Like they did last year, Sailor Jerry will return to Cobra Lounge (235 N Ashland) for three nights of Pitchfork Fest afterparties, and if you can't tell from the killer (free!) lineups listed in the flyer above (...White Mystery, Human Eye, King Tuff, Natural Child, Psychic Paramount, Coathangers, Heavy Cream...), each night is going to rock very hard. We predict packed houses of Sailor Jerry intoxicated fans, great music and trouble getting to Union Park on the following days in time for the Pitchfork Fest opening bands go on.

Oh, and more bands are still TBA! July 13-15, 9 p.m., FREE with RSVP, 21+

Hozac Records, the folks behind the annual Blackout Fest - taking place at the Empty Bottle this year from May 18-20 - have announced that their lineup will include Roky Erickson, Davilla 666, Gentleman Jesse, Human Eye, Bare Mutants, Fungi Girls, Mentally Ill, Rayon Beach, Pleasure Leftists, Ketamines, Teledrome, Plateaus, Video, Cozy, Spider Fever, ET Habit, Barreracudas, White Mystery, Estrogen Highs, and Medication.

The above acts are in addition to the previously announced: Redd Kross, Screaming Yellow Zonkers, Homostupids, and Far-Out Fangtooth.

Three-day passes (now sold out) and single-day tickets were just posted for sale.

Current lineup-by-day, below..

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