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Tuesday, June 9

Pitchfork.tv Seeks Full-Time Shooter/Editor in Brooklyn Office

Pitchfork.tv Seeks Full-Time Shooter/Editor in Brooklyn Office

Pitchfork.tv is seeking a full-time shooter/editor in its Greenpoint, Brooklyn office. Candidates must be extremely well-versed in production techniques, both in the field and in the edit suite.  Our ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

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Pitchfork on ABC: Dirty Projectors' Bitte Orca

Pitchfork on ABC: Dirty Projectors' <i>Bitte Orca</i>

Pitchfork writers regularly appear on ABC's World News Webcast to chat about notable albums they've recently reviewed. Previously, we saw Joe Tangari on Amadou & Mariam's Welcome to Mali, Nitsuh Abebe on Dan Deacon's Bromst, Mark Pytlik on Fever Ray, Douglas Wolk on Superchunk's Leaves in the Gutter, and Ian Cohen on Asher Roth's Asleep in the Bread Aisle, Eminem's Relapse, and Passion Pit's Manners, and Paul Thompson on Grizzly Bear's Veckatamist. This week, it's Paul again, talking about Dirty Projectors' new LP, Bitte Orca.

Video:> Pitchfork on ABC: Dirty Projectors' Bitte Orca

Posted by Tyler Grisham on June 9, 2009 at 10:35 a.m.

Tags: ABC News, Dirty Projectors, New Music Monday, Pitchfork

 

Friday, June 5

Charles Hamilton Cancels, Antlers Added to Pitchfork Music Festival

Black Lips and Michael Columbia switch days. Also: Activities! Charles Hamilton Cancels, Antlers Added to Pitchfork Music Festival

A few tweaks to report to the schedule for the Pitchfork Music Festival, which jumps off July 17-19 in Chicago's Union Park.

First, some bad news: Harlem rapper Charles Hamilton will no longer be playing the festival. Fortunately, we've got a pretty great replacement: fast-rising anthemic Brooklyn shoegazers the Antlers, who will perform on Saturday. Also, Black Lips have moved from Sunday to Saturday, and Michael Columbia have moved from Saturday to Sunday. The full, updated schedule is after the jump.

Of course, if you've ever been to the Pitchfork Festival, you know there's a ton of stuff to do besides watching bands. After the jump, read all about this year's various extra-musical activities: the CHIRP Record Fair, Coterie Chicago, FLATSTOCK, festival retail, and Rock for Kids.

Also, a reminder: In our brand new Write the Night series, any ticket buyer can vote on which songs the Flaming Lips, Built to Spill, the Jesus Lizard, Yo La Tengo, and Tortoise will play. But voting closes on June 12, so don't procrastinate on buying your ticket!

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Monday, June 1

Pitchfork on ABC: Passion Pit's Manners

Pitchfork on ABC: Passion Pit's <i>Manners</i>

Pitchfork writers regularly appear on ABC's World News Webcast to chat about notable albums they've recently reviewed. Previously, we saw Joe Tangari on Amadou & Mariam's Welcome to Mali, Nitsuh Abebe on Dan Deacon's Bromst, Mark Pytlik on Fever Ray, Douglas Wolk on Superchunk's Leaves in the Gutter, and Ian Cohen on Asher Roth's Asleep in the Bread Aisle and Eminem's Relapse, and Paul Thompson on Grizzly Bear's Veckatamist. This week, it's Ian again, talking about Passion Pit's new LP, Manners.

Video:> Pitchfork on ABC: Passion Pit's Manners

Posted by Mark Richardson on June 1, 2009 at 5:40 p.m.

Tags: ABC News, New Music Monday, Passion Pit, Pitchfork

 

Wednesday, May 27

Pitchfork Seeks Graphics Intern in Brooklyn Office

We need you! (If you're good!) Pitchfork Seeks Graphics Intern in Brooklyn Office

Pitchfork Media is seeking a graphics intern in our Greenpoint, Brooklyn office. The ideal candidate must be a pro at Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash, and have work samples that kick our ass. Motion Graphics, Adobe After Effects, and/or Final Cut experience is a major plus, but not mandatory. Qualified applicants will be available 10-15 per week during business hours.

