Pitchfork Festival, Smitchfork Festival, why go to Chicago when you can hang out on Madison's iconic terrace and see many of the same bands for free? On Saturday, July 19, Hack and a Hacksaw, Fleet Foxes, Extra Golden, and Icy Demons will be playing in Chicago's Union Park as part of the Pitchfork Music Festival which also includes !!!, Animal Collective, the Hold Steady, Dizzee Rascal, Caribou, (the overrated) Vampire Weekend, and many more, but on Friday, July 18, Hack and a Hacksaw, Fleet Foxes, Extra Golden, and Icy Demons will all be right here in Madison for the first ever MadFork, presented by the ladies and gentlemen of the Wisconsin Union Directorate music committee.

So who are these bands?

Fleet Foxes: Many of you likely already know this band that pulled off what many deem nearly impossible in Madison, pack the High Noon for a 7 p.m. show (I believe on a Tuesday?). This quintet from Seattle plays a type of music called "transcendental rock" (whatever that means, Wyndham). I prefer to call it "oooo...pretty music."

ExtraGolden: Of all of these bands ExtraGolden will hopefully play as the sunsets on the Terrace. Hailing from Nairobi ExtraGolden fuse together a warm blend of "Kenyan Benga music with American Rock."

A Hawk and a Hacksaw: This band hails from Albuquerque and features Jeremy Barnes of Neutral Milk Hotel fame. On their MySpace plage the claim to be from Budapest, which makes sense because the music they channel has a distinctly Eastern European gypsy feel. Barnes also has a connection with the following band...

Icy Demons: The bizarre free jazz cut with Elephant Six style rock of Icy Demons starts the night off. Icy Demons is a project of Bablicon's Griffin Rodriguez and Man Man's PowPow. Of course, as you all know Barnes was also a main player in Bablicon. Maybe they'll perform together?

The schedule is as follows:
[5:30-6:10] Icy Demons
[6:40-8:10pm] Extra Golden
[8:40-10p] Fleet Foxes
[10:45- Midnight] A Hawk and a Hacksaw