Can the Man Behind ClickHole Make a Machine Funny? By Elena Bruess Jamie Brew will spend three months in Seattle trying to teach Amazon's Alexa speaker to be more playful. Read more
Face-Melting, Super-Soaking, and Transfixing: Pitchfork Day 3 By John Hardberger, Britt Julious, and Carrie Schedler Plus: we found the worst shirt ever. Read more
Perfect Weather, Not-Great Sound, but Great Vibes: Pitchfork Day 2 By John Hardberger, Britt Julious, and Carrie Schedler Plus: by far the best booze deal at the festival. Read more
Thrusting, Full-Body Costumes, and Danny Brown as Equalizer: Pitchfork Day 1 By Carrie Schedler and John Hardberger Plus: Why, oh why, did they get rid of the wristbands? Read more
27 Pitchfork After-Parties for Festival Weekend By Britt Julious No tickets to Union Park this weekend? Catch the action at these bashes before, during, and after the fest. Read more
Ten Things to Do in Chicago This Week Queen and Adam Lambert, Xenia Rubinos, Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, SummerDance in the Parks, Pitchfork Music Festival, and more Read more