Where to Go This Weekend: Clear Lake, Iowa

By Catey Sullivan

If the heat has you hankering for a lakefront escape that doesn’t involve an urban skyline, consider the waterfront charms of Clear Lake, Iowa. This weekend, the small town celebrates its titular body of water with LakeFest, which is actually a triumvirate of fests... Read more

Weekend Photos: Official Pitchfork Afterparty @ Beauty Bar

For those for whom eight hours of nonstop music in the grueling heat wasn’t enough, Beauty Bar hosted an official Pitchfork afterparty on Saturday, featuring DJ sets by festival acts Deerhunter, Twin Shadow (pictured below), and Ariel Pink... Read more

Blonde Redhead and My Gold Mask: Free Millennium Park Show

By Whet Moser

Two bands with two very different takes on dream pop promise a good free show for a hot night in downtown Chicago. Read more

Pitchfork 2011: Bands and Performances

Pitchfork 2011: Best and Worst of the Festival

By Michell Eloy, Nora O'Donnell, Cassie Walker Burke

Heat stroke be damned: This past weekend, we sent a brave coterie of correspondents to cover Pitchfork 2011, which drew 45,000 or so to a dry and oh-so-dusty Union Park (the attendance figure is slightly down from past years). Here, our picks for best and worst of the fest. Read more

Tuna Tartare @ Bice

By Penny Pollack

Squash Soup @ Bice

By Penny Pollack

Odd Future On "Best Behavior" at Pitchfork

By Whet Moser

Decoding the LA shock-rap collective's real influence after a less-than-engaging set at this weekend's Pitchfork Music Festival. Read more

Halibut @ Bice

By Penny Pollack

Pitchfork 2011: Crowd Photos

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