photos by James Richards IV
Sleater-Kinney/Vic Mensa/Kurt Vile/Shamir @ Pitchfork Fest 7/18/2015
“You’re beautiful when you’re wet,” Kurt Vile tells the crowd, putting a positive spin on a damp situation. The singer/guitarist, who has a highly anticipated new record due in September, starts 35 minutes late due to the rain and evacuation delay. True to form, he stretches out, opening with the ambling “Gold Tones,” a 10-minute epic that magnifies his mystical, introspective guitar lines and sun-baked vocals. Vile, who never seems in a hurry no matter the situation, remains content to let the groggy country-rock melody run its course. It’s his aw-shucks way of easing people back into the festival setting and brushing off the personal stress of losing substantial set time. -[Chicago Tribune]
At the end of Protomartyr‘s early afternoon set during Day 2 (7/18) of the 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival, singer Joe Casey offered the crowd, watching in 90-degree temperatures and unrelenting humidity, a word of advice: “Hydrate.” He probably didn’t mean the torrential thunderstorm that cracked open an hour later during Ex Hex‘s set which was cut short as Chicago’s Union Park was temporarily evacuated. Folks were let back in less than an hour later, old hat for Chicago festival crowds.
Saturday’s rain made things muddy — and delayed Vince Staples‘ flight, canceling his set — but spirits weren’t too dampened, as massive crowds enjoyed sets by Sleater-Kinney, Kurt Vile, Vic Mensa, The New Pornographers, Parquet Courts, A$AP Ferg, Shamir and more. Sophie didn’t play, whether it was weather-related was not made clear, but Towkio filled in. (His pal, PC Music’s AG Cook, is scheduled to perform today.) Pictures from the day are in this post.
Pitchfork wraps up today (7/19) with sets from Chance the Rapper, Todd Terje & the Olsens, Run the Jewels, The Julie Ruin, Viet Cong, Courtney Barnett, Perfume Genius, and more. You can watch it live from your air conditioned home, too, as it’s streaming live. UPDATE: Day 3 happened and pictures are up.
Pics from Pitchfork Day 1 are HERE and HERE. Lots more from Day 2, below…
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Jimmy Whispers
Protomartyr
Bully
Future Brown
Mr. Twin Sister
Ex Hex
Today, the rain can suck it. thanks to everyone was there in the storm. You guys and your umbrellas were pretty cute⚡️⚡️⚡️@pitchforkfest
— mary timony (@MaryT_Money) July 19, 2015
Kurt Vile and The Violators
Ariel Pink
Parquet Courts
ASAP Ferg
The New Pornographers
.@pitchforkfest, it's been fun. Hurricane threats, hanging w/ Sam from @futureislands, Protomartyr + @exhexband slaying, our gig, all that.
— Carl Newman (@ACNewman) July 19, 2015
Shamir
Sleater-Kinney
Vic Mensa
