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The Extrovert
Metromix blogs you into Chicago nightlife
« Pitchfork: Day 2 | Main | Nobody beats the wiz »

Originally posted: July 15, 2007

Now that day three of the exhausting and generally disappointing Pitchfork Music Fest is in the books, let’s not harp too much on the missteps (OK, just to name a few quickly: The sound was screwy again on the Connector Stage; soul singer Jamie Lidell couldn’t even bring himself to play piano, instead doing his entire performance without live instruments; Stephen Malkmus’ quiet solo show has no business being slotted at 6 p.m.; Chicago rockers The Ponys still don’t seem to have a consistent personality). Instead, a few highlights from the final day: Local vets The Sea and Cake legitimately rocked and proved to be one of the few bands that translated to the outdoor setting. Canada’s Junior Boys cranked up the fun after a mid-day lull that came from Menomena’s intriguing set that was significantly weakened by poor sound. One enterprising fan fashioned a sign on the front of a Fuze beverage box that read, “Let’s trade Pokemon.” And for the high point of the day, Of Montreal delivered the expected weirdness and then some, with frontman Kevin Barnes wearing progressively less throughout the show, and a borderline theater-level production on stage that featured angel wings, a Darth Vader outfit and much, much more. Other than that, still-solid New Pornographers aren’t quite the same without Neko Case, and snippets of Klaxons and De La Soul failed to keep our interest. We're not sweating it, though: Lolla is only three weeks away. Who do you think put on the best show at Pitchfork? Who was a disappointment? What was up with the sound? Will you go next year?

in Matt Pais, Music | Permalink

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"generally disappointing"? i agree w/ the person on your day 2 review... why'd you bother going? i found the show to be great, and will mos def go back next year.

Posted by: | Jul 17, 2007 11:41:41 AM


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