Andrew W.K. @ BV-SXSW 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield)

today in Chicago
* California Guitar Trio @ SPACE
* Andrew W.K., Math the Band @ the Riv
* Rosie Thomas, Bhi Bhiman @ Schubas
* Red Jr., Mr. Right, DJ Dihty Dihty @ Double Door
* Lasers and Fast and Shit, Child Bite @ The Burlington
* Cursive, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Conduits @ Lincoln Hall
* Peter Case, Summer Twins, Sleepovers @ Empty Bottle
* Cymbals Eat Guitars, Secret Colours @ Saki (Free; In-store)
* The Wooden Sky, Shiloh, The Bears Of Blue River @ Township
* Jonny Corndawg, Shovels and Rope, Robert Ellis @ Beat Kitchen
* Kimya Dawson, Your Heart Breaks @ Old Town School of Folk Music (Early & Late Show)
* Persistence Of Memory, Veritae, Still Searching, Paragon, Face Time Police @ Reggie's
* Protest The Hero, Periphery, Jeff Loomis Band, The Safety Fire, Today I Caught the Plague @ Bottom Lounge

Cymbals Eat Guitars play a 2PM in-store at Saki this afternoon. They also play a sold out show at Lincoln Hall tonight with tour mates Cursive and Conduits.

Party hard with Andrew W.K. and Math the Band at the Riv.

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Black Bananas have a new video for "Overpass." Check it out below.

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EMA @ Webster Hall in October (NYC) (more by Amanda Hatfield)

today in Chicago
* Colin Hay @ Park West
* SXSW Send Off Party @ Hideout
* Robert Glasper, Bilal @ Double Door
* SXSW Send Off Party @ Empty Bottle
* Julia Nunes, Mark Rose @ Subterranean
* EMA, Nü Sensae, Stagnant Pools @ Lincoln Hall
* Rich Aucoin, Kidstreet, Minor Characters @ Schubas
* Gardens, Big Colour, Soft Candy @ Crown Tap Room
* Balkan Beat Box, Palenke Soultribe, Black Bear Combo @ Metro
* Pipe, Thunderunderus, Jupiter Theory, Omegawatt @ Ultra Lounge
* Jake Shimabukuro, Helen Money @ Old Town School of Folk Music
* Deicide, Jungle Rot, Abigail Williams, Lecherous Nocturne @ Reggie's
* Call Me Lightning, PROTO IDIOT, The Pamphleteers @ The Burlington
* The Fallen Rivers, Bully In The Hallway, Left On Carroll @ Beat Kitchen
* Edie Sedgwick, Freddie T. and the People, Reds and Blue, Travels @ Township

The Hideout's SXSW send off party goes until 1AM. The Bottle's starts at 9PM.

Jazz pianist Robert Glasper plays a sold out show at the Double Door tonight.

Minor Characters play Schubas tonight and BVC-SXSW at Hotel 'Vegan' on Wednesday.

Cymbals Eat Guitars have a new video for "Definite Darkness." Check it out below.

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Cursive @ BV SXSW 2009 (more by Leia Jospe)

Cursive are set to release their seventh studio album, I Am Gemini, on February 21st via Saddle Creek.

As BrooklynVegan's Andrew Sacher said:

The album was recorded with Matt Bayles, and according to a press release, tells the story of "Cassius and Pollock, twin brothers separated at birth. One good and one evil, their unexpected reunion in a house that is not a home ignites a classic struggle for the soul, played out with a cast of supporting characters that includes a chorus of angels and devils, and twin sisters conjoined at the head." The press release also notes that it's the first album frontman Tim Kasher wrote with the complete story in mind, with the lyrics having been written in order from song 1 through song 13.

On Monday (1/2), Rolling Stone premiered the album's first single "The Sun and Moon." Download it via their site and/or stream it below.

In support of the LP, Cursive will head out on tour in mid-February, reaching Chicago's Lincoln Hall on March 25th with support from Cymbals Eat Guitars and Conduits. Tickets go on sale this Friday (1/6), at noon CST. From February to early March, the tour features support from Ume, Mount Moriah (who are also touring with Craig Finn), and Virgin Islands.

All 2012 dates, I Am Gemini's cover art/tracklisting, and the song stream, below..

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Hooray for Earth (photo by Drew Innis)

Hooray for Earth have a brand new video for the track "Sails", which appeared on their recently released LP True Loves.

The video stars actress Madeline Zima (Californication), and was directed by David Parker and Cole Schreiber. Check it out on NPR.

The band will head out on a fall tour with Cymbals Eat Guitars, reaching Chicago's Lincoln Hall on October 21st. Tickets are still available.

Active Child @ Lincoln Hall (more by Josh Darr)

Ghostland Observatory are playing Metro on August 26th.
Tickets go on sale Saturday, at noon CST.

Active Child, Com Truise, and Chad Valley are playing Schubas on September 16th.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, at noon CST.

Viva Voce are playing Schubas on September 19th.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, at noon CST.

Ten Out of Tenn are playing Park West on September 23rd.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, at 10AM CST.

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks are playing the Vic on October 6th.
Tickets go on sale Saturday, at 10AM CST.

Bryan Adams is playing The Chicago Theatre on October 8th.
Presale tickets will be available tomorrow, from 10AM to 10PM CST.
Password: barebones
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, at 10AM CST.

Cymbals Eat Guitars, and Hooray for Earth are playing Lincoln Hall on October 21st.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, at noon CST.

Metronomy are playing Lincoln Hall on October 27th.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, at noon CST.

City and Colour are playing the Vic on November 23rd.
Tickets are on sale now.