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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EDM Chicago are pointing to what looks like an official lineup poster for Lollapalooza 2013. Though it's a tad bit blurry (there's a clearer image at the bottom of this post), it features The Cure, Mumford & Sons, The Killers, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, The Postal Service, Vampire Weekend, New Order, Queens of the Stone Age, The Lumineers, The National, Kendrick Lamar, Grizzly Bear, Lana Del Rey, Azealia Banks, Local Natives, Beach House, Cat Power, Alt-J, Foals, Death Grips, Disclosure, Father John Misty, Baroness, Jessie Ware, and MANY more.

Aside from the poster looking extremely real, most of these artists have already been confirmed or were at least strong possibilities. The official lineup will arrive on April 9, which is also when single-day passes - all that's left at this point - will go on sale (at 10AM CST).

Head below for a clearer picture of the leaked lineup...

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Matthew Dear @ Knitting Factory in 2011 (more by Winnie Cheung)

today in Chicago
* Violent Bullshit @ The Burlington
* The Statutes Of Liberty @ Schubas (Free Show)
* Matthew Dear, Light Asylum, Kid Color @ Lincoln Hall
* Propagandhi, The Menzingers, La Armada @ Bottom Lounge
* Pomegranates, The Hounds Below, Magic Milk @ Beat Kitchen
* Dignan Porch, Secret Colours, Stephen Paul Smoker @ Empty Bottle

If you haven't already voted, polls are open until 7PM. Please do so!

Tonight's Dignan Porch show at the Empty Bottle is $8. You can get in for $4 if you present your ballot receipt.

Schubas and WBEZ are hosting a free election viewing party with a performance by The Statutes Of Liberty.

Matthew Dear, Light Asylum, and Kid Color play Lincoln Hall.

Watch Ty Segall's performance on Letterman below.

Watch Father John Misty's performance on Conan below.

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Chelsea Wolfe @ Lincoln Hall in August (more by Zach Pollack)

As mentioned, the 2013 edition of Tomorrow Never Knows is slated to take place from January 16-20 at venues throughout the city. More acts have now been added to the festival, some to existing shows and some as brand new events.

One of those brand new shows is the stacked lineup of Chelsea Wolfe, The Amazing, and King Dude at Schubas on January 19. Ms. Wolfe made her Chicago debut at Lincoln Hall this summer, and recently released the great Unknown Rooms: A Collection Of Acoustic Songs via Sargent House. She's got an electric, full-band album coming soon. Sweden's The Amazing welcomed their Gentle Stream LP last month in the US via Partisan Records. They're currently supporting Tame Impala on tour and will be in Chicago on November 13 to play Metro. King Dude (aka TJ Cowgill) released his new album, Burning Daylight, in October via DAIS. He'll embark on a North American tour this weekend, which is set to reach Chicago on December 12 for a performance at the Empty Bottle. Tickets for Chelsea Wolfe, The Amazing, and King Dude go on sale this Friday (11/9) at noon CST.

The other new show will be headlined by San Francisco's Geographer, and is taking place at Schubas on January 20. Tickets for that show are also going on sale this Friday at noon CST.

Hundred Waters, who recently played Schubas with Julia Holter, have been added to Freelance Whales' January 19 show at Lincoln Hall with Snowmine. Advance tickets are still available.

As mentioned, The Walkmen, who played Metro as part of TNK 2012, will be playing the Vic with Father John Misty on January 18. That show is now part of Tomorrow Never Knows, with limited availability for 5-Day Pass holders. Speaking of 5-day passes, they are still available.

Stay tuned for more Tomorrow Never Knows 2013 updates.

photos by James Richards IV

Father John Misty at Lincoln Hall on 10.30.2012

On Tuesday night (10/30) Father John Misty brought his tour with La Sera and Jeffertitti's Nile through Chicago for a sold-out show at Lincoln Hall. Were you there? What did you think? J. Tillman and co. arrived in Chicago one day before their Lincoln Hall show to play an in-store at Saki with support from The Orwells. Did you make it out to either performance?