Please submit links to samples of your work (no attachments please!), along with a resume and cover letter, to jobs@pitchforkmedia.com by Friday, May 29 at 6:00 p.m. EST. Please include "Graphics" in your subject header.

Posted by Pitchfork on May 27, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

Tags: Jobs, Pitchfork

 

Tuesday, May 26

Pitchfork on ABC: Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest

Pitchfork on ABC: Grizzly Bear's <i>Veckatimest</i>

Pitchfork writers regularly appear on ABC's World News Webcast to chat about notable albums they've recently reviewed. Previously, we saw Stephen M. Deusner on Neko Case's Middle Cyclone, Joe Tangari on Amadou & Mariam's Welcome to Mali, Nitsuh Abebe on Dan Deacon's Bromst, Mark Pytlik on Fever Ray, Douglas Wolk on Superchunk's Leaves in the Gutter, and Ian Cohen on Asher Roth's Asleep in the Bread Aisle, and ian again on Eminem's Relapse. This week, it's Paul Thompson talking about Grizzly Bear's latest, Veckatamist.

Video:> Pitchfork on ABC: Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest

Posted by Mark Richardson on May 26, 2009 at 5:25 p.m.

Tags: ABC News, Grizzly Bear, New Music Monday, Pitchfork

 

Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival Goes Down This Weekend

Sunny Spain! MBV! Aphex Twin! Phoenix! Lots more! Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival Goes Down This Weekend

We envy everybody in Barcelona, Spain this weekend. The Primavera Sound Festival, which takes place at Parc Del Fòrum, runs from May 28-30, and between its six stages-- including ones curated by ATP, Vice, and, oh yeah, Pitchfork-- there is a multitude of musical treasures to be enjoyed.

Make sure to keep up with our Primavera coverage on the Pitchfork Twitter. And if you're tweeting at Primavera this year, make sure to include a #primavera tag, because we'll be looking to retweet some choice posts.

Back to the fest's music: Thursday's highlights include My Bloody Valentine, Aphex Twin, the Vaselines, Phoenix, the Jesus Lizard, Lightning Bolt, Wavves, Andrew Bird, and Marnie Stern. Friday brings My Bloody Valentine again, Saint Etienne (whose Bob Stanley is a Pitchfork contributor) performing Foxbase Alpha, Throwing Muses, Sunn O))) performing The Grimmrobe Demos, Shellac, Spiritualized, Jarvis Cocker, Bat for Lashes, Bloc Party, Dan Deacon, Vivian Girls, Fucked Up, and many more. And on Saturday, Neil Young, Sonic Youth, Deerhunter, Jesu, Liars, El-P, Ghostface Killah, DJ/rupture, Black Lips, and others will rock your face.

Tickets for the Primavera Sound Festival are on sale now. The festival schedule is available by artist name, stage, and day, as well as all together in PDF form.

After the jump is the full schedule for the Pitchfork stage.

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Thursday, May 21

Pitchfork's Ryan Schreiber to Appear on NPR's "World Cafe"

Pitchfork's Ryan Schreiber to Appear on NPR's "World Cafe"

This afternoon, May 21, Pitchfork's fearless leader Ryan Schreiber will appear on the NPR show "World Cafe With David Dye", along with Dave Thompson, author of the book I Hate New Music: The Classic Rock Manifesto.

Unfortunately, it's a radio show, so you won't get to see Ryan's new haircut. (It's a pretty good haircut!) You will, however, get to hear Schreiber, Thompson, and host Dye discuss new music. Given that Ryan does not hate new music, and co-edited a book, The Pitchfork 500, that is all about the greatness of new music, this should be fun.

