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Fans Petition White House To Change National Anthem To R. Kelly’s “Ignition (Remix)”

Here’s a petition that will confuse you, amuse you and maybe even make you hope it gets passed (or not).The Star-Spangled Banner is outdated and trite—let’s face it, the song’s just been played out. Fans [...]

2013/03/07

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Pitchfork Music Festival Inital Lineup Announced For 2013

Pitchfork has already announced their 2013 headliners: R.Kelly, Bjork, and Belle and Sebastian. The three-day festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park Friday, July 19th thru Sunday the 21st celebrating a unique blend of music from [...]

2013/03/04

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Pitchfork Music Festival’s Most Memorable Backstage Moments Of 2012

Now that tickets for the 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival are now available and the headliners have been announced, 93XRT recaps some of last year’s top performers. With memorable, backstage interviews and album reviews, 93XRT goes [...]

2013/02/01

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2013 Pitchfork Music Festival Lineup Announced — Belle & Sebastian, R.Kelly & Bjork Headline — Your Tickets Are Here

For those of you who attended last year’s Pitchfork Music Festival experienced the recognizable sounds of bands such as Vampire Weekend, Feist, and Cloud Nothings. The three-day festival returns to Chicago’s Union Park, from Friday, [...]

2013/02/01

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Pitchfork Music Festival 2013 Dates Announced, Tickets On Sale Now!

Three-day went passes on sale today for Pitchfork Music Festival 2013 July 19-21 at Chicago’s Union Park! A limited number of $95 three-day passes have been released, and a special layaway option is available.

2012/12/21

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Pitchfork Music Festival Expands To Paris For November Extravaganza

A tremendously focused and thoughtfully curated event, the Pitchfork Music Festival has historically introduced emerging bands while also honoring a great number of already beloved and internationally renowned acts. Next month, the Pitchfork touches down [...]

2012/10/11

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Dave Longstreth Discusses Dirty Projectors’ Surreal Universe Backstage At Pitchfork Music Festival [Listen]

Brooklyn’s Dirty Projectors broke through the underground with their outstanding 2009 LP Bitte Orca. Embracing the new wave intricacy of Talking Heads, West African rhythms, and some of the most gorgeous vocal arrangements around, the [...]

2012/07/19

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Diary: Dirty Projectors Do Pitchfork [Watch]

I’ve been an on and off Dirty Projectors fan since their last album came out in 2010. I’ve always liked their music and their style, but I’ve unfortunately never been in a situation where I [...]

2012/07/17

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Hot Chip In With XRT Backstage At Pitchfork Music Festival [Listen]

With how youthful and vibrant each Hot Chip release is, it’s hard to believe this UK electronic group has been around for more than 12 years already. Combining the synthy soul of Prince and the [...]

2012/07/17

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Japandroids Discuss The Crowd, The Cubs & The Festival Nostalgia Backstage At Pitchfork [Listen]

Although they’ve only just released their second album, Vancouver’s Japandroids have been melting faces and garnering fistpumps, or at least trying to, for almost seven years. After years of playing shows locally, the band finally [...]

2012/07/17

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