Since 2015, my first year living full-time in Chicago, the Pitchfork Music Festival has been a watershed moment in my summer. In its regular July slot, the fest has created a fulcrum point in the season—it’s a place to unexpectedly bump into forgotten friends and rest in the leafy tranquility of the Blue Stage, where […]
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Pitchfork fashion ‘rules’
Festivalgoers share their tips for looking stylish in extreme weather.
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PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes with Grapetooth at Pitchfork
Photographer Tim Nagle went behind the scenes with Grapetooth at their Pitchfork 2019 performance.
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PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes with Ric Wilson at Pitchfork
Photographer Tim Nagle went behind the scenes with Ric Wilson at his Pitchfork 2019 performance.
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PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes with Tasha at Pitchfork
Photographer Tim Nagle went behind the scenes with Tasha at her Pitchfork 2019 performance.
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Charli XCX claimed her pop crown at Pitchfork
She’s long been an expert collaborator, but she’s finally ready for stardom on her own terms.
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The quest to be Pitchfork’s perfect consumer
What happens if you indulge every corporate sponsor at Pitchfork? Does the Chase Sapphire Lounge have to let you in?
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Mavis Staples sanctified Friday night at Pitchfork
Even when Mavis Staples wasn’t singing gospel at Pitchfork, her powerful spiritual voice could bring together generations.
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Here’s who is on the Pitchfork/Silver Room Block Party/ComplexCon cover (and the winner of our contest!)
How many did you guess correctly?
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What happens to the trash at Pitchfork?
And how does the festival stack up against its peers on the sustainability front?
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A streamable mixtape of Pitchfork’s Chicago sounds
This year Pitchfork booked enough acts from in and around Chicago to fill one side of a 90-minute cassette.
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At Pitchfork, all the world’s onstage
Cate Le Bon, Black Midi, Ibeyi, and Chai are among the acts from abroad at the festival this year.
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Valee runs up a high score
In recognition of Valee’s Pitchfork debut, the Reader attempts to quantify the Chicago rapper’s braggadociousness.
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Pitchfork finally makes its own pop moment
Robyn, Sky Ferreira, Haim, and Charli XCX aim a little to the left of the Top 40—and give the Pitchfork crowd something to dance about.
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Why haven’t the Isley Brothers conquered the rock market?
The legendary R&B band can rock hard too, but they’ve never crossed over like Sly Stone or Prince.