photos by David Andrako

Of Montreal @ Yonge Dundas Square

As we speak, the Flaming Lips are working towards a goal of playing the most shows in 24 hours. Back on 6/16 the band played a headlining set outdoors in Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square. Pictures from their set at the free show are up at BrooklynVegan. Here are the pics of the not-too-shabby openers Of Montreal and Portugal. The Man. They continue below...

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Portugal. The Man @ Lollapalooza 2011 (more by Grant MacAllister)

As reported by the Chicago Tribune, Portugal. The Man (who had everything stolen at lolla) have recovered most if not all of their gear.

Chicago resident Juan Ocampo, 39, was charged with felony theft and ordered to be held on $10,000 bail for stealing their van, plus trailer, with $80,000 worth of gear inside.

The band reported that its Ford van and trailer, with all their equipment, was stolen between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Aug. 8 from a parking lot in the 900 block of South Wabash Avenue. The van and trailer were found the next day near 58th and Paulina Streets, but the equipment was gone.

Missing were eight guitars, an electric organ, an electric piano, musical pedals, drums, speakers and microphones, an iPod and a banjo, according to a list released by the band.

Ocampo told police he bought the equipment for $1,000 after meeting a man at the Swap-0-Rama flea market in the 4000 block of South Ashland Avenue on Aug. 9.

The man showed him some instruments and "indicated he had much more of the same," according to a police report. Ocampo told the man to bring the items to his house, which the man did afternoon. Ocampo told police he agreed to pay the man $1,000.

A few things are still missing, including a beautiful, Gretch White Falcon (pictured above). All in all this is a large victory not just for bands in the US, but around the world.

The guys in Portugal. The Man plan to thank the Chicago PD with CDs, as well as you guessed it: doughnuts.

"Don't be offended when we send a pile of doughnuts over," the band posted on Facebook. "We are understanding in its simplicity. It's like a marathon runner eating a stack of pancakes before the run. It is much needed energy in your long days of crime-solving and we appreciate this because, well, doughnuts are delicious and sending cupcakes is a little to mamby-pamby for the sissys you most certainly are not. All respect."

today in Chicago
* Lollapalooza (Day 1)
* Afrojack, Perry Farrell @ the Mid
* The Vaccines, Tennis @ Schubas
* Sade, John Legend @ United Center
* Cults, Maps & Atlases @ Hard Rock Hotel
* Pretty Lights, Skrillex @ Congress Theater
* The Black Lips, Night Beats @ Empty Bottle
* Portugal. The Man, Wye Oak @ Double Door
* Local Natives, Walk The Moon @ Lincoln Hall
* Lykke Li, Foster The People @ House of Blues
* Friendly Fires (DJ Set) @ Debonair Social Club
* Tinie Tempah, Young The Giant @ Subterranean
* The Cool Kids, Glc, The O'my's, DJ Rtc @ Reggie's
* Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, Man Is Man @ Hideout
* Atmosphere, Evidence, Blueprint, DJ Babu, Prof @ Metro
* Sebastien Grainger (Death From Above 1979)(DJ Set) @ Angels & Kings
* Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., J Roddy Waltson & the Business @ House of Blues (Back Porch)

If you don't have tickets to Lollapalooza, live stream the fest HERE.

As mentioned, Lykke Li played the Wounded Rhymes track "Youth Knows No Pain" on Leno last night. Check out the footage below.

What else?

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Portugal. The Man @ Governors Island in 2010 (more by Matthew Eisman)

Portugal. The Man have just released their new LP In the Mountain In the Cloud today via Atlantic Records.

The band have now announced a pretty massive world tour in support of the LP, with Alberta Cross joining them for most US dates.

The two bands will play Metro on October 15th.
Tickets go on sale this Saturday, at noon CST.

Before their tour kicks off, Portugal. The Man will make two appearances in Chicago. They'll play a Lollapalooza aftershow at the Double Door with Wye Oak on August 5th, and then two nights later at the actual festival.

You can view all 2011 tour dates below..

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Portugal. The Man @ SXSW 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)

Portugal. The Man's new LP, In the Mountain In the Cloud hits stores on July 19th via Atlantic Records. They've got some interesting pre-order packages over at their website.

Stream their first two singles off of the LP titled, "Got It All (This Can't Be Living Now)" and "Sleep Forever" via a Soundcloud widget after the jump.

Stream the album in its entirety via Paste.

Portugal. The Man will play at Lollapalooza on Sunday (8/7), from 5 to 6PM on the Sony Stage. Two nights earlier, they'll play a Lolla Aftershow at the Double Door with support from Wye Oak (which is now sold out).

Head below to view In the Mountain In the Cloud's tracklisting, and cover art.

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