PHOTOS BY: LEXI SPEVACEK Jai Paul (Lexi Spevacek) Jeff Rosenstock (Lexi Spevacek) Eric Burton of Black Pumas (Lexi Spevacek) ML Buch (Lexi Spevacek) Laura Les of 100 Gecs (Lexi Spevacek) Yaej (Lexi Spevacek)

Photography by Will Mandel Pink Siifu L’Rain Sofia Kourtesis Injury Reserve Noname Earl Sweatshirt Cate Le Bon The Roots

Photography by Will Mandel The Linda Lindas DJ Burgerfeet (Hannibal Buress) yeule Magdalena Bay Lucy Dacus Japanese Breakfast

Photography by Will Mandel Here are some pics that we snagged on the first day of Pitchfork! Tierra Whack Dawn Richard Omar S Monaleo Dominic, our beloved production director, admiring Monaleo Indigo De Souza The National

By: Will Mandel My first venture to Pitchfork was last year. I had never been to a music festival, and started off a bit overwhelmed (and, admittedly, dirty from the Yaeji pit). But once I got a handle on the …

By Izzi Bavis 1) Try not to breath in dust Seriously. It’s hard. I’m still coughing up dirt.  2) Drink the Faye Webster beer.  It comes in a cute can and it’s adorable. Also Faye Webster is super cool and …

By Izzi Bavis The last time I went to Pitchfork I was 18 and unaware of what the next three years had in store. I didn’t realize that the boyfriend I brought would soon be my ex or that I …

Author: Zach Adams   Chicago noise-rock outfit Melkbelly crushed the first day of Pitchfork Music Festival. Comprised of husband-and-wife duo Liam and Miranda, Liam’s brother Bart and bassist James, Melkbelly is poised to take the rock world by storm. Aside …

Author: Zach Adams   Though they were the very first act to grace one of Pitchfork’s stages this year, the Curls were one of the festival’s most exciting. With five full-time members – Mick, Jenny, Anna, Rami, and Carl – …

Author: Zach Adams Rising star and jazz-pop connoisseur Paul Cherry brought his unique sound to Pitchfork’s Green Stage on the second day of the festival. Brought up in Chicago’s lo-fi rock scene, Cherry (real name Paul Cherewick) completely altered his …

Author: Zach Adams   Before she was Zola Jesus, she was Nika Denilova, a student at UW-Madison and a DJ right here at WSUM. Recording her debut album in her Madison apartment, Zola Jesus has become a whirlwind force of …

Author: WSUM Staff   This weekend, Pitchfork Music Festival 2018 went down at Union Park in Chicago. A few of us from WSUM headed down there to check out one of the most interesting and diverse festival lineups of the …