martin courtney - buffaBLOG https://buffablog.com Buffalo's Local Music Blog Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:27:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://buffablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BUFFABLOG-ICON-L.png martin courtney - buffaBLOG https://buffablog.com 32 32 Pitchfork Music Festival: Saturday https://buffablog.com/pitchfork-music-festival-saturday-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pitchfork-music-festival-saturday-2 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:26:32 +0000 http://www.buffablog.com/?p=35882 While I’m sad to see it go, Pitchfork Music Festival was without a doubt one of my favorite music festival experiences of all time.  There wasn’t a band all weekend […]

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]]> While I’m sad to see it go, Pitchfork Music Festival was without a doubt one of my favorite music festival experiences of all time.  There wasn’t a band all weekend that I was disappointed by, and I was blown away by multiple bands I hadn’t heard before. With a forecast filled with rain and thunderstorms almost all weekend, somehow the rain held off for almost the entire weekend, making it near perfect. Basically, for the next year, you’ll find me in my room listening to Broken Social Scene counting down the days until next year’s festival.

Saturday featured performances by Brian Wilson, Anderson Paak. And the Free Nationals, Martin Courtney, and many more.  Check out some of the photos below, and if you want to see more than just 4 or 5 shots of each band, click HERE for a full gallery.

Circuit Des Yeux

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Girl Band

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Royal Headache

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Jenny Hval

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Savages

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Martin Courtney

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Blood Orange

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BJ the Chicago Kid

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Super Furry Animals

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Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds

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ANDERSON .Paak & the Free Nationals

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Sufjan Stevens

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]]> Five Most Anticipated Acts of Pitchfork Festival: Saturday https://buffablog.com/five-anticipated-acts-pitchfork-festival-saturday-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-anticipated-acts-pitchfork-festival-saturday-2 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:22:51 +0000 http://www.buffablog.com/?p=35729 Last year was my first ever Pitchfork Festival experience, and let me tell you, it’s something I’ll never forget.  The bands, the food, the city, and just the overall vibe […]

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]]> Last year was my first ever Pitchfork Festival experience, and let me tell you, it’s something I’ll never forget.  The bands, the food, the city, and just the overall vibe of the festival, all come together to make one of my favorite music festivals – period.  The Chicago-based music festival boasts phenomenal lineups year after year, and 2016’s lineup is no different. As part of buffaBLOG’s coverage leading up to the festival this weekend, I will be highlighting my five most anticipated acts of each day of the festival.  You can check out last years photos here, here, and here.

Royal Headache @ Blue Stage (2:45pm)

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This band is easily one of my most anticipated of the entire festival.  The punk / garage rock act from Australia released a new record in 2015, titled High which topped my top the list of my favorite albums last year. The band seems to be at the top of their game when it comes to live shows, and seeing as I will probably never have a chance to see this band in Buffalo, I’ve let myself get way too excited.

Martin Courtney @ Blue Stage (4:45pm)

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While I have yet to really dig into the Real Estate frontman’s solo record released in 2015, I have listened to it a handful of times, and man, does it sound stunning.  After seeing Real Estate at the Tralf last year, it is in my mind that this man can do no wrong.  I can’t wait to see how his solo tracks compare in a live setting to Real Estate’s.

Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds @ Red Stage (7:25pm)

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What else is there to say about this?  Pet Sounds is one of the most legendary records of all time.  After seeing footage from other shows, I was astounded at how great Wilson’s voice still sounded after all these years, and his backing band, featuring Al Jardine of the Beach Boys, kills it as well.  There’s no doubt in my mind that “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” will be the biggest singalong of the entire festival.

ANDERSON .Paak & the Free Nationals @ Blue Stage (7:45pm) 

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Earlier this year,  Anderson Paak dropped Malibu, a wildly versatile piece of hip hop gold.  After digging into some live videos on youtube, I found that his tracks truly come alive with the help of his backing band, The Free Nationals.  Paak’s unique style of storytelling is sure to make for one of the most special sets of the festival.

Sufjan Stevens @ Green Stage (8:30pm)

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I mean, come on.  You know him, you love him.  Odds are if you went to Sufjan’s Christmas show a few years back, it was probably one of your favorite shows you’ve been to.  What has me most stoked on his set is that when he plays festival sets, he wanes away from his Carrie and Lowell material, and more towards Age of Adz tracks, which is my favorite record of his by far.  Simply put, if he plays Impossible Soul, which is my favorite song of all time, I might cry. Actually, yeah, I will.

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