The Thermals: A Seattle band that’s blatantly punk, The Thermals have always been popular in the Pitchfork crowd, but never able to capture the attention of their peers. With four albums worth of blasting anthems, The Thermals may overpower those who’ve shrugged them off prematurely.
Mew: The Great Danes are one of the few major label bands at Pitchfork, but the band’s American fan base and ethos is entirely in line with the Pitchfork’s audience. Nonetheless, Mew’s major label production values may make their set, at the very least, a technical spectacle.
The Flaming Lips: Three words: human hamster ball.
Ethan Stanislawski will be providing daily follow ups to Pitchfork Music Festival 2009, plus interviews with select musicians. He will also be providing real-time updates on Twitter at @tynansanger.
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1 - hector
What a weird lede...Pitchfork has replaced Vice...
Not sure whenever they replaced them, or if Vice ever pretended to the # source for music, but they are on to bigger and better things.....VBS.tv