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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* 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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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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The Thermals @ BV-SXSW 2013 (more by Kevin Figueroa)

today in Chicago
* Shout Out Louds, Haerts @ Metro
* Colin Stetson, Justin Walter @ Schubas
* Four Tet (DJ set), Nate Manic @ Smart Bar
* Peter Murphy, Blah Blah Blah @ House of Blues
* The Thermals, Bare Mutants, Moon King @ Lincoln Hall
* Mike Rep, Tommy Jay, Negative Scanner, Sleaze @ Empty Bottle
* In Flames, Armored Assault, Burn The Remains @ Bottom Lounge
* Brain Vacation, The Celebrator, The Muzzlers, Robots Counterfeiting Money @ Ultra Lounge

Shout Out Louds and Haerts play Metro tonight.

Colin Stetson and Justin Walter play Schubas.

Four Tet DJs at Smart Bar.

The Thermals, Bare Mutants, and Moon King play Lincoln Hall.

HoZac Blackout Fest 2013 kicks off tonight with Mike Rep, Tommy Jay, Negative Scanner, and Sleaze.

The Flaming Lips played "Try To Explain," David Bowie's "Heroes," and a game of pictionary with Jimmy Fallon last night. Check out the footage below.

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Youth Lagoon @ a recent BV-presents show (more by Amanda Hatfield)

today in Chicago
* Digitalism @ Bottom Lounge
* Limp Bizkit @ House of Blues
* Youth Lagoon, Majical Cloudz @ Metro
* Sir Sly, JMSN, Evan Ireland @ Empty Bottle
* Telekinesis, Deep Sea Diver @ Lincoln Hall
* VietNam, J. Fernandez, Marko Casso @ Schubas
* Majical Cloudz @ Permanent Records (Free; In-store)
* Touched By Ghoul, M. Sord, Dumbelievers @ The Burlington
* T'Bone, Yeesh, Evasive Backflip, Peoples Temple of America @ Ultra Lounge

Youth Lagoon and Majical Cloudz play Metro tonight. Majical Cloudz play a 5:15PM in-store at Permanent Records.

Telekinesis and Deep Sea Diver play Lincoln Hall.

If you're among the few who do "it all for the nookie," Limp Bizkit play House of Blues tonight.

Mikal Cronin has a new video for the MCII standout "Change." Check it out below.

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Kurt Vile @ Coachella 2013 (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin)

today in Chicago
* Chandeliers @ Hideout
* Lady Lamb The Beekeeper, Xenia Rubinos @ Schubas
* Masaki Batoh's Brain Pulse Music, The Body @ Empty Bottle
* Health & Beauty, Conductive Alliance, Hands In @ Subterranean
* Kurt Vile & the Violators, Jessica Pratt, Steve Gunn @ Lincoln Hall

Chandeliers continue their May residency at the Hideout tonight.

Lady Lamb The Beekeeper headlines Schubas.

Kurt Vile & the Violators play a sold-out show at Lincoln Hall.

Kendrick Lamar's "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" has finally gotten a visual accompaniment. Check it out below.

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UV Race

today in Chicago
* Robbie Fulks, Greg Cahill @ Hideout
* Ola Podrida, Sonic Angels @ Township
* UV Race, Daylight Robbery, Culo @ Empty Bottle
* Enter the Haggis, Ed Anderson @ City Winery Chicago
* Geoff Rickly, John Nolan, Gabriel The Marine @ Beat Kitchen
* Crown Larks, Garbage Friends, SISU, RXM Reality @ The Burlington
* The End Of The Ocean, Rocket Miner, An Aesthetic Anaesthetic, Rhone @ Reggie's

Australian punks UV Race, Daylight Robbery, and Culo play the Empty Bottle.

Geoff Rickly, John Nolan, and Gabriel The Marine play Beat Kitchen.

An Aesthetic Anaesthetic play Reggie's with The End Of The Ocean, Rocket Miner, and Rhone. Check out AAA's recent (and great) Epitonic Saki Session.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield filmed the first-ever music video in space this weekend for his version of David Bowie's "Space Odyssey." Both the song and video were recorded in the International Space Station. Check out the clip below.

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METZ @ NYC's Bowery Ballroom earlier on tour (more by Dylan Johnson)

today in Chicago
* Pet Lions, American Wolf @ SPACE
* The Ike Reilly Assassination @ Schubas
* METZ, TV Ghost, No Joy @ Lincoln Hall
* Coliseum, Sweet Cobra, Pink Avalanche @ Empty Bottle
* Slingshot Dakota, Pet Symmetry, Lifted Bells, Misbehaving @ Township

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Black Moth Super Rainbow @ Metro, September 2011 (more by Ben Rodig)

today in Chicago
* Boris, Pallbearer @ Lincoln Hall
* Stornoway, Field Report @ Schubas
* Retox, Mt. St. Helens, Droughts, Itto @ Township
* Wolf Eyes, Yakuza, Bloodyminded @ Empty Bottle
* Night Beats, Energy Gown, Bike Cops @ Subterranean
* Their / They're / There, Noumenon, Oshwa, Kittyhawk @ Beat Kitchen
* Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Hood Internet, Oscillator Bug @ Metro
* Antony Ablan and The Tramps, Julie Meckler, Good Evening @ Hideout
* Chicago Thrash Ensemble, Finishing School, Business Papers, Nine Nines @ Ultra Lounge

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Boris @ Le Poisson Rouge earlier on tour (more by PSquared Photography)

today in Chicago
* Chuck Prophet @ SPACE
* Gold Panda, RAC, Zebo @ The Mid
* Boris, Young Widows @ Lincoln Hall
* Emily Wells, Skating Polly @ Schubas
* Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven @ Cubby Bear
* Sin Orden, Greys, Shahman, Half Milk @ Gnarnia
* Lisa Loeb, Jonny Polansky @ City Winery Chicago
* White Mystery, A Giant Dog, Psalm One @ Hideout
* Minor Characters, Elsinore, Brother George @ Subterranean
* Dumpster Babies, Runnies, Absolutely Not, The Sueves @ Empty Bottle
* Ulan Bator, Martin Bisi, Anatomy of Habit, Alma Negra @ Cobra Lounge

Boris play their first of two shows at Lincoln Hall tonight.

Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven play Cubby Bear.

Sin Orden, Greys, Shahman, and Half Milk play Gnarnia.

Minor Characters, Elsinore, and Brother George play Subterranean.

Dumpster Babies, Runnies, Absolutely Not, and The Sueves play the Empty Bottle.

Watch Savages' entire recent London show at Ministry Of Sound, shot by The Creators Project, below.

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