The Shins @ Osheaga 2012 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)

today in Chicago
* MS MR, Magic Man @ Schubas
* The Shins, Ra Ra Riot @ Aragon Ballroom
* Turbonegro, Mount Carmel @ Double Door
* Dwight Twilley, Pezband, Games, The Sueves @ Empty Bottle

The Shins and Ra Ra Riot play Aragon Ballroom tonight.

MS MR and Magic Man play Schubas.

Turbonegro and Mount Carmel play Double Door.

HoZac Blackout Fest 2013 finishes off tonight with headliner Dwight Twilley.

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today in Chicago
* Outer Minds, Sybris @ Hideout
* Newsted, Wilson @ Bottom Lounge
* Jeffrey Foucault, The Pines @ Schubas
* Foals, Surfer Blood, Blondfire @ the Vic
* Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Teebs @ Metro
* Anaïs Mitchell @ Old Town School of Folk Music
* Ambassador Gun, Encrust, DeadLevel @ Ultra Lounge
* Foals (DJ set), Greg Corner, Redux DJs, Fleege @ Primary
* Geronimo!, Hospital Garden, Destroy This Place, Meat Wave @ Quenchers
* Chrome, Wizzard Sleeve, Cop City Chill Pillars, FNU Ronnies, Verma @ Empty Bottle
* Laura Stevenson, Field Mouse, Warren Franklin & The Founding Fathers @ Beat Kitchen

Outer Minds and Sybris play the Hideout tonight.

Newsted and Wilson play Bottom Lounge.

Foals, Surfer Blood, and Blondfire play the Vic. Foals will also be DJing at Primary later on tonight.

Flying Lotus, Thudercat, and Teebs play Metro.

Geronimo!, Hospital Garden, Destroy This Place, and Meat Wave play Quenchers.

HoZac Blackout Fest 2013 continues with Chrome, Wizzard Sleeve, Cop City, Chill Pillars, FNU Ronnies, and Verma.

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What else?

West Fest 2013 is set to take place on July 13 & 14 on Chicago Avenue (between Damen Avenue and Wood Street). The festival's main stage, booked by the Empty Bottle, features headliners Tortoise and The Oblivians, with Javelin, Born Ruffians, and many more acts TBA. There will also be a DJ stage on both days, with sets from Derrick Carter, Heaven Malone, and others. Admission is a suggested donation of $5. Check out the current lineups-by-day at the bottom of this post.

The Bottle are also hosting a few West Fest aftershows. The Oblivians will headline the venue on July 13 with support from Autodramatics (tickets). Tortoise will then play the Bottle on July 14, opening act TBA (tickets). You can also catch Jack Oblivian (solo) at the Empty Bottle on June 13 with Human Eye and Nones (tickets).

The current West Fest 2013 lineup is below...

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Turbonegro @ Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012 (more by Keith Marlowe)

For those about to rock:

Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has formed a new band called... wait for it... Newsted, and they're on a tour that brings them to Bottom Lounge on Saturday. Tickets are still on sale.

Newsted is also one of the bands opening for Megadeth on Gigantour this year. That hits Allstate Arena on 7/9 and tickets are on sale.

Meanwhile, Turbonegro, who now play with a new singer (well, since 2011), are kicking off a North American tour this weekend and its second stop is Double Door (moved from Metro) this Sunday (5/19). Tickets are still available (and all Metro tickets will be honored). All Turbonegro dates are listed below...

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Big Star's iconic Third turns 35 this year(!). In celebration of that, and in memory of the late Alex Chilton, Jody Stephens (Big Star), Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star), Tim Rutili (Califone), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Chris Stamey (The dBs), Gary Louris (The Jayhawks), Ken Vandermark, and many more will gather at the Vic Theatre on June 28 to perform Third (and some older material) with a twenty-piece chamber orchestra. Tickets for the special Chicago show go on sale this Saturday (5/18) at 10AM CST; this is definitely not one to miss.

You also might want to watch the recent documentary on the band, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, which premiered at SXSW 2012. Check out its impactful trailer below...

