Franz Ferdinand @ Coachella 2013 (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin)

As seen on BrooklynVegan, Franz Ferdinand are at long last getting around to releasing their fourth album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. The LP is due out on August 23 via Domino Records, and they'll tour North America in support of it this coming fall. That tour includes a performance at the Vic on October 10. Tickets for the Chicago show go on sale this Saturday (6/22) at 10AM CST. Each ticket purchased comes with a digital download of their forthcoming LP, delivered August 27.

All tour dates, along with some album teaser clips, are below...

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Merchandise @ Schubas in January (more by Milos Markicevic)

Aside from the many other great Pitchfork Festival aftershows we've already told you about (Savages, Waxahatchee, ...Trail of Dead & more), Ground Control Touring have put together some pretty excellent bills over at Bottom Lounge. Friday, July 19 features Merchandise, Daughn Gibson, Connections, and Steve Gunn, Saturday, July 20 consists of Trash Talk, White Lung, and Ratking, and Parquet Courts will be performing on Sunday, July 21 with TBA special guests. All three shows are super cheap - $7 advance // $10 at the door - and 17+. Tickets, linked above, go on sale this Friday (6/21) at noon CST.

Check out a flyer for the aftershows below...

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Metric @ Radio City Music Hall, 2012 (more by Jonathan McPhail)

As mentioned on BV, Red Bull Sound Select is throwing 10 free concerts and 10 cities all which are happening on the same weekend (July 26 & 27). Chicago is one of those cities and is getting Metric at House of Blues on July 27 with "showcasing sets" from Gemini Club and My Gold Mask. Tickets are free but you need to request them. Good luck.

Other concerts in this 10-city series include Gaslight Anthem in NYC and The Dandy Warhols in Austin.

Giraffage @ BV-SXSW 2013 Official Showcase (more by Amanda Hatfield)

today in Chicago
* Leon Russell @ City Winery Chicago
* Giraffage, Mister Lies, The GTW @ Schubas
* Fitz and the Tantrums, Saints of Valory, Ivy Levan @ Metro
* Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ SPACE (Early & Late Shows)
* Liquor Store, Shockwave Riders, Energy Gown @ Empty Bottle
* Solid Gold, Marijuana Deathsquads, Polica (DJ set) @ Subterranean

Giraffage and Mister Lies kick off their North American tour at Schubas tonight.

Solid Gold, Marijuana Deathsquads, and Polica (DJ set) play Subterranean.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band play a pair of shows at SPACE in Evanston.

Twin Peaks have a new video for "Fast Eddie." Check it out below.

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Savages at Coachella 2013 (more by Dana [distortion] Yavin)

We're about a month out from the 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival (July 19-21), and fest aftershows are beginning to pop up. We already let you know that ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead will be playing Double Door on July 18, Wolf Eyes and Pharmakon will be at Bottom Lounge on July 20, and here are a few more:

Friday, July 19
Savages and Sky Ferreira with Special Guest DJ @ Lincoln Hall
Foxygen with Gauntlet Hair and Gambles @ Schubas

Saturday, July 20
Waxahatchee with carbonleak and Guest @ Schubas
Mac Demarco with Ex Cult and OBN IIIs @ Empty Bottle (on sale TODAY at noon CST.)

Sunday, July 21
Autre Ne Veut with Empress Of and Evian Christ @ Lincoln Hall

The Mountain Goats @ the Vic, October 2012 (more by Sara Pieper)

today in Chicago
* Bernhoft, Sun Rai @ Schubas
* Leon Russell, Chastity Brown @ City Winery Chicago
* The Mountain Goats, The Baptist Generals @ Lincoln Hall
* Daniel Lanois, Brokeback @ Pritzker Pavilion (Free Show)
* Distant Cities, Belmont and Clark, A Year In A Day @ Empty Bottle
* Dead Native, Boom Said Thunder, Power Haunts @ The Burlington

The Mountain Goats and Baptist Generals play Lincoln Hall tonight.

Daniel Lanois and Brokeback play Downtown Sound.

