Experience the Birth of Chicago’s Indie Rock Scene in New Episode of Pitchfork.tv’s "Yearbook"

“Yearbook” is Pitchfork’s new mini-series highlighting music in Chicago. Every episode will cover a significant year in the city’s music history, and its impact on the global stage. Earlier this month, we explored house music and hardcore in the year 1984. Next up is 1993, the year that the city’s burgeoning scene of underground rockers begins to lay the groundwork for what will become known as indie rock.

Bands like the Jesus Lizard, Gastr del Sol, and Trenchmouth were creating buzz in the neighborhood of Wicker Park, and not long afterwards came the enormous mainstream success of the Smashing Pumpkins’ second album Siamese Dream. At the same time, Liz Phair wrote her debut LP Exile in Guyville in Wicker Park, and Jeff Tweedy’s band Uncle Tupelo released their most critically successful album Anodyne—their last before Tweedy formed Wilco. Check out the episode below, and keep an eye out for the accompanying feature later this week.

Stay tuned for upcoming “Yearbook” episodes and features about 1966, 1979, and 1998. The “Yearbook” series is brought to you by Vans.

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