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June 22, 2011 · 2:28 pm

Official 2011 Pitchfork Music Festival Schedule

The 2011 Pitchfork Music Festival, which takes place on Friday, July 15th through Sunday, July 17th at Chicago’s Union Park, is pleased to announce this year’s schedule.

Plan accordingly; there are so many must-see acts this year that sitting beneath a shady tree all day is simply not an option. Also, if you still have not purchased tickets, single-day passes are going quickly! While the initial batch of Sunday tickets sold out, we’ve released a final batch for sale, to make sure you don’t miss TV on the Radio, Deerhunter, OFWGKTA, Cut Copy and 14 other artists. So get your tickets today! Tickets for all three days can be purchased here.

 2011 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

 FRIDAY, JULY 15 – gates at 3pm

8:30 (GREEN) Animal Collective

7:30 (BLUE) James Blake

7:20 (RED) Neko Case

6:30 (BLUE) Das Racist

6:25 (GREEN) Guided By Voices

5:30 (BLUE) Curren$y

5:30 (RED) Thurston Moore

4:35 (GREEN) Battles

4:30 (BLUE) tUnE-yArDs

3:30 (RED) EMA

3:20 (BLUE) Gatekeeper

 SATURDAY, JULY 16 – gates at 12pm

8:30 (GREEN) Fleet Foxes

7:40 (BLUE) Zola Jesus

7:25 (RED) DJ Shadow

6:45 (BLUE) Twin Shadow

6:15 (GREEN) The Dismemberment Plan

5:45 (BLUE) The Radio Dept.

5:15 (RED) Destroyer

4:45 (BLUE) OFF!

4:15 (GREEN) No Age

3:45 (BLUE) Wild Nothing

3:20 (RED) Gang Gang Dance

2:50 (BLUE) G-Side

2:30 (GREEN) Cold Cave

1:55 (BLUE) Sun Airway

1:45 (RED) Woods

1:00 (BLUE) Chrissy Murderbot Feat MC ZULU

1:00 (GREEN) Julianna Barwick

 SUNDAY, JULY 17 – gates at 12pm

8:30 (GREEN) TV on the Radio

7:40 (BLUE) HEALTH

7:25 (RED) Cut Copy

6:45 (BLUE) Toro Y Moi

6:15 (GREEN) Deerhunter

5:45 (BLUE) Kylesa

5:15 (RED) Superchunk

4:45 (BLUE) Baths

4:15 (GREEN) Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

3:45 (BLUE) Shabazz Palaces

3:20 (RED) OFWGKTA

2:50 (BLUE) Twin Sister

2:30 (GREEN) Kurt Vile & the Violators

1:55 (BLUE) How to Dress Well

1:45 (RED) Yuck

1:00 (BLUE) Darkstar

1:00 (GREEN) The Fresh & Onlys

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March 4, 2011 · 3:52 pm

2011 Pitchfork Music Festival!

The 2011 Pitchfork Music Festival will be taking place on Friday, July 15th through Sunday, July 17th! Tickets will officially be on sale today at noon, with single-day tickets for $45 and three-day passes for $110! If last year was any indicator, three-day passes will sell out in under a week (last year they sold out in FIVE DAYS!), so be sure to get your tickets ASAP! Tickets will be available on the festival website, http://www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com.

An independently run, consistently sold-out event, the Pitchfork Music Festival attracts 50,000 fans of all ages from 45 states and 26 countries. In addition to presenting an outstanding musical line-up at a reasonable price, the festival also offers a vast array of other activities for attendees to enjoy. With 50 individual vendors, as well as specialty fairs, the fest not only supports local businesses and the local economy, but also promotes the Chicago arts community as a whole.

PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011 LINEUP SO FAR:

FRIDAY

Animal Collective

James Blake

Das Racist

Curren$y

 SATURDAY

Fleet Foxes

The Dismemberment Plan

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

Woods

Sun Airway

Kylesa

 SUNDAY

TV on the Radio

Cut Copy

Deerhunter

Destroyer

OFWGKTA

Yuck

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June 23, 2010 · 11:24 am

New Label: Rock It Science Labs

Rock It Science Laboratories is a fresh music label that zooms forth from one of San Francisco’s favorite 
warehouse party-maker crews turned club promoters, musicians and remixers. 
“Wiggle Room” is the first release on the Rock It Science Laboratories label. DJ Fame and Eric Sharp have all thrusters going full throttle, turning out a twister of a track.
There’s some “Wiggle Room” remixes already, too.  Two high honored cadets of the Chicago club sound, Santiago & Bushido take it on as well as Trillbass who takes us to the dark forest of Dubstep, winding us down creepy turns and shivering drops. Finally Andrew Phelan and George Cochrane make the list here as well.
Check all of it out at BeatPort by clicking here.
Also, I’ve got a free download for ya! It’s another Groove Armada “Paper Romance” remix by the aforementioned Eric Sharp. After having a listen to a lot of remixes for “Paper Romance,” I gotta say this one’s a good one to have…especially if you’re like me and haven’t gotten sick of the song yet.

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March 4, 2010 · 2:48 pm

Pretty Good Dance Moves single “Alive Tonight”

Pretty Good Dance Moves – Free mp3 download of “Alive Tonight”

PDGM, out March 9th on Township Records, is set to impress with its use of sinuous synthesizers, bewitching dance beats, and impressive array of guest stars including Chicago-based vocalist Angelina Lucero and singer-songwriter Heather Christian.

In celebration of the upcoming release, Pretty Good Dance Moves will be headlining two shows at Schubas, March 12th and 13th in Chicago. After that, the boys head to Austin for a  SXSW run!

SXSW Dates and Locations

3/16 The Locals Show @ Shangri La – 10:00pm
3/17 AM to AM Party @ Paradise – 7:00 pm
3/18 South By South Wurst @ Sholz Garten- 3:00pm
3/18 Gypsy Sun Vintage Clothing Party @ 420 Spot- 6:00pm
3/19 Township Records showcase @ Teddy Malones – 9:00pm
3/19 No Door Agency Late Night Party- 11:30pm
3/20 Six Stages over Texas Festival (Headliner Stage) – 7:00pm
3/20 Custom Tattoos – 9:30pm

Also — here’s a happy little bit of info for you Cut Copy fans:

The members of Cut Copy have been busy at work on their third album and are getting ready to take over the festival scene this summer. Take a look at what the band had to say to their fans and what their tour schedule is looking like this summer on MySpace now!

Yessssssssss! I can’t wait!

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February 8, 2010 · 2:38 pm

Pretty Good Dance Moves

Pretty Good Dance Moves = ingenious band name!

Formed in Chicago, IL and now based out of Brooklyn, electro-pop duo Pretty Good Dance Moves will release their long-awaited new EP, PGDM on March 9. The duo, Jimmy Giannapoulos and Aaron Allieta,  created an EP full of slinky synthesizers and seductive dance beats. The duo scoured the globe for vocalists and found voices to complement their laid-back, synth-pop sound, recruiting several important guest stars, including Chicago vocalist Angelina Lucero and singer-songwriter Heather Christian. You can hear the results on the band’s single “Leave Me Alone,” which features Swedish pop legend Bjorn Yttling of Peter Bjorn & John on vocals and also as co-writer. Stereogum premiered the track, calling it “a triumphant little electro-pop track that tickles hearts and synths.” Preview it here.

PGDM’s first EP was released in 2006. The video  for their single “Demons Dancing,” stars Flight of the Conchord’s Kristen Schaal!

Track Listing for PGDM

1.       Sample Your Body (ft. Angelina Lucero)
2.      Leave Me Alone (ft. Bjorn Yttling)
3.      600 Days (ft. Heather Christian)
4.      Tear Us Up (feat. Sydney Wayser)
5.      Alive Tonight (ft. Angelina Lucero)
6.      Leave Me Alone (Infernal Devices Remix)

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