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Additional reporting by Karen Bookatz

And we’re back—worn and world-weary and full of amazing stories from our time in Chicago. We talked to an array of folks—from the amazing to the just plain bizarre (more on that later), and we’ll be sharing those stories over the course of the week.

First off, check out our interviews with some of Pitchfork’s most promising up-and-comers: The Vivian Girls, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Ponytail and The Antlers. We went backstage at the festival to ask these musicians a mix of four questions:

1). What band (besides your own) are you most excited to see perform?

2). Who’s hotter: Bar Refaeli or Natalie Portman?

3). How do you like your bagel?

4). Harem pants or skinny jeans?

Read on for their answers (Spoiler: Band boys like them some Natalie).

       The Vivian Girls’ Ali and Katy

Band?

Apocalypse (They were not actually playing at Pitchfork…)

Skinny jeans or harem pants?

Skinny jeans

Bagel?

Katy: Everything

Ali: Sesame

Band?

Grizzly Bear

Bar or Natalie?

Neil: Bar

Matt: Natalie

Brian: Bar

Joe: Natalie

Bagel?

Neil: Lox, scallions, cream cheese, onions and tomatoes on an everything bagel—toasted twice

Matt: Egg everything bagel, bacon, egg and cheese

Brian: Whole wheat everything bagel, capers, onions, tomatoes, lox and cream cheese with a slice of lemon

Joe: Egg everything bagel, jalapeno, cream cheese, cheddar jack and egg

 Ponytail’s Jeremy and Molly

Band?

The Killer Whales

Bar or Natalie?

Natalie

Bagel?

Jeremy: Everything

Molly: Pumpernickel

Band?

Peter: The Flaming Lips

Darby: M83

Michael: The National

Bar or Natalie?

Peter: Natalie

Darby: Natalie

Michael: Bar

Bagel?

Peter: Wheat bagel with veggie cream cheese

Darby: Egg everything bagel with lox spread

Michael: Sesame bagel with light veggie cream cheese