A$AP Rocky, Japandroids, Willis Earl Beal highlight early acts at Pitchfork

Rain delayed the start of the Pitchfork Music Festival on Friday, and then it came down hard again around dinner hour. But the music played on. While A$AP Rocky delivered the party rap on one of the main stages, keeping the crowd energized through the downpour, Tim Hecker provided a gloomy electronic sidetrack on a smaller stage at the southwestern edge of Union Park.

Greg Kot

July 13, 2012