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2009 Pitchfork Music Festival Day 1: Built to Spill, Jesus Lizard, and Yo La Tengo

Jul 18, 9:24am I Rock Cleveland
2009 Pitchfork Music Festival Day 1: Built to Spill, Jesus Lizard, and Yo La Tengo With apologies to Dough Martsch and Built to Spill, who were by schedule, the first night's headliners, day 1 of the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival belonged to David Yow and the reformed Jesus Lizard. It's simply a matter of fact. Any band with the misfortune of following Yow is going to sound like a bunch of choir boys in comparison. Tonight, those choir boys just happened to big, bearded boys, with guitars and a boundless supply of intricately winding guitar solos. Looking like a balder, dirtier Bill Maher, in jeans and black tee, Yow was [...]
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