Pitchfork finally got around to announcing the beginning of its line-up, and since it's the only festival I'm probably going to be able to attend, this post had to wait until now.
Think of this as the consumer reports-style summary of which festival to attend this spring/summer...
(*'s indicate bands and artists that are playing more than one festival)
P.S. - the Decemberists = the festival sluts of the year
Coachella: April 27-29 Indio, CA
A condensed list of the bands playing: Interpol, Arctic Monkeys*, Sonic Youth*, DJ Shadow*, Brazilian Girls*, Rufus Wainwright, Nickel Creek, El-P*, Red Hot Chili Peppers, TheArcade Fire, The Decemberists**, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem, The New Pornographers*, Regina
See the Full Line-up
Bonnaroo: June 14-17Tennessee
A condensed list of the bands playing: The Police, The White Stripes, Ben Harper, Wilco, the Flaming Lips*, Franz Ferdinand, The Decemberists**, Damien Rice*, Wolfmother,Regina
See The Full Line-Up
Sasquatch: May 26-28 Washington (the state)
A condensed list of the bands playing: Nine Inch Nails, Bahaus, HIM, TV on the Radio, Wolfmother, The Flaming Lips*, The Shins, Neko Case, Ben Harper, Iron and Wine*, Sufjan Stevens, Gomez, Rogue Wave, Architecture inHelsinki, Graves, Nada Surf, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, We Are Scientists
See the Full Line-up
Pitchfork: July 13-15 Chicago
Very few of the artists/bands playing have been announced so far, but here are a few highlights: Cat Power, Iron and Wine*, Girl Talk*, New Pornographers*, Stephen Malkmus*, OfMontreal, Sonic Youth
See the line-up so far...
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Meanwhile, in the blogosphere...(and beyond)
Think of this as the consumer reports-style summary of which festival to attend this spring/summer...
(*'s indicate bands and artists that are playing more than one festival)
P.S. - the Decemberists = the festival sluts of the year
Coachella: April 27-29 Indio, CA
A condensed list of the bands playing: Interpol, Arctic Monkeys*, Sonic Youth*, DJ Shadow*, Brazilian Girls*, Rufus Wainwright, Nickel Creek, El-P*, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The
See the Full Line-up
Bonnaroo: June 14-17
A condensed list of the bands playing: The Police, The White Stripes, Ben Harper, Wilco, the Flaming Lips*, Franz Ferdinand, The Decemberists**, Damien Rice*, Wolfmother,
See The Full Line-Up
Sasquatch: May 26-28 Washington (the state)
A condensed list of the bands playing: Nine Inch Nails, Bahaus, HIM, TV on the Radio, Wolfmother, The Flaming Lips*, The Shins, Neko Case, Ben Harper, Iron and Wine*, Sufjan Stevens, Gomez, Rogue Wave, Architecture in
See the Full Line-up
Pitchfork: July 13-15 Chicago
Very few of the artists/bands playing have been announced so far, but here are a few highlights: Cat Power, Iron and Wine*, Girl Talk*, New Pornographers*, Stephen Malkmus*, Of
See the line-up so far...
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Meanwhile, in the blogosphere...(and beyond)
- Dodge of My Old Kentucky Blog and Justin of An Aquarium Drunkard interviewed Justin Rice (of Bishop Allen) during South By Southwest. Download the interview here.
- Culture Bully is THE place to go for LCD Soundsystem's new album and all things related
- NPR & Rolling Stone seem to have decided that they like artist playists/DJs? This time it's Conor Oberst and Lily Allen.
- Talkin' bout an amazing Bob Dylan Parody. Link stolen from Cable & Tweed.
- Download the Ted Leo & the Pharmacists' concert at the 9:30 club on March 29th here. Also, you can download the NPR interview with Ted Leo himself here.
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