12:30 PM: Locate the best dream spot of all time in one of the Reader‘s two Bike Villages.
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1 PM: Check out Psychic Paramount‘s instrumental firebombs for the second time in less than 14 hours and see how well a fog machine translates during an early-afternoon beatdown of sweltering heat.
3:45 PM: Take the first of several beer and shade breaks, followed by a cookie-dough cone of Temptation Vegan Ice Cream, because it’s Pitchfork and, hey, I’m letting loose.
6:15 PM: Watch Sleigh Bells and yearn for the band’s hardcore party-pop days of 2010.
10 PM: Attend the Men and Ty Segall aftershow at the Empty Bottle, drink a Hamm’s, and return to Earth.
More Saturday itineraries:
- Philip Montoro, Reader music editor
- Tal Rosenberg, Reader digital content editor
- Britt Julious, Senior editor of high/low culture blog This Recording
- Alison Cuddy, WBEZ Weekender host
Your day’s not over yet. There’s lots more to do at Pitchfork’s afterparties.
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