Pitchfork 2010 weekend : A live review of sorts.....

I would say, aside from Pavement, the most thrilling aspects of this weekend were the aftershows.

Titus Andronicus played an insanely hot, wild set at Subterranean.

Lightning Bolt played Bitchpork under the name of "Turd Thrower" Saturday night.

Bitchpork consisted of a multi-level warehouse with bands playing everywhere. Ice cream trucks, weird lights, outdoor patios with acoustic-laden shirtless men screaming lyrics...

By sunday night, when Malkmus uttered the words "Times New Viking", I knew where they were playing, but as much of a show junkie as I am, my body would not physically allow me to go.

Here's a mash-up of almost everything i got my calloused, bruis-laden little hands on this weekend. Enjoy :

The Walkmen - Live @ Schubas, 2009...

The Walkmen played one of the most thrilling shows i've ever been to in my 10+ years of attending them.

Most of the time was spent with my mouth agape, praying my camera didn't run out of battery, or room.

White Rabbits opened, which sweetened the already overly sweet pot of seeing both of these bands at one of the smallest, most respected clubs in Chicago.

These are the first two songs...

Modest Mouse - Live @ Summerfest 2010 - This Devil's Workday

Modest Mouse lit up Summerfest 2010 with a slew of old and new.

This is, "This Devil's Workday"

enjoy

Fiery Furnaces - Live @ Empty Bottle

trouble trouble worry, bitches :

The Dodos - Joe's Waltz, Live in Milwaukee @ Pabst Theater...

The Dodo's opened up for New Pornographers in Milwaukee at the Pabst Theater.

Always phenomenal, they tried out some new material, using us "as their guinea pigs". I was happy to hear it. It sounded really good, mixing the old intensity with newer harmony and instrumentation.

Here's "Joe's Waltz", one of my favorite long-ass rockers.

New NIGHT MARCHERS song - Tropical Depression

Heavy rain faded in and out throughout the entire set and into the night. Night Marchers had played Wicker Park fest last year.

This was an entirely better show.

enjoy :

Haymarket Riot are a band from Chicago....

...they've been together for TEN years.

Divot Records. Chicago staple. If you haven't seen them, what are you waiting for?

Footage from :

Metronome Festival 2009
Empty Bottle
Ronny's

Enjoy :

Harlem / Black Lips putting two dudes in their place/ Paper Chase / Menomena....

"You can dance onstage, I have fun when you do that, just don't unplug our shit. Then we all look stupid and we're dancing to nothing"

- Jared from Black lips doesn't want you to unplug his shit, let alone SLAM into him while he's playing...and people wonder why they get pissed.

A compilation of videos from, in order :

The Paper Chase
Black Lips
Menomena
Call Me Lightning
and Harlem.

Enjoy :

Janelle Monae @ Schubas... 2010

Janelle Monae doesn't need any press from me. What a tight, talented group of individuals who REALLY know how to put on a show. Schubas was almost going to collapse on itself. Enjoy :

Jaguar Love in a house.

Itunes single killin it.