Pitchfork Music Festival – Five Acts to Watch on Sunday
For the second time, buffaBLOG has been given the opportunity to attend and cover Pitchfork’s annual festival in the heart of Chicago. This year, we will be sending buffaBLOG writers Michael Moretti and Alyssa Gottlieb to preview, cover, and review the festival to clue some of us in as to what to expect or in many cases, what we are missing out on. Each day, the two will preview five acts to make sure you are in attendance for. It would be easy and obvious to say “You need to check out Beck,” or “Make sure you don’t miss Neutral Milk Hotel,” but the writers will focus on the lesser known bands to check out and pay attention to. Here are Friday’s and Saturday’s recommendations in case you missed it. Speedy Ortiz (1pm, Blue Stage) Northampton, Massachusetts based quartet, Speedy Ortiz, are another one of the many buzzed about newcomers playing the festival this year.[...]
