April 19, 2011 - Just off of their appearance at Southern California's Coachella festival, indie-rock darlings Animal Collective are working up a new round of U.S. shows.
March 7, 2011 - This year's three-day Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago will be headlined by Animal Collective, Fleet Foxes and TV on the Radio. The event is scheduled for July 15-17 at Chicago's Union Park.
January 23, 2009 - Great bands reach a point when they must either deliver on their early promise or crap the bed in grand style. This being their moment, Baltimore's Animal Collective have joined the esteemed ranks of those who've found no need to change the sheets.
July 19, 2008 - It rained all night in Chicago. And all morning. But around 1:30 p.m., when Jay Reatard took the stage to play a furious half-hour set, the weather finally broke.
March 11, 2008 - The 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival will feature hip-hop legends Public Enemy performing their 1988 album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" in full.
Diana Krall, Animal Collective and Herbie Hancock are among the many acts slated to perform during the Hollywood Bowl's 2012 season, along with performances of Mel Brooks' "The Producers" and several classical concerts.
Just off of their appearance at Southern California's Coachella festival, indie-rock darlings Animal Collective are working up a new round of U.S. shows.
This year's three-day Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago will be headlined by Animal Collective, Fleet Foxes and TV on the Radio. The event is scheduled for July 15-17 at Chicago's Union Park.
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