Pitchfork Music Festival preview: Three days of indie bliss

The Pitchfork Music Festival kicks off this afternoon (Friday) at Union Park with the first band, Chicago’s Outer Minds, at 3:20 p.m. Click on links below for my day-by-day previews.

Friday:

Japandroids, Dirty Projectors, Purity Ring kick off Pitchfork fest Friday

Saturday:

Grimes, Sleigh Bells, Wild Flag, Atlas Sound highlight Pitchfork Saturday

Sunday:

The Men, Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, Iceage add teeth to Pitchfork’s Sunday lineup

Most of the after-parties are listed here. Though the list isn’t complete. It doesn’t include Iceage at Subterranean Monday, for instance. There’s also the three-night Cobrafest at nearby Cobra Lounge.

Click here for full Pitchfork schedule.

Chromatics play Saturday: