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Iceage at the Empty Bottle on 4.10.2013

On Wednesday night (4/10), Danish punks Iceage came through Chicago on their current North American tour for a show at the Empty Bottle with locals Violent End and Final Grin. They're on the road in support of their second full-length, You're Nothing, and performed many songs from the new LP. It's all about the live show for these guys, and their stop in Chicago was no exception to that rule. A set of pictures from the 4/10 show at the Bottle are in this post. More of them can be found below, along with some video footage...

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Palma Violets @ Glasslands earlier this week (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)

today in Chicago
* Method Man @ Double Door
* James Murphy (DJ set) @ The Mid
* Erin McKeown, Jenn Grant @ Hideout
* Palma Violets, Eight Bit Tiger @ Schubas
* Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde @ The Shrine
* Buddy Guy, Quinn Sullivan, Nick Moss @ Legends
* Crazy Spirit, Green Beret, Culo, Skrapyard @ the Mousetrap
* Ava Luna, Summer Girlfriends, Celestial Shore @ Empty Bottle
* Nonagon, The Party Downers, The Motel Beds, Today's Man @ Township
* Circuit Des Yeux, Rabid Rabbit, These Wonderful Evils, Nad Navillus @ The Burlington

James Murphy spins at The Mid tonight.

Palma Violets headline Schubas.

Ava Luna play the Empty Bottle with Summer Girlfriends and Celestial Shores.

Iceage have a new video for "Ecstasy" from their forthcoming LP You're Nothing. Check it out below.

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DOWNLOAD: Iceage - "Coalition" (MP3)

Iceage @ Pitchfork Festival 2012 (more by James Richards IV)

Copenhagen's Iceage are set to welcome their second album, You're Nothing, on February 19 via Matador Records. You can download the album's lead single "Coalition" above, and/or stream the track at the bottom of this post.

The punk crew have revealed a large tour in support of You're Nothing, which kicks off later this month. That tour will reach Chicago on April 10 for a performance at the Empty Bottle with Final Grin. Ticketing information for that show is forthcoming, but check Ticketweb for updates.

UPDATE: Tickets are on sale now.

All Iceage tour dates and a stream of their new single are below...

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photos by James Richards IV, Chase Turner

Thee Ohsees / Kendrick Lamar / crowd, Pitchfork Fest 7/15/2012

Just like the storms that passed through the area, Pitchfork Chicago 2012 has come and gone, leaving its mark on the city of Chicago in the form of three days of great music, new friends and favorite bands, and one Lady Gaga appearance. A second set of photos from day three at Pitchfork (7/15, first set is HERE), including pictures of Milk Music, Iceage, Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Chavez, Kendrick Lamar, Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, and more are below.

If you missed it, check out pictures from day one (one set HERE, another HERE) and day two (HERE and HERE).

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Iceage @ By:Larm 2012 (more by BBG)

As BrooklynVegan pointed out, Iceage have added a bunch of North American tour dates surrounding their appearances at Chaos in Tejas and Pitchfork Festival 2012. At the time of that post there wasn't a Chicago club date, which has just been tacked on and is taking place at Subterranean on July 16. Milk Music, Skrapyard and Ooze will act as support, and tickets go on sale tomorrow (May 5), at 10AM CST.

All known 2012 tour dates below...

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The Atlas Moth @ BV-SXSW 2012 (more by Greg Cristman)

The Atlas Moth, Danny Brown, Dirty Projectors, Clams Casino, Flying Lotus, Iceage, The Men, Olivia Tremor Control, Purity Ring, Schoolboy Q, and Sleigh Bells were all just added to the lineup of Pitchfork Festival 2012, taking place in Chicago's Union Park from July 13-15. Three-day passes are now sold out, however single-day tickets are still available.

20+ acts are still TBA. Current lineup below..

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DOWNLOAD: Iceage - "Broken Bone" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Iceage - "White Rune" (MP3)

Iceage (photo by Alberte Karrebaek)

Surrounding their previously mentioned Chicago date on August 6th, Iceage have added an August 7th performance at the Empty Bottle. They'll be supported by the Chicago-based band Anatomy of Habit. Tickets are on sale now.

Iceage's debut LP New Brigade hit stores on June 21st via What's Your Rupture? Download two tracks off of the album titled, "Broken Bone" and "White Rune" at the top of this post.

Head below to view an updated list of 2011 tour dates.

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DOWNLOAD: Iceage - "Broken Bone" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Iceage - "White Rune" (MP3)

Iceage (photo by Alberte Karrebaek)

Copenhagen, DK-based band; Iceage are set to release their debut LP New Brigade on June 21st via What's Your Rupture?

...New Brigade; Iceage's debut album is 26 minutes of anthemic stress, of tension undiluted by worldly wisdom or amassed experience. Following a seven-inch single (recorded by Peter Peter, of the Sods and Sort Sol) and compilation track, New Brigade displays a confidence that substitutes worldly experience for the thrills of discovery, of knowing that it is possible to forge your own path in light of adults, the establishment, and prevailing wisdom telling you to do otherwise. In this tradition, New Brigade's twelve songs rush past, long enough to hit you in the chest and short enough to make you wonder what happened. [Pitch Perfect PR]

At the top of this post you can download the New Brigade cuts "Broken Bone," and "White Rune."

Next week, they'll arrive in the US (more specifically Brooklyn, NY) to play Public Assembly as part of the Northside Festival.

The band will be in Chicago on August 6th (smack in the middle of Lollapalooza) to play The Loft (1800 S. Racine Avenue).

Head below to view all 2011 tour dates.

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