Parquet Courts @ Bowery Ballroom in April (more by Fred Pessaro)

Remember when Japandroids and Ty Segall played // were interviewed by Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot at Lincoln Hall? The Sound Opinions hosts will be throwing a similar show this year, on July 18, with Savages and Parquet Courts. Admission is FREE, but you'll have to RSVP come July 1. Stay tuned to Sound Opinions' Twitter account for more info.

As discussed, Savages will also be headlining Lincoln Hall on July 19, and Parquet Courts play Bottom Lounge on July 21.

Merchandise @ Schubas in January (more by Milos Markicevic)

Aside from the many other great Pitchfork Festival aftershows we've already told you about (Savages, Waxahatchee, ...Trail of Dead & more), Ground Control Touring have put together some pretty excellent bills over at Bottom Lounge. Friday, July 19 features Merchandise, Daughn Gibson, Connections, and Steve Gunn, Saturday, July 20 consists of Trash Talk, White Lung, and Ratking, and Parquet Courts will be performing on Sunday, July 21 with TBA special guests. All three shows are super cheap - $7 advance // $10 at the door - and 17+. Tickets, linked above, go on sale this Friday (6/21) at noon CST.

Check out a flyer for the aftershows below...

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Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 (more by James Richards IV)

As discussed, Pitchfork Music Festival 2013 is set to take place in Union Park from July 19-21. The festival's initial lineup featured R. Kelly, Björk, Belle & Sebastian, Joanna Newsom, the Breeders (playing Last Splash), Swans, Rustie, El-P, Chairlift, Killer Mike, TNGHT, Sky Ferreira, ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Mac DeMarco, Foxygen, Angel Olsen, Trash Talk, and Tree.

The remainder of the lineup has just been revealed, and includes M.I.A., Lil B, Solange, Wire, Yo La Tengo, Low, Savages, Toro Y Moi, Phosphorescent, Metz, Autre Ne Veut, Mikal Cronin, Parquet Courts, Merchandise, Woods, Julia Holter, Glass Candy, Andy Stott, Pissed Jeans, Frankie Rose, Ryan Hemsworth, Waxahatchee, Blood Orange, Daughn Gibson, Evian Christ, White Lung, KEN Mode, and DJ Rashad.

Three-day passes and single-day tickets are still available.

Check out the full lineup-by-day below...

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Parquet Courts (via)

today in Chicago
* Lotus, Archnemesis, Zoogma @ the Riv
* Poi Dog Pondering, DJ Joe Bryl @ City Winery Chicago
* The Gizmos, Parquet Courts, The Yolks @ Empty Bottle
* DVK Trio, Cale Arthur (DJ set), Lawrence Peters (DJ set) @ Hideout
* Mustard Plug, Koffin Kats, Green Room Rockers, Masked Intruder, Continental @ Metro

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by Michael Wronski

Brooklyn quartet and Texas transplants, Parquet Courts' August record release of Light Up Gold flew under the radar this summer, but it shouldn't have. The group's sound is a throwback to the early post-punk days, conjuring elements from late-70s bands Wire and Television with a fresh twist. Setting them apart is the way Andrew Savage (member of Teenage Cool Kids and Fergus & Geronimo) shouts, spits, sings, and speaks over catchy guitar hooks and solid, economical drumming. The album runs like a collection of poems put to music, ranging from the nostalgia of youth and purpose to walking around Queens high, looking for food.

Parquet Courts will be visiting Chicago for a performance at the Empty Bottle on December 27. The Gizmos and Thee Yolks are also on the bill, and advance tickets are still available.

All known Parquet Courts tour dates and a stream of Light Up Gold are below...

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