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1MM (P4K EDITION): The Best of the Rest, Featuring M83, Matt & Kim, Wavves, The Black Lips, Beirut and a Guy in an Alien Costume
[Photos by Laura M. Gray] Now that we’ve had some time to decompress from last weekend’s Pitchfork Music Festival, here’s a gallery of solid photos we didn’t already share in our band spotlights earlier this week. The fan ones are particularly priceless…
P4K FOCUS (DAY THREE): Grizzly Bear Do Battle With Flaming Lips’ Confetti Guns
[Photos by Laura M. Gray] By Lizz Kannenberg The Artist: Maybe the fanciest members of Brooklyn’s ‘freak-folk’ scene. Their Latest Release: Veckatimest (Warp, 2009) The Set in a Few Sentences:
Jay-Z Assumes the Beastie Boys’ Headliner Position At All Points West, His First Stateside Festival Appearance
So Goldenvoice has suddenly filled the gaping headliner hole in the first night of this year’s All Points West festival with Jay-Z. Believe it or not, this is the first U.S. fest appearance for the legendary rapper/Live Nation spokesman, who irked Oasis by topping Glastonbury’s bill in 2008.
PEEP SHOW: Boys Noize and Erol Alkan Unveil New “Waves” Single At Melt Festival
It’s apparently called “Waves” (no relation to a certain indie rock band), and may or may not be the lead single off Boys Noize‘s new album. We can dig it, although we wish we had witnessed the 3:50-7AM set these dudes delivered first-hand…
HYPE CHECK: Dirty Projectors Unload Melisma on a Crowd of Screaming, Weeping (Yes, Weeping) Dudes
Words and Photos by Aaron Richter Latest Album: Bitte Orca (Domino) What’s Been Said: “Much ink will likely be spilled on 2009 being the year that Brooklyn’s experimental class finally went ‘pop,’ and–with apologies to Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear–it’d be hard to find a better thesis statement.” – The A.V. Club “A similar sense […]
P4K FOCUS (DAY THREE): The Flaming Lips Keep the Acid Flashbacks Coming
[Photos by Laura M. Gray] By Lizz Kannenberg The Artist: Oklahoman masters of the never-say-die rock spectacle. Their Latest Release: At War With the Mystics (Warner Bros., 2006) The Set in a Few Sentences:
P4K FOCUS (DAY THREE): The Walkmen Jingle/Jangle Their Way Through Mid-Afternoon Set
[Photos by Laura M. Gray] By Lizz Kannenberg The Artist: NYC jangle rock for the true believers. Their Latest Release: You & Me (Gigantic, 2008) The Set in a Few Sentences:
P4K FOCUS (DAY TWO): Plants and Animals = Better For Your Hangover Than a Fistful of Bloody Marys
[Photos by Laura M. Gray] By Lizz Kannenberg The Artist: Muscular indie rock from Montreal. Their Latest Release: Parc Avenue (Secret City, 2008) The Set in a Few Sentences: