White Mystery @ the Hideout, November 2012 (more by Sara Pieper)

Garage rock and Valentine's Day go hand-in-hand, right? If you just so happen to be of that school of thought, catch White Mystery, Absolutely Not, Twin Peaks, and Post Honeymoon at Schubas on Thursday, February 14. Advance tickets are on sale now, and the show is a benefit for the Chris Saathoff Foundation.

Brother-sister duo White Mystery are set to self-release their new album, Telepathic, on April 20. They've already shared "Jungle Cat," "Secret Garden," "Break a Sweat," and "Fun Times" from the LP, and all four tracks are available to stream at the bottom of this post. Telepathic is up for CD/LP preorder via the band's webstore.

A few streams from White Mystery's forthcoming LP are below...

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We've been talking New Year's Eve for quite some time, and since the world didn't end last week, all the great shows and parties we told you about are still happening.

Refresh your memory below...

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"The Screaming Eagle of Soul" himself, Charles Bradley, will be visiting Chicago for a two-night stand at Lincoln Hall on December 30 & 31. Advance tickets are still available for both shows, and though his New Year's Eve performance will cost you twice as much as the 30th, you'll receive complimentary drink tickets, appetizers, and a Daptone Records drop card for a free digital sampler.

Speaking of Lincoln Hall, their sister venue Schubas will be hosting Maps & Atlases on December 30 & 31. Gypsyblood will act as main support on the 30th, Santah will open the show on New Year's Eve, and advance tickets for both shows are still available. There's also a two-show pass for sale.

Screeching Weasel are celebrating their 27th anniversary with a two-night run at Reggie's on December 30th & 31st. Though Night 1 (with The Queers, The Manges, and Vatican Junkies) is sold out, advance tickets for Night 2 (with The Queers, The Manges, and They Stay Dead) are still available.

Local H are playing the Beat Kitchen on December 30 (with State & Madison) & 31 (with All Eyes West). Their NYE show is sold out, but tickets are still available for their 12/30 performance.

Tilly and the Wall are yet another act that will be playing two Chicago shows during New Year's Eve weekend. You'll be able to find them at Subterranean on December 30 (with California Wives) & 31 (with My Gold Mask and DJ CC Rider). Advance tickets for both shows are still available.

Butch Walker and Dick Prall are also playing two nights in Chicago. They'll appear at the Double Door on December 30 and at the Bottom Lounge on December 31. Both shows are sold out.

The Eternals will be performing "the Espiritu Zombi Suite," a piece written for a larger group-version of the band, at the Hideout on New Year's Eve. As discussed, core members Damon Locks, Wayne Montana, and Areif Sless-Kitain will be joined by six additional musicians on vibes, coronet, flute, saxophone, and more. Chandeliers will act as main support and will also play a DJ set around midnight. Advance tickets are still available.

"The Queen of Rockabilly," Wanda Jackson, will be headlining the Double Door on New Year's Eve. JD Wilkes and the Dirt Daubers, Burlesque le' Moustache, and Soul Summit DJs will open the show. Advance tickets are still available.

Alejandro Escovedo and his band The Sensitive Boys are set to play SPACE in Evanston, IL on New Year's Eve. Nicholas Tremulis will open the show, and advance tickets are still available.

Naked Raygun and The Dwarves are playing the Cobra Lounge on New Year's Eve. Though advance tickets are sold out, there may be a small amount available for purchase at the door.

Denton, TX's The Marked Men are playing the Empty Bottle on December 31 with Bad Sports and Terrible Twos (tickets). As discussed, Marked Men side project Mind Spiders are playing the Bottle on December 29 with The Novice and Dumpster Babies (tickets).

Speaking of the Empty Bottle, they're also presenting Mucca Pazza, White Mystery, and Jon Drake & the Shakes at the Logan Square Auditorium on New Year's Eve (tickets). They're also doing "New Year's Eve: Two Thousand Turnteen" with The Hood Internet, Moon Boots, Only Children, and DJ Esquire at Beauty Bar (tickets).

JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound are set to play the final show of 2012 at Mayne Stage on December 31. Advance tickets for that show are still available.

The Airborne Toxic Event and On An On play Metro on New Year's Eve. Tickets are still available, and don't forget: Neurosis, Bloodiest, and The Atlas Moth play the venue on December 30 (tickets).

Magic Milk, Rabble Rabble, Vamos, Kodiak Farm Boys, The Electric Dollhouse Groove Buggy, Don't Forget Your Dinosaur, and The Sueves are ALL set to play Quenchers on New Year's Eve. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door.

Outer Minds, The Hello Hello, and Absolutely Not will be performing at The Burlington on December 31.

South Loop dive bar Cal's are closing on New Year's Day. They'll be throwing a farewell // New Year's Eve show, featuring performances by Mercy Mercy, Demerits, and Larroquettes.

Hannibal Buress is playing three shows at Zanies on New Year's Eve. Advance tickets for his three NYE shows in Chicago are sold out, but the Zanies box office might be holding onto some.

Perhaps you're looking for something a bit more electronic? Porter Robinson is coming to Chicago for a two-night stand at the Congress on December 30 & 31. Hardwell and Deniz Koyu will act as main support on the 30th, and Mat Zo and The M Machine will open the show on the 31. Advance tickets for both nights are still available. Paul Oakenfold is also playing Castle Nightclub (tickets).

ALSO: You'll be able to ride the CTA from 10PM - 4AM on New Year's Eve for 1¢. For more information on how that works visit the CTA's website.

What did we miss?

Heading to Austin or New York? We also have a list of shows that are happening in both of those cities.

Happy (almost) New Year!

White Mystery @ HoZac Blackout Fest 2012 (more by John Yingling)

White Mystery, who recently opened for Garbage at Metro, are set to play an intimate hometown show at the Fireside Bowl on Tuesday night (8/14). Support with come from Madison, WI's The Hussy, Absolutely Not, and The Eeries, and tickets will be for sale at the door.

WM's next upcoming Chicago show after the Fireside Bowl gig is a performance on Sunday (9/16) of Riot Fest. Two-day and single-day passes are still available.

All White Mystery dates and some videos are below...

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Hunx @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn in September (more by Devan Council)

Hunx (aka Seth Bogart), who released his first solo album Hairdresser Blues in February via Hardly Art, plays the Double Door tonight with His Punx and Heavy Cream, The Artist Formally Known As Vince, Absolutely Not. Tickets are still available.

The L.A. Record recently sat down with the wild and crazy Hunx, to talk Hairdresser Blues and so much more..

Have you ever had a roommate who didn't even know about the whole Hunx thing, and was just standing there frozen as you like put a wig on the refrigerator?
I'm currently living with this Australian guy and I keep forgetting he's here and wandering around naked. I think I horrify him.
Aren't there people who'd pay to have you wander around naked?
Send 'em my way cuz I'm broke as fuck.
Didn't you have a show where people were fighting to drink your piss from a cup?
Yeah ... well, piss from a beer bottle, but yeah.
Where do you go from there? Once people want to drink your piss?
Where do you go? Downhill, obviously! Let's be honest here.

Not only will Hunx headline the Double Door, but he's also been appointed host for CULT at Berlin. Beni, Zebo, Teen Witch Fan Club, and Baby Bamboo perform.

Video for the Hairdresser Blues track "Always Forever" and CULT flyer, below..

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Mark Sultan @ the Mohawk in Austin, TX (more by Tim Griffin)

Mark Sultan (also known as BBQ) released two vinyl LPs, Whenever I Want and Whatever I Want, plus a CD combining cuts from both dubbed Whatever/Whenever on October 25th via In The Red Records. Check out "Song in Grey" from Whatever I Want and the companion CD, via a widget below.

Sultan began a tour in support of the releases a few days ago, which will hit Chicago's Ultra Lounge this Saturday night (11/5). Slushy, Absolutely Not, and Lionlimb will round out the bill. Tickets are still available.

Head below for all 2011 tour dates.

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