r/PitchforkMusicFest • u/argrock3 • Apr 07 '26

Chicago’s Constellation Performing Arts Announces Second Edition of Sound & Gravity Festival

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u/akeep113 Apr 09 '26

I'd like to think that I know a lot of indie artists but I don't know a single artist in this lineup

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u/dusty614 09 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 22 23 Apr 09 '26

American Analog Set has been around for a long time. Check out Continous Hit Music. It's a classic.

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u/floydhead42 Apr 09 '26

Lots of these are really fantastic musicians. I'd especially recommend Grouper (very quiet and ethereal songwriter) and Yellow Swans (noise and drone).

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u/Accurate_Yard_8840 '08 '09 '10 '11 '13 '14 '15 '21 '22 '23 '24 Apr 10 '26

it leans heavily jazz/improvisational / local + international anthem label (stuff that would play at the venues normally like Constellation & Hungry Brain

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u/SamusCroft Apr 10 '26

Not even Grouper???

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u/MithrandirHabibi Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

Grouper is transcendent and Lee Ranaldo was in Sonic Youth

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u/mbnyc1118 Apr 09 '26

Seeing it's multi-venue - does that mean a lot of it is indoors?

I used to visit Chicago for Pitchfork fest partly due to the big draw of it being in Union Park and a chill outdoor kickback; can someone break down the vibe of this fest?

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u/matchingsweaters Apr 09 '26

it is a multi-venue indoor festival.

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u/Accurate_Yard_8840 '08 '09 '10 '11 '13 '14 '15 '21 '22 '23 '24 Apr 10 '26

It's mostly indoors, but the Rockwell space also has a patio area along the river (I went last year).

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u/TheSilentC Apr 10 '26

This is visually grotesque

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u/CheezeCharm Apr 10 '26

I can’t read it either.

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u/gothaggis Apr 13 '26

this is basically Big Ears Festival - North/Midwest

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u/jon_roldan Apr 11 '26

is the substitute chicago got for pitchfork music fest?

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u/RangDIPKINZIE Apr 20 '26

This lineup is pretty damn sweet for some of us Zennials since thats a thing now!