More on the Pitchfork Effect

A buddy of mine pointed me in the direction of a new Wired Magazine feature on the Pitchfork Effect. Interesting note, it was actually written by a former editor at Spin who mentions that the influence of Pitchfork helped put him out a job (yeah, he's not bitter). This is becoming a relatively stale subject but it's an interesting read nevertheless. As much as the site frustrates us, I'll continue to look to them for new music. Case in point, I picked up the new Thermals album after an 8.5 and a "Best New Music" tag and it really is damn good. "A Pillar of Salt" fully lives up the hype.

MP3: The Thermals - "A Pillar of Salt"

The Thermals Dates:

Sep 2 2006 5:45P Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA
Sep 3 2006 5:00P Easy Street Records, Seattle, WA
Sep 16 2006 8:00P Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
Sep 22 2006 8:00P Plyamkers Pavillion, Fargo
Sep 23 2006 8:00P First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Sep 24 2006 8:00P Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, WI
Sep 25 2006 8:00P Metro, Chicago, IL
Sep 26 2006 8:00P Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI
Sep 27 2006 8:00P House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
Sep 28 2006 8:00P Icon, Buffalo, NY
Sep 29 2006 8:00P Starlight Ballroom, Philadelphia, PA
Oct 3 2006 8:00P 930 Club , Washington DC
Oct 4 2006 8:00P Club Zoo, Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 5 2006 8:00P Southgate House, Newport, KY
Oct 6 2006 8:00P City Hall, Nashville, TN
Oct 7 2006 8:00P Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO
Oct 8 2006 8:00P Granada Theater, Lawrence, KS
Oct 11 2006 8:00P Hailey's, Denton, TX
Oct 12 2006 8:00P Emo's, Austin, TX
Oct 15 2006 8:00P Ogden Theater, Denver, CO
Oct 17 2006 8:00P In The Venue, Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 18 2006 8:00P The Venue, Boise, ID
Oct 20 2006 8:00P Neumos, Seattle, WA
Oct 21 2006 8:00P Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
Oct 23 2006 8:00P The Filmore, San Francisco, CA
Oct 26 2006 8:00P Avalon, Los Angeles, CA
Oct 27 2006 8:00P House of Blues, San Diego, CA
Oct 28 2006 8:00P Glass House, Pomona, CA
Oct 29 2006 8:00P House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
Nov 2 2006 8:00P Bowery Ballroom, NYC, NY