Pitchfork Fest 2013 day 1 in pics: (Bjork, Wire, Joanna Newsom, Mikal Cronin, Angel Olsen, Trash Talk & more)
photos by Amanda Hatfield
Bjork / Joanna Newsom / Wire / Mikal Cronin @ Pitchfork Fest 7/19/2013
Wearing a shiny silver dress (while choir wore mostly blue) Bjork sang and moved across the stage with a great deal of passion and energy. Behind her, three screens displayed imagery that included an exploding star, the moon, ZX Spectrum-looking polygons, and even a sped up clip of a seal carcass being consumed by starfish and sea slugs underwater (read: slightly unsettling). The latter stood out, for obvious reasons, and close-ups of the starfish seemed to show a synchronized pulse with the music. Another highlight was the giant tesla coil enclosure that descended from the stage rathers during “Thunderbolt,” creating huge sparks each time the synthesizer was played. After each song Bjork politely said “Thank you!” in her strong Icelandic accent which had everyone smiling and laughing. In the distance, a storm was approaching but appeared to be another special effect being incorporated in an already elaborate performance. Unfortunately, it was real, and reached the festival before Bjork could fully complete her set. – [BV Chicago]
The 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival kicked off last night (7/19) in Chicago’s Union Park. A more gently paced day than what’s in store today (7/20) and Sunday (7/21), Friday featured a headlining set from Bjork (which was cut short due to a storm), plus Wire, Joanna Newsom, Angel Olson,Mikal Cronin, Mac Demarco, Woods, Trash Talk, a newly-blonde Frankie Rose, and Daughn Gibson. Pictures from Friday are in this post.
For more on day one of Pitchfork 2013 (review and another set of pics), visit BV Chicago where you’ll also find a preview of day 2 and day 3. More pictures from day 1 are below.
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Frankie Rose
Daughn Gibson
Trash Talk
Mac DeMarco
Angel Olsen
Woods
Mikal Cronin
Wire
Joanna Newsom
Bjork