Kylesa have a new video for Ultraviolet's "Unspoken." Check it out below.

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Mikal Cronin at the Empty Bottle on 06.11.2013

On Tuesday night (6/11), Mikal Cronin and tourmates Shannon & the Clams came through Chicago to play a pair of sold-out shows at the Empty Bottle. At the early show, Cronin performed a mix of songs from his self-titled LP and this year's excellent MCII. Did you catch either show? If so, how was it? A set of pictures from the early show are in this post.

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The Heavy @ Irving Plaza, August 2012 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)

today in Chicago
* Valleys, Weeknight @ Schubas
* Eleventh Dream Day @ Hideout
* Taste of Randolph Street Festival (Day 3)
* Onyx System, Population @ The Burlington
* New Mastersounds @ City Winery Chicago
* The Heavy, The Silent Comedy @ Double Door
* Daniel Lanois @ Old Town School of Folk Music
* The Mountain Goats, The Baptist Generals @ SPACE
* Tex and The Girls, Seamless Crack, Hospital Ships @ Empty Bottle
* Full of Hell, Nona, Seven Sisters of Sleep, Boilerman, Angry Gods @ Neverland

Taste of Randolph 2013 finishes off today.

The Heavy and The Silent Comedy play Double Door.

The Mountain Goats and The Baptist Generals play SPACE, and then Lincoln Hall on Monday night.

Daniel Lanois plays the Old Town School of Folk Music, and then Downtown Sound with Brokeback on Monday night.

Full of Hell play Neverland.

Father John Misty performed an acoustic version of "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" for Bonnaroo's Hale Bale Sessions. Check out the footage below.

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The Joy Formidable @ NYC's Webster Hall in April (more by Amanda Hatfield)

today in Chicago
* Joseph Arthur @ Lincoln Hall
* Bob Newhart @ The Chicago Theatre
* Taste of Randolph Street Festival (Day 2)
* DRGN King, Mines, T'Bone @ The Burlington
* The Boxer Rebellion, Fossil Collective @ Metro
* Jacuzzi Boys @ Permanent Records (Free; In-store)
* Dent May, Dead Gaze, Jimmy Whispers @ Schubas
* Wymyns Prysyn, Carbonleak, Moral Void @ Township
* Superhumanoids, Oscillator Bug, Bastardgeist @ Hideout
* Greensky Bluegrass, Trails and Ways @ City Winery Chicago
* Man or Astro-Man?, Jacuzzi Boys, The Bingers @ Empty Bottle

Taste of Randolph 2013 continues tonight.

Man or Astro-Man? and Jacuzzi Boys play the Empty Bottle again. Jacuzzi Boys also have a 6PM in-store a Permanent Records.

Dent May, Dead Gaze, and Jimmy Whispers play Schubas.

DRGN King, Mines, and T'Bone play The Burlington.

CHVRCHES, who recently made their Chicago debut at Lincoln Hall, have a new video for "Gun." Check it out below.

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CHVRCHES at Lincoln Hall on 06.11.2013

CHVRCHES and opening act Still Corners played a second sold-out show at Lincoln Hall on Tuesday night (6/11). Still Corners began at 8PM, as billed, and played on a limited stage setup to the few attendees who had arrived. Their blend of electro dream pop balanced nicely with the growing crowd and visuals projected behind them.

By the time CHVRCHES hit the stage Lincoln Hall was overflowing. As adorable singer Lauren Mayberry noted, they wrapped their first album in Chicago one day before their two-night run at Lincoln Hall. The crowd was treated to mostly new songs from the upcoming album, as well as "Recover" and "Now is Not The Time" from the EP. Mayberry was softly confident on stage, handling drunken yells to play the Game of Thrones theme song and other requests with ease. As the band finished their set with hit "The Mother We Share," walked off stage, and the Lincoln Hall staff began to turn the house lights and music back on, no one wanted to leave and the whole crowd stayed put. In response the band quickly came running back on stage for one more: a bouncy electrosynth cover of Prince's "I Would Die 4 U."

A set of pictures from their 6/11 show at Lincoln Hall are in this post. More below...

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