The show will run on over 200 stations nationwide, and you can use this site to find where and when it'll be playing near you. Or you can listen to the WXPN Philadelphia stream online here; it runs 2:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern time. UPDATE: Due to the WXPN pledge drive, the interview will actually air on Sunday, May 24, at 9pm ET at that link. However, the interview will be archived on the "World Cafe" site shortly.

Posted by Pitchfork Staff on May 21, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.

Tags: NPR, Pitchfork, Radio

 

Friday, May 15

Thermals, Final Fantasy Added to P4k Fest

Also: Cymbals Eat Guitars, Bowerbirds, and more. Thermals, Final Fantasy Added to P4k Fest

The 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival, taking place at Chicago's Union Park July 17-19, is the living, breathing, sun-shining (fingers crossed!) version of this website you're reading right now. We've got tons of great bands playing, including the Flaming Lips, Built to Spill, the National, Grizzly Bear, M83, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Yeasayer, and more. It's a good hang.

And here are some more newly announced bands playing the fest: Portland pop-punk mainstays the Thermals, one man orchestra Final Fantasy, neo-folk act Bowerbirds, recent Best New Music recipients Cymbals Eat Guitars, and a pair of Chicago acts: far-out indie rock duo Michael Columbia and post-punks Killer Whales.

On Friday, July 17, we'll launch the "Write the Night: Set Lists by Request" series, in which four bands will all play fan-selected set lists. Here's how it works: You, the audience, vote on which songs all four bands-- Built to Spill, the Jesus Lizard, Yo La Tengo, and Tortoise-- will play. When you buy your ticket, you'll get a confirmation email. That confirmation email will include a link to a page where you can vote on which songs from each band you want to hear. The bands will tailor their set lists accordingly. As an added bonus, the Flaming Lips will also play some fan-requested songs during their headlining set on Sunday, July, 19. Voting ends June 12.

And get excited for this year's party by watching videos from past years' Pitchfork Music Festivals over at Pitchfork.tv. Highlights from 2008 include Spoon with Deerhunter's Bradford Cox, Animal Collective, Jarvis Cocker, Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes, and Bon Iver. Our 2007 footage features the likes of Girl Talk with Grizzly Bear, Stephen Malkmus, GZA, Slint, Iron and Wine, Of Montreal, and more.

Three-day passes to the festival are sold out, but two-day and one-day passes are still available right here.

Click below to see the list of bands set for the fest:

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Tuesday, May 12

Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival Schedule Announced

Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival Schedule Announced

For everybody who isn't going to be in Barcelona, Spain from May 28-30, it's time to get very jealous. The Primavera Sound Festival, which takes place at Parc Del Fòrum, has announced its schedule, and between its six stages-- including opes curated by ATP, Vice, and, oh yeah, Pitchfork-- there is a multitude of musical treasures to be enjoyed.

Thursday's highlights include My Bloody Valentine, Aphex Twin, the Vaselines, Phoenix, the Jesus Lizard, Lightning Bolt, Wavves, Andrew Bird, and Marnie Stern. Friday brings My Bloody Valentine again, Saint Etienne (whose Bob Stanley is a Pitchfork contributor) performing Foxbase Alpha, Throwing Muses, Sunn O))) performing The Grimmrobe Demos, Shellac, Spiritualized, Jarvis Cocker, Bat for Lashes, Bloc Party, Dan Deacon, Vivian Girls, Fucked Up, and many more. And on Saturday, Neil Young, Sonic Youth, Deerhunter, Jesu, Liars, El-P, Ghostface Killah, DJ/rupture, Black Lips, and others will rock your face.

There are also satellite events leading up to the festival and the day after. May 23-27, the likes of Dälek, David Gedge of the Wedding Present, and the Intelligence will play, while El Guincho, Kimya Dawson, Plants & Animals, and more will close out the festivities on May 31.

Tickets for the Primavera Sound Festival are on sale now. The festival schedule is available by artist name, stage, and day, as well as all together in PDF form.

After the jump is the full schedule for the Pitchfork stage.

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