James Murphy on SS Coachella 2012 (more by Greg Cristman)

As discussed, the second annual Wavefront Music Festival is set to take place from July 5-7 at Montrose Beach. The fest, which features Nicolas Jaar, Diplo, Justice, and many others, have announced the second wave of their lineup. The additions include Fatboy Slim, Frankie Knuckles, and a slew of DFA Records artists -- James Murhpy, Holy Ghost, Pat Mahoney, Nancy Wang, and Shit Robot. Three-day passes and single-day tickets are still available.

Today, Red Bull Music Academy unveiled a short documentary about DFA to celebrate the label's 12th anniversary. You can watch 12 Years of DFA: Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be Classic, which is narrated by Marc Maron, and check out the full Wavefront Music Festival lineup below...

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Wavefront Music Festival is back for its second year on Montrose Beach. The EDM-heavy fest will take place from July 5-7, and boasts scene mainstays like Rusko, Caspa, and more, but also features Nicolas Jaar, Diplo, and Justice. You can check out the full lineup at the bottom of this post. Presale tickets are sold-out, but general admission passes go on sale this Thursday (4/4) at 9AM CST.

The full Wavefront Music Festival 2013 lineup is below...

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Tickets for The Weeknd's September 21 show at the Congress Theater go on sale this Saturday (8/18) at 10AM CST.

Tickets for The Soft Pack's October 12 show at Lincoln Hall go on sale today (8/17) at noon.

Tickets for Yakuza's record release show on October 16 at the Empty Bottle go on sale today at 10AM.

Tickets for Regina Spektor and Old Son's October 17 show at The Chicago Theatre go on sale this Saturday at 10AM CST. A JAM presale will be active from 10AM-10PM today; the password is spegina.

Tickets for Shearwater's October 21 show at the Empty Bottle go on sale today at 10AM.

Tickets for Justice's October 24 show at the Congress Theater go on sale this Saturday at 10AM.

Tickets for Daughter's October 25 show at Schubas go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for Ben Gibbard and Advance Base's November 2 show at the Athenaeum Theater go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for The Misfits' November 5 show at House of Blues go on sale at 10AM today.

Tickets for Matthew Dear and Light Asylum's November 6 show at Lincoln Hall go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for Japandroids' November 13 show at Metro go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for Tame Impala and The Amazing's December 13 show at Metro go on sale today at noon.

Presale passes for Tomorrow Never Knows 2013 go on sale today at noon.

Justice @ Lollapalooza 2012 (more by James Richards IV)

Justice released their New Lands EP in June and have since toured the summer festival circuit including Rock Werchter, Osheaga, and Lollapalooza (as pictured above). The French duo are set to return to return to North America for a string of October tour dates, and have just added a Chicago show-- at the Congress Theater on October 24-- to their schedule. Tickets go on sale this Saturday (8/18) at 10AM CST.

All known 2012 tour dates and the duo's 80s-influenced video for "New Lands" are below...

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As seen on BrooklynVegan, this year's Lolla lineup includes everthing hinted on the #LOLLA ads, and much more....

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Lollapalooza 2011 (more by Grant MacAllister)

Especially if you're in Chicago, you may have started to notice "#LOLLA" ads, like this one (which references lyrics from Santigold's "L.E.S. Artistes")...

As CoS points out, across the web and CTA public transit system, there have been sightings of ads just like the above for Jack White, Sigur Ros(!), Justice, The Weeknd, Bloc Party, M83, Die Antwoord, Twin Shadow, The Shins, The Black Keys, The Big Pink, Wale, Washed Out, and Kimbra. Those are just some of the artists rumored to be playing the festival that takes place from August 3-5 in Grant Park.

As mentioned, Lollapalooza's initial lineup will be revealed on April 11. Time TBA.

What about reunited band of the moment At The Drive-In? Time will tell if we get them at Lolla, but meanwhile you can get your Omar Rodriguez-Lopez fix with Le Butcherettes, who visit Chicago for two shows in early-June. He's now a full-time member of that band.

Have you noticed any other ads that you can confirm with a snapshot? Feel free to tweet it at us and/or tag us in a Facebook post of the image. Happy rumor season!

today in Chicago
* Kosha Dillz & friends @ Reggie's Music Joint
* Clip Art, Briar Rabbit, The Sometimes Family @ Schubas
* Lawrence Peters, Grit and the Double Knit @ The Whistler
* The Nesmins, The Heat, Cut and Run @ Panchos (Free Show)
* Wally Dogger, Pinto and the Bean, Mutts, Otter Petter @ Empty Bottle (Free Show)

Stream upcoming releases from Leonard Cohen and Gotye via NPR.

Cloud Nothings have a new video for "No Future/No Past." Check it out below.

Justice have a new video for "On'n'On." Watch it below.

What else?

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Marina City - subject of Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot art (photo by Kathie Miller)

today in Chicago
* Warren Haynes Band @ the Vic
* Masters of the Hemisphere @ Burlington
* Cross Record, Tiny Fireflies @ The Whistler
* Andy McKee, Stephen Bennett, Antoine Dufour @ Lincoln Hall
* Bane, Defeater, Miles Away, Dead End Path, Restore @ Reggie's
* Ornery Little Darlings, Electra, Yellow Dogs, Black Light Saints @ Empty Bottle (Free Show)

Catch a sneak peak of the movie Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life, which explores his painful upbringing, successful career, and everything in between. 7PM at the Music Box. Speaking of the independent theatre, they'll also be screening Limelight this Thursday (10/20).

Stream the new Justice album Audio, Video, Disco via Some Kind of Awesome.

Stream Tom Waits' new album Bad as Me by requesting an invite to the listening party, this time, it is not a prank.

What else?