More pictures from their 10/30 Lincoln Hall show and video footage from both Chicago performances are below...

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The Walkmen @ NYC's Terminal 5 earlier this month (more by Gretchen Robinette)

The Walkmen have announced a string of 2013 North American tour dates featuring support from Father John Misty. That tour currently spans the latter half of January, and will reach Chicago on January 18 for a performance at the Vic Theatre. Tickets for that show are not on sale yet, but check JAM Productions' website for updates.

Along with this string of tour dates, The Walkmen have shared a pair of live videos from their NYC record release show for Heaven at Bowery Ballroom. La Blogotheque filmed the group performing the cuts "Heaven" and "Heartbreaker," and you can watch both at the bottom of this post.

Meanwhile, Father John Misty is here and plays an in-store at Saki Records with The Orwells at 6PM tonight. That in-store is free, but you might want to get there early as space is very limited. FJM also plays a sold-out show at Lincoln Hall this Tuesday. Do you have tickets?

All Walkmen // Father John Misty tour dates and a few videos are below...

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Elmhurst, IL's The Orwells welcomed their infectious debut LP, Remember When, earlier this month via Autumn Tone. If you haven't checked the album out yet, it's streaming on Spotify. Videos for the album tracks "Mallrats (La La La)," "Under The Flowers," and "In My Bed" are below.

The young quintet are gearing up to play some shows, many of which are happening in Chicago. Your first upcoming chance to catch them live is this Friday (8/24) at FeelTrip Studios (2215 S. Michigan Ave., 4th Floor) with Skymaul and Twin Peaks. Their next after that is FYF Fest in Los Angeles, and then Schubas on September 8 with Turbo Fruits and Innkeepers (tickets).

The Orwells will also be returning to Saki-- where they played their first-ever in-store-- for a show with Father John Misty on October 29. The show will be recorded live by Epitonic and will be available for free download. As mentioned, Father John Misty plays Lincoln Hall on October 30 with La Sera and Jeffertitti's Nile (tickets). J. Tillman-- who has also released a few records via Autumn Tone-- recently (and affectionately) told them, "Hey you shit-kicking motherfuckers, the last song on your record ["Under The Flowers"] is fucking unbelievable."

All known Orwells dates and some videos are below...

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Father John Misty's Fear Fun LP

Father John Misty (aka the new project of ex-Fleet Foxes drummer J. Tillman), who recently played Schubas and sang R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" at Alice's Lounge, has announced a fall U.S. tour with La Sera and Jeffertitti's Nile. Tillman and co. hit the road in early-September and will join up with the two groups in the beginning of October. They'll visit Chicago on October 30 for a show at Lincoln Hall. Tickets go on sale this Friday (7/27) at noon CST.

Tillman's debut as Father John Misty, Fear Fun, hit stores in May via Sub Pop. Check out music videos for the album tracks "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" and "This Is Sally Hatchet" at the bottom of this post.

All Father John Misty dates and some videos are below...

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Father John Misty @ Hotel Vegan in Austin, TX (BV-SXSW 2012) (more by Tim Griffin)

After after his show at Schubas on Saturday night (7/14), Father John Misty (aka J. Tillman) made his way over to Alice's Lounge for karaoke and belted out R. Kelly's late 90s hit "I Believe I Can Fly." Watch it below...

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today in Chicago
* Navy Pier Fireworks
* The Coop, RamZ @ Lincoln Hall
* The Pretty Things Peepshow @ Schubas
* Welkin Dust, GRG, Men As Witches, Beartrap, NERV, Future Cops @ the Mousetrap

Happy Birthday, America!

Navy Pier fireworks begin at 9PM.

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Father John Misty covered the Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" for A.V. Club Undercover. Check out the footage below.

