i have more to say about pitchfork fest, but for now all i can say is friday and saturday blew my mind.
friday having tortoise, yo la tengo, jesus lizard and built to spill play back to back was incredible. but jesus lizard definitely stole the show......
saturday was a dream show come true. ponytail, wavves, matt & kim and the black lips all playing the same stage and almost one after another was fucking awesome. black lips tore the house down........you really ought to see those guys at some point. they live up to their reputation for bat shit crazy shows..............
also i discovered so new favorite bands, killer whales and disappears both from chicago. i know now that i hate flaming lips fans, and am sad that grizzly bear had to play their entrancing set while most people jockeyed for positions close enough to see wayne coyne.......
many of the hyped bands at p4k seemed just that. vivian girls and japandroids were good, but nothing special. same for doom, m83 and the national. the thermals kind of rocked it...but again most bands are better to see live when there's less than a hundred people crammed into a small space.......which is where i'd still prefer to see them. also i still don't like the new thermals songs....which is disappointing cause i love their first three LPs..........
anway, i could say more. and i will. but that's my recap for now. p4k was awesome, but not quite as transcendent as i hoped for......
