For 2018, Pitchfork bolsters its usual smart bookings with a strengthened commitment to inclusiveness and community: the lineup has more locals than ever, and more than half the acts include women.
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From basement shows to Pitchfork stages
Several veterans of Chicago’s multifaceted DIY scene have leveled up to play the Pitchfork Music Festival.
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When playing Pitchfork is also about personal growth
Pitchfork artists Girlpool, Japanese Breakfast, and (Sandy) Alex G refresh the indie tradition of foregrounding emotional development, not just musical evolution.
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Pitchfork proves it: festivals that aren’t booking women aren’t trying
By showcasing Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, Nilüfer Yanya, and Ravyn Lenae, Pitchfork demonstrates the depth of the young female talent pool.
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Open Mike Eagle teaches the Pitchfork crowd about Chicago public housing
Open Mike Eagle shares some of the research behind his album-length love letter to the Robert Taylor Homes.
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The making of Chaka Khan
All kinds of Chicago music—AM radio pop, free-spirited R&B, bold Afrocentric jazz, soulful funk—came together to shape her incredible voice.
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Pitchfork outflanks its festival competition with left-field bookings
Circuit des Yeux, Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society, Irreversible Entanglements, and This Is Not This Heat don’t sell tickets like Fleet Foxes, but they help keep the Pitchfork Music Festival interesting.
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The schedule for the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival
Every set at the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival, from the Curls on Friday, July 20, to Ms. Lauryn Hill on Sunday, July 22.