The 2011 Pitchfork Music Festival took place this past weekend at Union Park in Chicago. Passes for the event sold out in one day. The lineup included Animal Collective, Curren$y, Das Racist, Guided by Voices, DJ Shadow, Fleet Foxes, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Deerhunter, Odd Future Wolfgang Kill Them All, TV on the Radio, Superchunk and many more. If you couldn’t make it to the show, no worries, we got you. Check out pics from the event and take a listen to our 2011 Pitchfork playlist after the jump.

Bonnaroo 2011 kicked off yesterday, so to celebrate another stellar festival in Manchester, Tennessee, our amigos at RCRD LBL have delivered onto us their Bonnaroo 2011 playlist. From massive headliners such as Lil Wayne and Arcade Fire to indie favorites like Sleigh Bells, Wavves and Deerhunter, they’ve prepared this special Bonnaroo playlist from their catalog that includes exclusive remixes, fan favorites and everything in between to fully experience the festival’s deep bill. Check out 24 awesome tracks after the jump.

If you’re tired of listening to the same old crap — especially if you’re an FM radio junkie — now is the time to expand your horizons. The world is absolutely teeming with excellent artists who have a few things to say outside the realm of “get drunk/get high/get laid/bust a cap/smack a ho/check my rims.” Sometimes, they don’t say anything at all. “Music without lyrics?!” you ask, outraged. Yes, and it’s often better that way. Here are some artists that might not be at the top of the charts, but deserve a listen all the same:

Summer has officially arrived which means the major concert season is here! Rock on. If you’re willing to have your dignity sucked away by Ticketmaster’s “convenience charge”, there are a ton of tours, festivals and events that you can hit up all summer long. Music is an incredibly personal relationship, but that doesn’t mean we can’t judge you for your love. Here’s who you are, based on the tunes you love.

This weekend, hipsters young and old will converge en masse at Chicago’s Grant Park for the annual Lollapalooza musical festival. Hundreds of acts will perform during the festival’s three days, spanning all kinds of genres, and I bet you’re wondering what the hell you should go see. Well, lucky for you, I’m here to help. I’m going to let you in on 9 must-see acts at Lollapalooza.

It’s pretty obvious that if you’re a COED reader, you’re also big into National Public Radio. (Diane Rehm – total hottie!) So you probably already know all about their list of the 30 best albums and 30 best songs of 2009, so far. But on the off chance that you don’t listen to NPR, or even own a radio, then we thought we’d fill you in, so you can stock up that iPod of yours with all the latest, greatest tunes.