Chew On This: Did Trident Revitalize Fans at Pitchfork Music Festival?

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  Okay, now it’s time to share some more fan stories from Pitchfork Music Festival 2011! Check out the video above as we explored the Trident Vitality Lounge and had an ‘AWAKEN’ing session at the oxygen bar. Sorry for the shakiness of the video, I think they had the oxygen cranked up a bit to [...]

Concert Review: Was Pitchfork Music Festival 2011 A Success?

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Another Pitchfork Music Festival is in the books. So how did it stack up against previous years? Well, not so good, actually. It was an unbalanced mix of downers and highlights and we were there to cover it all. Before we start sharing the fan stories from this year’s festival, here’s the full review that [...]

Pitchfork Festival Day Two (In Photos): DJ Shadow, Fleet Foxes, No Age, Woods

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Editorial Note: Article first published as Pitchfork Festival 2011 Day Two: Fleet Foxes, DJ Shadow, No Age Rock the Masses on Blogcritics. From the first chest-rattling and thumping beats to the constant wave of crowd-surfers floating above the heads of their fellow concertgoers, it was obvious during Pitchfork Festival Day 2 that live music is [...]

Pitchfork Festival Day One: Tune-Yards, Animal Collective and Harry Potter

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Editorial Note: article first published as Music Review: Pitchfork Festival 2011 Day One – Righteous Tune-Yards, Animal Collective Deja-snoozes and Harry Potter Shout-outs on Blogcritics. The first day of Pitchfork Festival 2011 might not have sold out with only 18,000 fans piling in to Union Park, a place that can hold around 20,000. But nonetheless [...]

Top 5 Concert Fan Expectations, Pitchfork Music Festival 2011 Preview

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  What do you expect to feel and experience at a concert? During this episode of Live Fix Radio we’ll answer that question as we explore the Top 5 Expectations of the live music xperience. It’s also time for Pitchfork Music Festival 2011 this weekend in Chicago, so we’ll share our own high expectations, Top [...]

Concert Preview: What Makes Pitchfork Music Festival 2011 Fan-centric and Unique?

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  One of the highlights of our summer music festival adventures is heading out to discover new bands and and hang out with fellow live music fans at Pitchfork Music Festival. So to get you ready for the show, here’s a preview I wrote for Blogcritics, plus a few extra goodies. And be sure to [...]