Pitchfork Music Festival 2022 has come to a close, but not without delivering some of the best performances I’ve seen all summer! I can say, without a doubt, that The Roots were not only one of the best acts of this year’s #p4kfest, but I’d go out on […]
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Day of Pitchfork Music Festival 2022 delivered on its early promises of being the best of the trio of dates for this year’s festival. We got absolutely stunning performances from headliner Mitski, plus Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus, and The Armed. Check out pics of the action below.
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Pitchfork Music Festival is alive and well with a lot of action going down on Day 1. Headlined by indie darlings The National, I also got to catch Parquet Courts, CupcakKe, Dawn Richard, and Amber Mark. First impressions: I’d say Amber Mark was the MVP for Day 1
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Chicago’s Cash$tarr has released his newest single “LAST OF ME” in tandem with an announcement of upcoming album ‘POPBOY.’ This track was produced by collective B0Y BND with guitar contributions specifically from Cash$tarr’s longtime collaborator Alex Redheart. Cash has been steadily dropping lowkey singles and EPs all year
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After being conceptualized and self-recorded on GarageBand with an $100 USB microphone in his living room within 72 hours, Lupe Fiasco releases a concise yet incredibly intricate project we are still unraveling weeks after its release. Chicago’s own Lupe Fiasco on his eighth project continues to push out
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Finally, I can rest, as the long-awaited ‘Palaces’ has dropped on all streaming platforms. This project is an entire mini-universe. Always crossing the line and raising the bar higher and higher, Flume is now 4 for 4 and has delivered yet another work of art… Rooted in a
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Gorillaz and Thundercat have joined forces for a bouncy and upbeat track entitled “Cracker Island.” This track feels electric and danceable in a very 90s way thanks to the production of Greg Kurstin, Gorillaz, and Remi Kabaka Jr. Thundercat provides a light but upbeat hook that contrasts the bolder and
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Most people may know Joe Keery for his acting chops on the excellent Netflix series Stranger Things, but dude is actually quite the renaissance man that hasn’t let go of his pasión for music, and today he’s announcing a new project under his Djo alias. Djo has shared
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The closing day of a music festival is always bittersweet, but considering the amount of steps I took during the first two days of this fest, I figure I’m content with the fact that The Summer Smash is not a four-day endeavor. I was anticipating Sunday most as
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Saturday kicked off with SPKRBX’s slot contest winners as well as Chicago talents KatieGotBandz, Supa Bwe, and Dreamer Isioma. All three of these sets showcased acts that represent the beautiful culture and energy that the Chicago music scene is comprised of. Femdot continued the trend of Chicago-based artists
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The Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash presented by SPKRBX is a Chicago-based hip-hop festival that has featured stunning lineups year-after-year since its inaugural year in 2018. It’s pretty wild to think about the growth from the first lineup to 2023’s lineup, but regardless of how exclusive their acts are,
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Summer Smash is coined as the premier hip-hop music festival in the Midwest and the team here at PoD couldn’t agree more. Summer Smash returns to Douglass Park this upcoming weekend and we’ve got our eyes on some artists that we know will put on memorable performances. Other
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