The members of Detroit art-rock group Saajtak met at the University of Michigan in the early 2010s, when all four participated in an improvising ensemble called the Creative Arts Orchestra. They’ve since carried the experimental traditions they explored as students into their work in Saajtak and into their individual creative pursuits—each has developed such an […]
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Beach Bunny jump straight to the championship round
Lili Trifilio and her indie-punk band have climbed from Chicago’s DIY scene to stages most musicians never reach, and their first studio album, Honeymoon, comes out just this week.
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Pitchfork loves TV, so Pitchfork loves Survive
Survive’s retro horror-synth score for Stranger Things means they benefit from Pitchfork’s courtship of the prestige-television audience.
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Even Pitchfork’s best efforts don’t bring it close to gender equity
Beach House, Savages, FKA Twigs, and Carly Rae Jepsen are all great—but don’t let them distract you from the lopsided maleness of Pitchfork’s bookings.
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Party with Vic Mensa tomorrow at Emporium before he plays Coachella in April
The rapper and Save Money leader teams up with Smoko Ono to DJ the Wicker Park arcade bar.
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Jason Molina’s long dark blues
Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man Jason Molina produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 7/31: 3Peat, Smith Westerns, and Wreck & Reference
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, July 31
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12 O’Clock Track: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Daz, and Nate Dogg, “Deeez Nuuuts”
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “Deez Nuuuts” off by Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg’s first official recorded appearance.
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Q&A with Ninja of Die Antwoord
Talking about money, desperation, and creativity with Ninja of Die Antwoord
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Refused and At the Drive-In: the reunions in tweets
The stories of the At the Drive-In and Refused reunion announcements, through the lens of Twitter
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Pavement Tour Diary: Coachella
Pavement at Coachella! How will it go the second time around?