photos by Grant MacAllister

Nada Surf @ Metro

On April 2, Nada Surf and An Horse toured through Chicago, making a stop Metro. We previously shared the setlists from both acts, and here's a set of pictures from the show.

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"Nada Surf is such an underrated band. Incredible live performers. Best band I've seen this year." - Shannon

Nada Surf frontman Matthew Caws playing the Metro store (photo by Jillian Barthold)

Last night (Monday, April 2), Nada Surf toured through Chicago with Australia's An Horse (who played Saki on Sunday), making a stop at Metro. Check out the setlist from each band at the bottom of this post. Stay tuned for a full set of pictures and a review.

After the show, NS frontman Matthew Caws jumped into the Metro store with an acoustic guitar to play "Blizzard of '77." Footage of his solo performance can also be found below....

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today in Chicago
* John Hodgman @ UP
* Slaughterhouse @ Metro
* Melissa Ferrick @ SPACE
* Glassman, Ao @ Township
* Volcano!, Word and Number @ The Whistler
* Turquoise Jeep, The Retar Crew @ Reggie's
* Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds @ the Riv
* Milagres, Reds & Blue, Leaf Bird @ Schubas
* An Horse, Champions @ Saki (Free; In-store)
* Van Halen, Kool and the Gang @ Allstate Arena
* Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Chicago Afrobeat Project @ House of Blues
* The Canes, Brown Shoe, Dane Penn, Simpleton & City Folk @ Beat Kitchen
* Creepy Band, The Dirty Feathers, Begin By Gathering Supplies @ Empty Bottle

If laughing is your thing, head to UP to see the hilarious John Hodgman. If "pumping it up" is more your forte, Joe Budden and his group Slaughterhouse visit Metro.

An Horse and Champions play a FREE in-store at Saki.

Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds play the Riv.

The Hot Snakes are coming to Mortville.

Today is April Fools Day.

Those last two items have nothing to do with each other..

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An Horse @ ACL 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)

Australian duo An Horse are here, due in part to their tour with Nada Surf, which hits Metro tomorrow night (April 2). Tickets are still available for that. The duo play an Epitonic Saki Session tonight with opener Champions. It begins at 5PM and they'll go on around 6PM. Saki also have a pair of tickets to giveaway for their Metro show.

An Horse's great sophomore LP, Walls, came out about a year ago in the US via Mom + Pop. Check out a few music videos that they've made from the album, below. Like Maps & Atlases, James Murphy, and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, the twosome also have a coffee addiction (that's okay, we definitely do as well). Along with their music videos you can watch a two-part series titled "Coffee Time."

All 2012 tour dates and some videos below..

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The Kills @ Terminal 5 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)

today in Chicago
* Tame Impala, Yuck, Yawn @ Lincoln Hall
* Bobby Bare Jr., Carey Kotsionis @ Schubas
* The Kills, Cold Cave, The Entrance Band @ the Vic
* Manchester Orchestra, An Horse, Harrison Hudson @ Metro

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