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  • Photos by CHRISTOPHER ALVAREZ for The Scenestar Now in its 18th year, the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago's Union Park will once again present another varied bill of veteran artists and soon-to-be break-out acts. Headliners Black Pumas, Jamie XX, and Alanis Morissette top Friday, July 19, Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 20, respectively. The…

  • Photos by CHRISTOPHER ALVAREZ for The Scenestar The 17th edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park this summer from July 21st – 23rd 2023. A pair of heavy hitters in the form of Bon Iver and The Smile headline another stacked lineup with festival favorite Big Thief as the 3rd name…

  • Let's be honest, we've been anticipating for live music to return for a good long while. And after what will have been more than 2 years, the Pitchfork Music Festival will be returning to Union Park in Chicago next month from September 10 – 12th with indie queen Phoebe Bridgers, art rocker St. Vincent and…

  • The 14th annual Pitchfork Music Festival will take place at Chicago’s Union Park July 19th to the 21st. As domestic festivals are now showcasing more and more talent from abroad, Pitchfork has assembled a strong contingent of artists from around the globe. Swedish songstress Robyn, Scottish indie royalty Belle And Sebastian, Japanese punks CHAI and…

  • If you are a fan of 90's indie rock and don't know 3RA1N1AC (AKA Brainiac), you are missing out on something really special. Everyone we know who knows of them describes this band with hopeless abandon. You're in luck because there's a documentary on the way and it's coming out in a few months!

  • Deap Vally plays an all ages show at Echoplex on Tuesday, and we couldn't be more excited. Having just performed at Desert Daze, this show is a treat for us Angelenos. And if you haven't seen them, get ready. This duo is proof that rock n' roll is still very much alive and well.

  • By the time you read this, the Ladies of LCD Soundsytem tour will have begun. But we'll have something no one else will have, Los Angeles, and that is the final date of the tour. You know what that means… We need to make the closing night of the tour unforgettable.  

  • One of our favorite Australian transplants and Cut Copy bass player, Ben Browning, is scheduled to play The Satellite in Silver Lake next month on November 30th in support of his latest release Even Though. 

  •   We didn't think we'd be writing about Sonic Youth with regard to music news ever again, if not at least not for a while, but we're very glad we are! Next Tuesday, October 23rd the Regent in downtown Los Angeles will be doing a one-night-only screening of Lance (married to Sleater Kinney's Corin Tucker)…

  • 13 is hopefully the magic number for the 2018 edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival which takes place July 20 – 22 at Union Park. With the festival circuit taking some casualties this year due to some notable event cancellations, Pitchfork continues to persevere amidst the chaos and uncertainty of the ‘’festival bubble‘’. Another spectrum…