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today in Chicago
* Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ SPACE
* Young Empires, The Break @ Schubas
* Birdcloud, Call Me Lightning, The Morons @ Empty Bottle
* Fitz and the Tantrums, Saints of Valory, Ivy Levan @ Metro
* Hologram Kizzie a.k.a. Psalm One, Botzy, Sean Anonymous, Sketch Tha Cataclysm, Lamon Manuel, Skech185 @ Township

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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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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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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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Man or Astro-Man? @ West Fest 2012 (more by Zach Pollack)

today in Chicago
* Moby @ The Mid
* Fleetwood Mac @ Allstate Arena
* Seth Meyers @ The Chicago Theatre
* Crystal Fighters, Alpine @ Lincoln Hall
* Priests, Blizzard Babies @ The Burlington
* Taste of Randolph Street Festival (Day 1)
* Kopecky Family Band, Blondfire @ SPACE
* Josh Rouse, Field Report @ City Winery Chicago (Night 2)
* Witchbanger, Mount Salem, Windhand, Lord @ Ultra Lounge
* Santah, Pet Lions, Barber Greene, Landmarks @ Subterranean
* Man or Astro-Man?, Jacuzzi Boys, Big Smoke City @ Empty Bottle (Night 1)

Man or Astro-Man? and Jacuzzi Boys play their first of two shows at the Empty Bottle tonight.

Taste of Randolph Street Festival begins tonight.

AlunaGeorge have a new video for "You Know You Like It." Check it out below.

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Dirty Projectors @ Pitchfork Festival 2012 (more by Chase Turner)

today in Chicago
* John Hodgman @ Park West
* David Cross @ The Chicago Theatre
* Pillowhammer, Bevel, Roommate @ Hideout
* Big Black Delta, Grades, Kid Color @ Schubas
* Jack Oblivian, Nones, The Sheiks @ Empty Bottle
* Falty DL, Bill Kouligas @ Pritzker Pavilion (Free Show)
* Dirty Projectors, Cross Record @ Lincoln Hall (Late Show)
* Josh Rouse, Field Report @ City Winery Chicago (Night 1)
* Dirty Projectors, Cross Record @ Lincoln Hall (Early Show)
* Post Honeymoon, The Pamphleteers, Yeyes @ The Burlington
* The Sky We Scrape, Droughts, Class Picture, Arrows In Her, Close Talker, Family Cat @ Township

Jack Oblivian, Nones, and The Sheiks play the Empty Bottle tonight.

Falty DL and Bill Kouligas play a free show at Pritzker Pavilion.

Dirty Projectors and Cross Record play two shows at Lincoln Hall tonight.

Josh Rouse and Field Report play their first of two shows at City Winery Chicago.

Low have a new video for "Plastic Cup." Check it out below.

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Intronaut @ NYC's Roseland Ballroom in February (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

today in Chicago
* Christopher Owens @ Hideout
* Patty Griffin, Max Gomez @ Athenaeum Theatre
* Free Time, Big Colour, J Fernandez @ Empty Bottle
* The Blank Tapes, Beach Day, Kellen & Me @ Schubas
* Facetime, Miss Remember, Rob Clearfield & Quin Kirchner @ Township
* If We Shout Loud Enough, Peals, Douglas McCombs, Small Sur @ Galerie F
* Intronaut, Scale The Summit, Mouth of the Architect, Jar'd Loose @ Double Door

Former Girls frontman Christopher Owens plays the Hideout tonight.

The Double Dagger documentary, If We Shout Loud Enough, screens at Galerie F.

Intronaut, Scale The Summit, Mouth of the Architect, and Jar'd Loose play Double Door.

Haim performed "Forever" on Letterman earlier this week. Check out the footage below.

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Mikal Cronin @ Saki Records in February (more by Kirstie Shanley)

today in Chicago
* Japandroids, Crocodiles @ Metro
* CHVRCHES, Still Corners @ Lincoln Hall (Night 2)
* Winterpills, Dan Tedesco, Blue-Eyed Son @ Schubas
* Patterson Hood, T. Hardy Morris, Alessi's Ark @ SPACE
* Flesh Panthers, New Swears, Viper Fever @ Cobra Lounge (Free Show)
* Like Bats, Rational Anthem, Dog & Wolf, Nightcap, Still Alive @ Township
* Nightmare Air, All Eyes West, Rare Animals, The Eventuals @ Beat Kitchen
* Mikal Cronin, Shannon and the Clams @ Empty Bottle (Early & Late Shows)

Mikal Cronin plays two shows at the Empty Bottle tonight.

Japandroids and Crocodiles play Metro.

CHVRCHES and Still Corners play their second of two shows at Lincoln Hall.

Polica have a violent new video for "Tiff" featuring Justin Vernon. Check it out below.

Sigur Ros are streaming their new album, Kveikur, over at Amazon.

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CHVRCHES @ NYC's Mercury Lounge in March (more by Chris La Putt)

today in Chicago
* Kate Boy, RIITES @ Schubas
* Mawrcrest, Rock Falls @ Township (Free Show)
* CHVRCHES, Still Corners @ Lincoln Hall (Night 1)
* House Sounds, Vamos, Massive Ego, Lord Viper @ Empty Bottle (Free Show)
* Robbie Fulks, Liam Davis, Nora O'Connor, Alex Hall, Scott Stevenson @ Hideout
* Glen Hansard, Lisa Hannigan, members of The Frames @ Pritzker Pavilion (Free Show)

CHVRCHES and Still Corners play their first of two sold-out shows at Lincoln Hall tonight.

Glen Hansard, Lisa Hannigan, and members of The Frames play Downtown Sound.

Robbie Fulks plays the Hideout with Liam Davis, Nora O'Connor, Alex Hall, and Scott Stevenson.

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