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The segue from "You Wanted a Hit" to "Tribulations" was the festival's first peak moment, and the ecstatic, nostalgic glow of the closing "All My Friends" was undeniable. It performed two new songs, one of which continued the momentum the surging "Call the Police" and one which stalled it the static "American Dream".

A Tribe Called Quest had every reason to be somber, still aching over the death of co-founding member Phife Dawg in But the group's surviving members brought a boisterous energy and sharpness with few pauses between beloved oldies and new material from their excellent comeback album, "We Got It From Here Thank You 4 Your Service. On "Dis Generation," they didn't just celebrate their storied past but sounded hungry enough to carry it into the future.

The festival also scored a coup by booking rare performances by the Feelies and PJ Harvey. The Feelies have defied time and aging by recording albums at a deliberate pace a mere six in 41 years and touring sparsely. But the veteran quintet never sounds under-rehearsed or rusty, and its set Saturday was a prime example of its timeless mastery of rhythm.

Its gentle vocals and melodies are consistently pushed along by the clockwork precision of its rhythm section, starting with Bill Million's driving guitar and finished off by the accents of percussion wizard Dave Weckerman.

The set rose to a crescendo: the whoosh of "Away," the slow-build "Slipping Into Something " and the frantic "Raised Eyebrows. Harvey's set demanded as much as it gave, a ritualistic brand of art-pop that didn't necessarily suit the needs of a lawn party on a sunny summer afternoon.

But the performer's commitment was apparent from the outset, with harmony vocals delivering haunting pronouncements over marching drums: "This is how the world will end. When she dipped back to the gothic blues of "To Bring You My Love," she commanded the stage in a way that few performers can. Unfortunately, some seasoned artists did not fare as well: The unfocused jams of George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic, the Sonic Youth-lite of the Thurston Moore Group, the brilliant Vince Staples looking somewhat forlorn as he rhymed over a backing track on a huge stage.

Some of the younger performers fared better: Madame Gandhi's feminist poetry over hip-hop percussion, the acerbic post-punk of singer Katie Alice Greer and her Washington, D. And who knows, maybe Thundercat will come out on stage for a song or two. Thundercat tends to dip into some tasteful goofiness in his music with his nostalgic sounds and fun lyrics.

As does rapper Danny Brown, who spits verses and performs like a stand-up comedian. If it's unabashed liveliness and high energy you're looking for, make sure to get to him at the Green Stage.

When: at the Green Stage Whether you can make it to all three days of Pitchfork or you've only got tickets to one, you should make it a mission to see the headliners, who are all women—a true rarity for this and any year. Want more Thrillist? Skip to main content Chicago Entertainment Music. Who to see at Pitchfork Festival on Friday.

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