Watch Eleanor Friedberger, Joanna Gruesome & more in new Pitchfork documentary

Pitchfork recently hosted a showcase at New York music marathon CMJ with the likes of Eleanor Friedberger, Joanna Gruesome, Speedy Ortiz, Priests, Perfect Pussy and more heading the bill. Now, they’ve released a short film documenting the event.

The acts discuss a range of topics, including their early beginnings in making music, identity and the difficulties of being a female in the modern music industry.

“Most of the line-ups we play on, the other bands just have guys in them,” Joanna Gruesome’s Alanna McArdle told Pitchfork. “That’s not something that I am normally too aware of, but then I have to remind myself that it’s kind of weird.”

“While I get that people could be wary of a curator making something an all-girl thing, I think it’s sometimes necessary to do so or nothing will change. I hope there’ll be more shows that it just so happens that all the bands have female members. But this may be the first show we’ve played that that’s ever happened.”

Watch the full documentary clip beneath and see performances from the show here.