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July 11th, 2010 
Grant Trimboli This year’s Pitchfork Music Festival is right around the corner! The big throw down takes over Chicago’s Union Park July 16-18. More info after the jump.
Vampire Weekend Talks New Album With Pitchfork
October 2nd, 2009 Chris Courtesy of Pitchfork On January 29, 2008, Vampire Weekend played a show at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom celebrating the release of their self-titled debut LP. The gig was filled with hometown supporters who knew all of lead singer Ezra Koenig’s twisty words. The band went through their limited repertoire with precision, but it was tough to […]
Mac DeMarco Announces Mini-Album ‘Another One,’ New Tour Dates
April 24th, 2015 John Bazley Mac DeMarco (known in some circles as professional backer Dave Fuck) has announced a new mini record and a slew of new tour dates. The most mysterious man in indie rock will release the eight-track record, Another One, on August 7 via Captured Tracks. The songs were recorded by DeMarco himself in his Queens home […]
Chance The Rapper And The Social Experiment Share “Lady Friend”
February 18th, 2015 Mark Garza Chance the Rapper has been busy. From releasing a track with Madonna and Mike Tyson, to the long-awaited Surf album with The Social Experiment inching closer, and just a few days ago announcing an appearance at the Pitchfork Music Festival, the artist shows no signs of slowing down. So it fits that on Valentine’s Day, […]
ALBUM STREAM: Twin Peaks – ‘Wild Onion’
July 29th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Chicago’s youth ain’t got nothin’ on its under-21 fellows Twin Peaks. The four-piece pop rock group will drop their sophomore release, Wild Onion, on August 5, and it’s not just Chicago that’s cheering them on. In anticipation, they’ve put the whole rowdy, riffy, jovial record up for streaming on Pitchfork Advance. After seeing their set at […]
How To Dress Well Shares “Let U Know” and Adds Tour Dates
July 24th, 2014 Corey From After the release of the fantastic What Is This Heart?, How To Dress Well is streaming one more beautiful track that wasn’t on the proper release, but was recorded during and was a track that’s necessary for everyone to hear, called “Let U Know.” In the press release, he mentions the origin of his album […]
Slowdive Announce North American Tour
July 14th, 2014 Drew Caruso Marking their first time playing in North America since 1994, Slowdive will begin a thirteen city long tour of the region this fall. The recently reunited shoegaze outfit have been pleasing longtime fans by playing festivals and big events, and now North American residents can enjoy the return of one of the most influential shoegaze […]
Beck Announces North American Tour
March 11th, 2014 Kendra Beltran With the release of his latest album Morning Phase, Beck is packing up and heading out on a North American tour in about a month’s time. The self-appointed loser of the ‘90s has been pretty busy the last couple months. He had the new album, worked with Pharrell and even performed on SNL. So adding […]
Listen to Sharon Van Etten’s New Single “Taking Chances”
March 4th, 2014 Kevin Blumeyer Sharon Van Etten‘s Tramp was one of the finest albums of 2012 and while I’m not sure two years is even enough time to recover from such a release, she recently announced the follow-up, Are We There, will hit stores on May 27. Today she released the first single from the album, “Taking Chances.” It’s […]
tUnE-yArDs Announces New Album ‘Nikki Nack’ and Tour
March 3rd, 2014 Nina Corcoran Good news, my fellow freak folk lovers. Creative mind and childlike artist tUnE-yArDs has taken to Twitter this morning to share a mash-up of new songs, meaning she’s got a new album on the way. Following up 2011’s magnificent w h o k i l l, the new album is titled Nikki Nack and comes out May 6 in […]
Kendrick Lamar Releasing New Album in September
March 1st, 2014 Nina Corcoran According to a Billboard feature with Top Dawg Entertainment’s Anthony Tiffith, one of 2012’s biggest rappers, Kendrick Lamar, is said to be preparing a new album due out in September. The album serves as a follow-up to his breakthrough LP Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, and seems to be separate from the LP Lamar is putting out this year with […]