Nine Inch Nails fan @ Lollapalooza 2012 (more by James Richards IV)

The official Lollapalooza 2013 lineup has been announced, even though you already got a good peek at it when it leaked in full last week. The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, New Order, Queens of the Stone Age, Kendrick Lamar, Phoenix, The National, Baroness, and MANY more are slated to perform in Grant Park from August 2-4.

Three-day passes are long gone, but single-day tickets go on sale this Wednesday (4/3) at 10AM CST.

Check out the full Lollapalooza 2013 lineups-by-day below...

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Nine Inch Nails fan @ Lollapalooza 2012 (more by James Richards IV)

The official Lollapalooza 2013 lineup has been announced, even though you already got a good peek at it when it leaked in full last week. The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, New Order, Queens of the Stone Age, Kendrick Lamar, Phoenix, The National, Baroness, and MANY more are slated to perform in Grant Park from August 2-4.

Three-day passes are long gone, but single-day tickets go on sale this Wednesday (4/3) at 10AM CST.

Check out the full Lollapalooza 2013 lineups-by-day below...

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Band of Horses @ The Chicago Theatre on 12.02.2012

On Sunday night (12/2) Band of Horses headlined 93XRT's holiday show at The Chicago Theatre with support from the Alabama Shakes (their second of two Chicago shows this past weekend) and Everest. Were you there? What did you think? More pictures of the headliners and a couple of live videos are below...

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Band of Horses @ NYC's Central Park in Sept. (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin)

93XRT, who recently helped present The Afghan Whigs at Metro, Smashing Pumpkins at Allstate Arena, and more, have announced that Band of Horses will be headlining their holiday show at The Chicago Theatre on December 2. Support on that show will come from the Alabama Shakes, who play a sold-out show at the Riv on December 1, and Everest. Tickets go on sale this Saturday (11/3) at 11AM CST. A JAM presale will be active on Friday at 10AM CST; the password is xrtbhc.

BoH's new LP, Mirage Rock, hit stores in September via Columbia. You can take a listen to that album in its entirety at the bottom of this post.

All Band of Horses tour dates and a stream of Mirage Rock are below...

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Murder by Death @ Do Division 2012 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder)

today in Chicago
* Langhorne Slim & The Law @ SPACE
* 5-year anniversary party @ The Burlington
* THEESatisfaction, TheWHOevers @ Schubas
* Shellac, Shannon Wright, Pinebender @ Lincoln Hall
* Shiner, Sweet Cobra, Electric Hawk @ Bottom Lounge
* Jar'd Loose, Meek is Murder, Himalayan, Vilipend @ Township (Free Show)
* Birthmark, Victor Villarreal, Love of Everything, JT Royster @ Swerp Mansion
* Murder By Death, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, Ha Ha Tonka @ Metro

The Burlington are celebrating their 5th anniversary today with performances by Bloodiest, CAVE, Lasers and Fast and Shit, and others.

Reunited group Shiner play their first of two shows at Bottom Lounge. Shellac play their second of three at Lincoln Hall tonight.

Love of Everything kick off a tour tonight with a hometown show at Swerp Mansion. Birthmark, Victor Villarreal, and JT Royster round out the great bill, and admission is a suggested donation at the door.

Band of Horses have a video for their new single "Knock Knock." Check it out below.

Bleeding Rainbow, who play Schubas with Eternal Summers next month, have a new video for "Pink Ruff." Watch it below.

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My Morning Jacket, whose last Chicago show was a headlining set at Lollapalooza 2011, have announced a summer North American tour featuring Band of Horses, which makes a stop at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion on August 22. (At the moment, the only other paid show at the venue is Dead Can Dance on August 21.) Tickets go on sale this Saturday (May 5), at noon CST. One dollar from the sale of each ticket will go to benefit the Advanced Art Education Program at Gallery 37. Stay tuned for presale info. All dates are listed below...

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Gogol Bordello @ Lollapalooza Brazil

Just after a week after they did Chile, Lollapalooza hosted its inaugural festival in Brazil which, according to festival organizers, hosted 75,000 fans. The two day (April 7-8) fest was held at San Paulo's Jockey Club and featured sets by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Cage the Elephant, Foo Fighters, TV on the Radio, Foster the People Gogol Bordello, Thievery Corporation, the Arctic Monkeys, Jane's Addiction, and many more. Here a few pictures and some videos (some full sets). More below...

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