Need an excuse to go to Chicago in mid-July? How about the ridiculously good Pitchfork Music Festival, this year featuring Pavement, LCD Soundsystem and Broken Social Scene? Check out the complete lineup.---

No reason to wax on about all these worthy bands. Suffice to say, I wish this fest was happening somewhere west of the Rockies.

Here's the complete lineup for the Pitchfork fest held July 16-18:Friday, July 16
Modest Mouse
Broken Social Scene
Robyn
Liars
El-P
The Tallest Man on Earth
Sharon Van Etten

Saturday, July 17
LCD Soundsystem
Panda Bear
Wolf Parade
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Raekwon
Titus Andronicus
WHY?
Delorean
Real Estate
Bear In Heaven
Free Energy
The Smith Westerns
Dâm-Funk
Kurt Vile
Freddie Gibbs
Sonny & The Sunsets **
Netherfriends

Sunday, July 18
Pavement
Big Boi
Major Lazer
St. Vincent
Lightning Bolt
Beach House
Girls
Sleigh Bells
Neon Indian
Cass McCombs
Here We Go Magic
Surfer Blood
Local Natives
Washed Out
Best Coast
Cave
Allá