You and Pitchfork, you’ve been together for awhile. You’ve gone to see Pitchfork Festival in Chicago. You dipped over to New York last October for the #Offline festival. Maybe you’re even flying to Paris for Pitchfork Music Festival Paris. MAYBE THINGS HAVE PROGRESSED THAT FAR. Well, girl, yesterday Pitchfork’s website announced that this time, they’re “going further.” Are you ready for that? Have you guys talked about this first? Do you think Pitchfork could be “the one”?
Gross. Sorry. This is about a music festival, not your short-lived but intense college romance. A music festival called, simply, Forms. (Insert your own hashtag.) Forms is a four-day multimedia bonanza put on by Pitchfork’s Brooklyn office, in conjunction with NYC promoters The Bowery Presents and videogame arts/culture people Kill Screen. Forms will be a celebration of the fast-growing connection between the spheres of music, gaming, and art, with musicians working with gamers, gamers working with artists, LOLcats working with Rufus from Gossip Girl — you get the picture. Just imagine the thrill of exploring the enchanted world of Myst with the guy from No Age by your side whilst you chat about the oeuvre of Ai Weiwei! THAT COULD HAPPEN. ANYTHING could happen at Forms, the festival where art, music and gaming take over galleries, clubs, museums, and DIY spaces across NYC. No, they haven’t announced the lineup yet, but DUH No Age will be involved because, well, PITCHFORK.
The lineup will be revealed over the next few weeks. Obviously I have no idea who’s playing. There’s only two things I CAN tell you. 1) It takes place February 1-4 next year, and 2) tickets will go fast.
• Forms: http://www.formsfestival.com
