SATURDAY
8 BOLD SOULS (1 p.m.): This brass-heavy octet is one of the leading lights in Chicago jazz, as it straddles the worlds of Duke Ellington and Sun Ra. BIZ 3 STAGE
CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO: (2:50 p.m.): Chad Taylor and Rob Mazurek are accomplished jazz musicians who often swap roles, with Taylor’s drums taking on a melodic dimension while Mazurek’s cornet pumps the rhythm oil. BIZ 3 STAGE
DESTROYER (4:20 p.m.): Vancouver’s Dan Bejar, who also moonlights in New Pornographers, writes wordy, quirky epics that build to unexpected climaxes. MAIN STAGE C
ART BRUT (5:10 p.m.): Whether leading singalongs while marching into the crowd, jumping rope with his microphone cord, or proclaiming his amazement at what so many take for granted (“Look at us, we formed a band!”), Eddie Argos and his U.K. garage-punk quintet know how to turn a concert into a show. MAIN STAGE A
THE FUTUREHEADS (8:10 p.m.): With razorsharp riffs, intricate vocal harmonies and lurch-and-lunge rhythms, this Scottish quartet puts a fresh spin on power pop. Even as they evoke the earliest days of Squeeze, the Jam and, most of all, XTC, the Futureheads bring a breathless exuberance that transcends eras. MAIN STAGE C
SILVER JEWS (9:10 p.m.): A rare opportunity to see David Berman in action. He’s one of indie-rock’s most respected songwriters, a droll lyricist whose collaborators and fans have included Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus. MAIN STAGE A
SUNDAY
TAPES `N TAPES (1 p.m.): Internet word-of-mouth has elevated this Minneapolis band into rock’s latest underground success story, and they’ve got the songs to justify the hype. MAIN STAGE A
JEFF PARKER/NELS CLINE QUARTET (1 p.m.): Though Parker is best known for his membership in Tortoise and Cline for his recent work with Wilco, these virtuoso guitarists are comfortable in many musical worlds, and this performance should be as adventurous as any at the festival. BIZ 3 STAGE
THE NATIONAL (2:35 p.m.): Tension fills the arrangements, desperation grips the singer’s voice — and this Brooklyn quintet knows how to shape those ingredients into explosive songs. MAIN STAGE C
CSS (2:50 p.m.): Brazil’s Cansei de Ser Sexy (Portuguese for “Tired of Being Sexy”) traffics in danceable pop songs laced with tongue-in-cheek attitude. BIZ 3 STAGE
AESOP ROCK AND MR. LIF (4:20 p.m.): Though they bring distinctly different perspectives to hip-hop, with Mr. Lif riffing on politics and social ills while Aesop Rock waxes surreal on his interior world, this unlikely duo makes for a terrific tag team in concert. MAIN STAGE C
MISSION OF BURMA (5:10 p.m.): Rarely are second acts the equal of the first in rock `n’ roll, but this reunited Boston band is one of the exceptions as they match the heights of their post-punk greatness on two recent albums. MAIN STAGE A
GLENN KOTCHE (6:10 p.m.): Wilco’s multifaceted drummer works experimental side projects in his spare time, including an alluring recent solo album, “Mobile.” BIZ 3 STAGE
YO LA TENGO (7:10 p.m.): This two-decade-old New Jersey trio is one of indie-rock’s treasures, equally at home playing lullabies or lacerating guitar workouts. MAIN STAGE A
SPOON (8:10 p.m.): Britt Daniel’s voice and guitar are a perfect match for his fat-free arrangements: terse, catchy and wired tight. MAIN STAGE C
OS MUTANTES (9:10 p.m.): If you need only one reason to attend Pitchfork, this is it. This Brazilian psychedelic band sounded positively futuristic in the `60s with their sonic experiments, but broke up before the rest of the world could catch up with them. This show will conclude their first North America tour. MAIN STAGE A
