will probably not satiate Jim DeRogatis' wariness over Pitchfork's similarities to Rolling Stone, so we'll be treated to another year of seeing him sitting around the press area with a surly look; and most importantly, Public Enemy is performing It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back in its entirety as part of the festival's annual "Don't Look Back" series. Full list of announced artists after the jump.
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