Little Dragon @ MHoW in August (BKLYN) (more by Amanda Hatfield)

Sweden's Little Dragon are currently on tour supporting Red Hot Chili Peppers, a run which reaches the Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Monday (5/28). Tickets are still available for the Chicago-area show and we've also added a Little Dragon DJ set in the city, at Lincoln Hall, happening after the Appart show! Tickets are on sale NOW.

As announced, Little Dragon will return to Chicago in August to perform on Sunday (8/5) of Lollapalooza 2012. Single-day passes are still available for Sunday of the festival now sold out.

All Little Dragon tour dates are listed below, alongside some choice videos.

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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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Little Dragon @ MHoW - BrooklynVegan Presents (more by Amanda Hatfield)

today in Chicago
* ATB @ The Mid
* Jazz Fest (Day 4)
* Steve Bug, Ida Engberg @ Transit
* North Coast Music Festival (Day 3)
* The New Deal, Future Rock @ House of Blues
* Dr. John & The Lower 911 @ SPACE (Late Show)
* Bilal, Pennjamin Bannekar, R.O.E. @ Double Door
* Dr. John & The Lower 911 @ SPACE (Early Show)
* Lettuce, Soul Rebels Brass Band @ Bottom Lounge
* Blind Melon, Katz Company, Train Company @ Metro
* Zoo Animal, Ivory Wave, The Unfortunate @ Lincoln Hall
* Puffy Areolas, Running, E.T. Habit, Bad Drugs @ Ball Hall
* Southeast Engine, FETCH, Antony And The Tramps @ Schubas
* Bob Nanna, New Canyons, Seagrass Diov, Bad Boys @ Beat Kitchen
* Dark Fog, Great Society Mind Destroyers, Black Wyrm Seed @ Empty Bottle
* Thievery Corporation, Lyrics Born with Lateef, Araabmuzik @ Congress Theater
* Sad Brad Smith, Dick Wolf, Jon Drake and the Shakes, DJ Josie Bush @ SinFest
* DJ List Christee, Eugene Hutz, La Jesus, Fabulous Ladies of Fitness @ Cobra Lounge

Just to clear up any confusion, "DJ List Christee" is Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal.

Today sees the end of the North Coast Music Festival, and the Chicago Jazz Fest.

What else?

DOWNLOAD: SBTRKT - "Wildfire" (Drumma Boy remix ft. Shabazz Palaces) (MP3)

The North Coast Music Festival begins today, Friday, September 2nd. And on today's schedule is BrooklynVegan favorite SBTRKT though unfortunately the UK producer will only be playing a DJ set. Check him out anyway (06:30PM - 07:30PM on the North Coast stage), but if you miss it, you can also catch SBTRKT again at the Mid tonight, a NCMF official afterparty with Wolfgang Gartiner (the listing doesn't say, but we assume SBTRKT is only DJing at the Mid too).

SBTRKT released his debut and self-titled LP in June, and one of the many highlights of that album is the Little Dragon-featuring single "Wildfire" with vocals from Yukimi. Listen to that song below, along with the remix featuring Drake. Download a third version, featuring Shabazz Palaces, above. Catch Little Dragon live Sunday at North Coast Music Fest at 5:30pm on "The Named After Groupon Stage", after the Budos Band and before Gogol Bordello. More Little Dragon tour dates HERE.

SBTRKT returns to Chicago on a fall tour in November that has him at Bottom Lounge on 11/4. Tickets on sale soon, and that time he'll be playing live, vocals by Sampha included.

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The 2011 North Coast Music Festival is set to take place this upcoming holiday weekend (9/2 - 9/4) in Chicago's Union Park.

Gogol Bordello, Lotus, Of Montreal, Little Dragon, SBTRKT (DJ), Wiz Khalifa, Rusko, RJD2, Common, The Budos Band and many more will play the city's unoffical end of summer celebration over the course of three days.

Download the festival map HERE, and check out the full 3-day schedule below..

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DOWNLOAD: NPR/eMusic - July Sampler (MP3's)

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In conjunction with eMusic (who hosts the tracks) NPR has released a FREE July sampler of their favorite tracks.

Artists like Washed Out, and Little Dragon who will both be playing Chicago soon are featured on the mix.

Old 97's @ Swan Dive in Austin, TX - BV SXSW 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)

today in Chicago
* Old 97's, Robert Ellis (Night 2) @ Lincoln Hall
* Blonde Redhead, The Sentinels @ Bottom Lounge
* Harvey Milk, Yakuza, Heaving Mass @ Beat Kitchen
* King Creosote, Jon Hopkins, Briar Rabbit @ Schubas
* Steve Earle and the Dukes (and Dutchesses), Allison Moorer @ the Vic
* Wiccans, Birth Deformities, Divine Right, Narrow Mind @ Treasure Town
* Nachmystium, Sourvein, Batillus, Lord Mantis, Mutilation Rights, Hour of 13 @ Empty Bottle

The Beastie Boys have posted a new video for "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win" featuring Santigold, and directed by Spike Jonze. Check it out below.

Wye Oak performed "Holy Holy" on Fallon last night. View the footage below.

Stream Little Dragon's new LP Ritual Union in its entirety via NPR.

What else?

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