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Groundislava

As seen on BV Austin, producers Groundislava and oOoOO, whose collaborator Butterclock just recently played Reggie's, have teamed up for a brief summer North American tour. That tour includes a performance at Lincoln Hall on June 1 with Different Sleep and Abyss & Zainghis (of Push Beats). Advance tickets for the Chicago show are still available.

Groundislava hits the road with a new smattering of remixes, fittingly titled Treasure Chest, which you can check out at the bottom of this post with his full tour schedule. A few oOoOO songs are also below...

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Rodriguez @ NYC's Beacon Theatre last month (more by PSquared Photography)

today in Chicago
* 10,000 Maniacs @ City Winery Chicago
* Vito & Druzzi (The Rapture) @ Beauty Bar
* Rodriguez, Jenny O @ Arie Crown Theatre
* The Futurebirds, Diarrhea Planet @ Schubas
* Of Montreal, The Wild Moccasins @ Lincoln Hall
* Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, THENEWNO2 @ the Vic
* The Futurebirds @ Permanent Records (Free; In-store)
* Glorior Belli, Wolvhammer, Terminate, Fin @ Ultra Lounge
* Unnatural Axe, Tyvek, Eat Skull, Make-Overs @ Empty Bottle
* Now Now, Chance the Rapper, Electric Guest @ Columbia College Chicago
* Wild Jesus & The Devil's Lettuce Family Party Band, The Lowdown Brass Band @ Hideout
* ShowYouSuck, theWHOevers, Que Billah, Shayna Love, Kidd Tha Chicagoan, FM Supreme, Jay 2 "The Kidd Classic", Cadillac Duke, Robbie B the Name @ Double Door

Rodriguez and Jenny O play the Arie Crown Theatre tonight.

The Futurebirds and Diarrhea Planet play Schubas tonight.

Glorior Belli and Wolvhammer play Ultra Lounge.

ShowYouSuck headlines Double Door tonight.

Chelsea Light Moving have a new video for "Lip." Check it out below.

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Laura Stevenson @ the Knitting Factory earlier this month (more by Jessica Amaya)

Laura Stevenson is currently on the road throughout North America in support of her new album, Wheel, which hit stores last month via Don Giovanni Records. Field Mouse open the entire tour, including her Chicago show at Beat Kitchen this Saturday (5/18). Advance tickets are still available.

Field Mouse just recently played a BrooklynVegan Studio Session, which is a new series we've been working for the past few months. They performed three songs - "Tomorrow is Yesterday," "How Do You Know?," and "Everyone But You" - at Brooklyn's Butler Recording, and you can check out the footage at the bottom of this post.

All Laura Stevenson tour dates and videos from both acts are below...

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photos by Jeff Ryan

Telekinesis at Lincoln Hall on 5.15.2013

On Wednesday night (5/15), Telekinesis (aka the project of Michael Learner) brought his tour with Deep Sea Diver through Chicago for a performance at Lincoln Hall. The band, which now features Rebecca Cole (Wild Flag, The Minders), ran through most of this year's Dormarion, and of course played some older songs too. Were you there? If so, what did you think? We've got pictures from the 5/15 show at Lincoln Hall in this post. More below...

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Foals @ Coachella 2013 (more by Wei Shi)

As discussed, Foals are headed to Chicago to play a sold-out show at the Vic Theatre this Saturday (5/18) with tourmates Surfer Blood and Blondfire. If you didn't manage to grab tickets, or if you'd just like to keep the party going after their show at the Vic, members of Foals will be DJing at Primary at 10PM tomorrow night with Greg Corner, Redux, and Fleege. Advance tickets are still available. They'll also be back in Chicago in August to play Lollapalooza 2013.

Earlier this year, Foals welcomed their third studio album Holy Fire. It was produced by Flood and Alan Moulder, and is pretty fantastic. If you haven't heard it yet, Holy Fire is available to stream at the bottom of this post.

All known Foals tour dates and a stream of Holy Fire are below...

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