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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) Bangs’ new concert film named Daydream Nation after Sonic Youth's 1988 album of the same name.
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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 covering line up that counts the folk of Julie Byrne, noise rockers Japandroids, R&B veteran Lauryn Hill and electronic auteur Mount Kimbie amongst some of the offerings to explore across 3 days of performances. This year also brings a heavy dose of hometown love with over a dozen artists hailing from the Chicago area. Upstarts such as Melkbelly, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya and Open Mike Eagle to living legend Chaka Khan will grace the stages at Union Park. Here are 5 acts you should not miss.
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The 2017 edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival will be held at Union Park in Chicago from Friday, July 14, to Sunday, July 16. This year's headliners are LCD Soundsystem, A Tribe Called Quest, and Solange. Others scheduled to perform include The Avalanches, Danny Brown, Dirty Projectors, Francis and the Lights, Thurston Moore Group, PJ Harvey, Angel Olsen, Arab Strap, Nicolas Jaar, Ride, Hamilton Leithauser, Hiss Golden Messenger, Vince Staples, American Football, Cherry Glazerr, Isaiah Rashad, and many more. Three-day, single-day, and VIP tickets are still available. Here are five artists one should not miss over the weekend. — Christopher Alvarez
