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2008-10, maybe THE best years for indie rock (well, for me) - the Hold Steady being especially brilliant, but those first songs/bands you mention - Fleet Foxes ‘White Winter Hymnal’ and Wavves ‘No Hope Kids’ - omfg yeah

never have been to a Pitchfork Music Festival, but have been a loyal reader of Pitchfork, relying on them to point me to great music (and they never failed)

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loved this so much.

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I had to check setlist.fm to confirm, and it is insane that Pitchfork booked Kendrick Lamar to play all of good kid maad city six months after it came out. I am very sad about this festival leaving and wonder if there will be anything like it in Chicago next year.

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They had perfect timing like 400 times

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No kidding. I can't believe I saw the reunited Tribe!

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Loved it dude.

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I’m really glad it ended with that photo, because when you started talking about that time period at the top the first band I thought of was absolutely Art Brut.

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