Dan Deacon Played Pitchfork Festival in Chicago This Weekend, Failed To Have AGT Lovefest

It is worth noting that my Chicago vacation coincided with the Pitchfork Music Festival, which I did not attend. Why? One reason is that Pitchfork is an online zine that you love or hate, and I generally hate it. I just can't get down with their whole hipster agenda. Sure, I would have loved to have seen Slint, Cat Power (still listening to The Greatest, Chan. . .brilliant record!), etc., but I don't think I could take 3 hours (not to mention 3 days) with a bunch of white belts and pencil jeans. And hearing a bunch of suburbans and middle-class urbanites getting live with Clipse and drug violence . . . I'm getting ill.

Brooklyn Vegan, however, has an interesting article about the Fire Marshal shutting down Dan Deacon and Girl Talk because their sets drew massive crowds. Cool pictures of the Deac on BV, looking a bit rotund and without his usual uber-geek glasses (see above and at BV's site. . .how about that gingerly redhead looking enamored with Dan Deacon?). It's alright, Danners, I'm four-eyed and kind of round myself. But there I was, in the Chi, and another person was there reppin' Balto, and you left me hanging, Dan. You left me hanging and didn't get in touch so we could hold hands and walk through Millenium Park together. See if I come to your set at Whartscape this weekend!

Whartscape 2007: Most of Wham City (including Dan Deacon), Spankrock

WildfireWildfire's Whartscape 2007 (watch out for the City of Baltimore, they might come after you for bogarting Artscape) takes place July 20-22 (and it's on the same weekend as Artscape? Scandalous!). The big national names will be at Artscape along with some other Baltimore winners, including J. Roddy Walston and The Business (read a review of Hail Mega Boys from the band), but the local yokel party is most definitely at Whartscape.

Pretty much overrun by the Wham City! Collective, Whartscape features Dan Deacon, OCDJ, Santa Dads, Butt Stomach, Lizz King, WZT Hearts, and more from the group. Also playing: Spankrock, The Death Set, Beach House, and more.

Tickets are $10 per day, or $15 for Friday (at Floristree) and Saturday (at both Floristree and Load of Fun). Sunday (at The Depot) is $5, at the door only.

Dan Deacon Needs A New Keyboard

The face of Wham City Baltimore, one Mr. Dan Deacon, has been hyping up the tour circuit and the blogosphere lately. While blowing minds with his 8-bit Herbie Hancock-reminiscent (if only in appearance) sound experiment, Dan regrets to inform that he broke his Casio MT-800 keyboard. Yeah, just like the one you had to have in 1986.

If you still have said keyboard, Dan wants it. Hook him up.


Source: Pitchfork