Pitchfork Festival - anyone going?

[Sage 703]

Originally posted by le sonick:
   

Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
  As much as I hate pitchfork, I'll take that lineup over Lolapalooza or Virgin Festival lineups.
 
 And if I remember correctly, the cost was only a small fraction of the other two.

i paid $45 for 3 days of Lolla. [/b]

Me too  

[pj]

Anyone see the Silver Jews set there? How was it? Malkmus?

[anarchist]

silver jews was great.  best/craziest was the liars+man man.  yo la was good.  best part about it was they did not rape people for food + water.  big bottles of water were $1, if you did not get one for free.  food was local, good + reasonable.  just like lolla last yr it was almost 100 degrees.  the announcer might have been the best part of the show.

[HoyaSaxa03]

did anyone see Jens Lekman?  looks like a super-short set from ggw's schedule, i wish i had been able to go up to NYC and see his 2 shows a couple of weekends ago

[amnesiac]

Jens is one of the few acts in this lineup that I haven't seen live before, and so another reason I regret missing this festival. But it looks like he was given a solid hour or so. On at 2, then Liars at 3:30.
 
 

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:
  did anyone see Jens Lekman?  looks like a super-short set from ggw's schedule, i wish i had been able to go up to NYC and see his 2 shows a couple of weekends ago

[Vas Deferens]

Jens is amazing. Too bad he always skips DC.
 
 

Originally posted by amnesiac:
 [QB] Jens is one of the few acts in this lineup that I haven't seen live before, and so another reason I regret missing this festival. But it looks like he was given a solid hour or so. On at 2, then Liars at 3:30.

[attache]

Unfortunately Jens only had a half hour set, but it was wonderful.  The main stages were very close together and would alternate bands, as soon as the band at stage A finished stage C would start up.  So the sets were shorter, but the opportunity to see more bands was increased.  Other highlights include Art Brut, Man Man and Destroyer. Os Mutantes were easily the most enthralling and fun set of the festival.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by amnesiac:
  Jens is one of the few acts in this lineup that I haven't seen live before, and so another reason I regret missing this festival.

yeah, i agree ... you know he played a solo gig at mercury lounge, and then a full band gig at bowery ballroom a couple of weeks ago, i'm still kicking myself for not cutting class and going up there

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:
   

Originally posted by amnesiac:
  Jens is one of the few acts in this lineup that I haven't seen live before, and so another reason I regret missing this festival.

yeah, i agree ... you know he played a solo gig at mercury lounge, and then a full band gig at bowery ballroom a couple of weeks ago, i'm still kicking myself for not cutting class and going up there [/b]

He's doing an in-store performance in NYC at Soundfix. So they get him three times in two weeks, and we get zero. Awesome.   :mad:

[leafblower]

Here are some pics if you're interested:
 
 Day One
 http://flickr.com/photos/leafblower/sets/72157594217254881/
 
 Day Two
 http://flickr.com/photos/leafblower/sets/72157594219498155/