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La Sera at the Bell House in 2011 (BKLYN) (more by Jessica Amaya)

today in Chicago
* Hurt @ Bottom Lounge
* Wreckmeister Harmonies @ Hideout
* Amy Ray, Shadowboxers @ Lincoln Hall
* La Sera, Videotape, Chaperone @ Township
* Yawn, Kirby Kaiser, Labors @ The Burlington
* Steve Winwood, Bobby Long @ Chicago Theatre
* Radiant Devices, Sisero, Pinto & the Bean @ Martyrs
* Meshuggah, Baroness, Decapitated @ House of Blues
* The Flabby Hoffman Jamboree @ Stage Bar (Free Show)
* Allo Darlin, The Wave Pictures, The Halamays @ Schubas
* Moonlight Bride, Argo Navis @ Cobra Lounge (Free Show)
* Elvisbride, The Nightcleaners, The Sun Parade, Jeff Weisfeld @ Double Door
* Health & Beauty, Suburban Living, Famous Laughs, City States @ Empty Bottle
* Old Black And Blue Eyes, The Gorilla Press, Lights Over Bridgeport @ Subterranean

Father John Misty has a new video for "This Is Sally Hatchet." He also made a fake whiskey commercial. Watch both below.

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Father John Misty @ Hotel Vegan (BV-SXSW 2012) (more by Tim Griffin)

As mentioned, Father John Misty (aka J. Tillman) is currently on tour with Har Mar Superstar and the two will reach Chicago's Schubas on Saturday night (May 12). Tickets are still available.

Tillman has announced some new summer dates with Youth Lagoon, set to begin in early-July. The Pitchfork Music Festival, which Youth Lagoon are playing and Tillman is not, is smack in the middle of their tour. Due to this, Tillman has gone and added another show at Schubas, set for July 14. Tickets go on sale this Friday (May 11), at noon CST.

All 2012 tour dates and a video of FJM's recent Letterman performance below...

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Grimes @ Lamberts in Austin, TX (more by Tim Griffin)

today in Chicago
* Grimes, Born Gold, Ultrademon @ Empty Bottle
* Minor Wits, The Halamays, The Cyclist @ Lincoln Hall
* Foreign Beggars, DJ Solo, DJ Belly, Swggrbck @ The Mid
* The Icarus Account, Sean Magwire, Left To Write @ Schubas
* Blonk, Bishop, Mallozzi, Rosaly, Jeff Thomas (DJ set) @ Hideout
* Scony Mack, J.B. Little, Headless Troubador, Bryn Rich @ Beat Kitchen
* The War on Bugs, Morticia's Chair, Big Empty @ Township (Free Show)
* Goodbyehome, Katie Bithos & Zero To Zeno, Fly Over State @ Reggie's
* Daylight Robbery, Wide Angles, Swearin', Empty Isle @ the Albion House
* Nathan Douds Ensemble, Rob Clearfield's Quintet, Matt Ulery's Gaslight @ Martyrs

Grimes plays a sold out show at the Bottle tonight.

The War On Bugs play Township. The War On Drugs are on their way to SXSW.

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Father John Misty (formally known as J. Tillman) has a new NSFW video for "Nancy From Now On." Check it out below.

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Father John Misty

Father John Misty (aka J. Tillman) is set to release his debut LP under the moniker, Fear Fun, on May 1 via Sub Pop. Check out the album's lead single "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings" at the bottom of this post. Visit BrooklynVegan for a download of the non-LP track "I Would Love You," featuring Phosphorescent.

Father John Misty has a few upcoming West Coast dates and has just announced that he'll also be headlining Schubas on May 12th. Har Mar Superstar will act as main support and tickets go on sale this Friday (2/17), at noon CST.

UPDATE: Full North American tour, below.

Speaking of Har Mar, Marijuana Death Squads (who he frequently collaborates with) are playing Lincoln Hall on February 29th with Poliça, whose debut LP, Give You The Ghost, hits stores today. Tickets are still available for the show.

All Father John Misty dates and song stream, below..

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