The Pitchfork Music Festival Kicks Off July 19th

by Ryan Wasser

Independently run and reasonably priced to benefit the communities aren’t qualities I’d normally piece together with high-end stars like Bjork or R. Kelly (I hope you have your ponchos ready) but they, along with Belle and Sebastian will be kicking off the four-day festival July 19^th.   Held in Chicago’s Union Park, the Festival is celebrating it’s eighth year running and between the big name openers and cutting edge bands like Wire, El-P and 42 other up and comers, Pitchfork has seemingly sprung for all the bells and whistles while still making this event affordable for normal everyday people.  Tickets daily are going for $50 apiece and a three-day pass is going for $120.  On top of that, you can put the pass on layaway.  Thanks for thinking of the everyday workingman, Pitchfork, other festivals and bands should take a cue from this.

The festival is highly touted as being unique and uncompromising in its dedication to the music it supports and the community that surrounds it. Nothing exemplifies this more than the fact that the event spotlights 50 individual local businesses and benefits the Chicago Arts Community as well.  Tickets and information on the festival can be found at pitchforkmusicfestival.com, but I’d highly recommend also checking out it’s parent website, pitchfork.com.