Yamantaka // Sonic Titan + Speedy Ortiz + Priests + Joanna Gruesome + Perfect Pussy + Courtney Barnett + Eleanor Friedberger

Pitchfork presents a doozy of a showcase—CMJ-timed but not strictly fest-affiliated—that's packed with forward-thinking, female-centric acts. We're particularly psyched on sludgy, proggy Montreal music and performance-art collective Yamantaka // Sonic Titan; Massachusetts crew Speedy Ortiz, which can suggest the Breeders gone math rock; Welsh shoegaze-pop types Joanna Gruesome; outspoken, heart-burstingly urgent Syracuse punks Perfect Pussy; and elegantly eccentric onetime Fiery Furnace Eleanor Friedberger.