jason went pitchfork music festival chicago's union park saturday could people-watch festival like that hours correction could simply read people's t-shirts check their tattoos hours when other favorite pastimes noticing people interact overhearing snippets conversation could stay happily occupied days didn't have deal with port-a-pottys that pitchfork chicago-based online tastemaking publication reviewing mostly indy rock music festival been called country's most significant showcase rock underground there's also festival history this article surprisingly people there each provide pretty good almagation what rock underground looks like when wears clothes fixes hair fashion writer check these pics want gist essentially look urban outfitters carefully assembled over-the-top trendy while made look like alternative festival-goer just threw whatever happened lying floor when they pair mom's huge glasses from piercings tattoos you're seeing good portion saturday spent waiting thing another waiting next band start waiting line food beer waiting port-a-potty which thankfully only once plenty time think about people brand themselves self-branding natural urge good helps understand ultimately communicate others least want seen festival like pitchfork ironically becomes effort identify with group others setting yourself apart much possible very definition independent music mainstream ends creating sub-stream like band seriously that's their name even though can't google then also support obama your best save earth have closet filled with fashions flashbacks from mid-eighties when were still diapers your shoes more about your social progressiveness political leanings than they about more obvious consumer parameters like your income much care about comfort trust those ballet-flats from comfortable case you're wondering criticize people trying different process being like everyone else hangs where they hang sure there's that there think finding yourself your people important it's valuable process what wear believe listen with your free time feed into that just wish people didn't have work hard creating brand thin wish more uncovering who's really there rather than putting some persona really wouldn't nice there weren't many visual markers cues immediately leading people into series conclusions about your opinions beliefs what music your ipod where were animal collective fans also love stravinsky ones pray before eating their chicago-style washing down with beer what about boring generic dressers honestly didn't think through what they were going wear there must have been forbid closet mccain supporters festival right sure there everything there kinds people their halfway-to-normal states like independent music festival after think true alternative-independent state involves more mystery surprise than generally give when boil down into idea that fits t-shirt bumper sticker 