Sleepy Sun @ ATP NY 2010 (more by BBG)

San Francisco psych rockers Sleepy Sun are set to release their third LP, Spine Hits, on April 10th via The End Records. The album was recorded by Dave Catching (ex-Queens of the Stone Age) and will mark the band's first release since the departure of Rachel Fannan.

An international tour in support of the record begins in early-March and will hit Chicago's Subterranean on April 20th. A number of dates on the tour, including Sub-t, will feature an opening set from White Hills. Tickets go on sale this Saturday (2/11), at 10AM CST.

All 2012 tour dates and Spine Hits' cover art/tracklisting can be found below.

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Death Cab For Cutie @ Metro in May (more by Josh Darr)

today in Chicago
* The Hold Steady, The Donkeys @ Metro
* Peter Bjorn and John, The 1900's @ Lincoln Hall
* Canon Blue, Snowblink, Darts, Arrows @ Hideout
* Death Cab For Cutie, Frightened Rabbit @ UIC Pavilion
* Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ Chicago Theatre
* Sleepy Sun, Buffalo Killers, The Steepwater Band, Waterstreet @ Double Door
* Toxic Holocaust, Holy Grail, Krum Bums, I Decline, Armored Assault @ Reggie's

The Ettes have a new Tom Scharpling-directed video for their track "Excuse," starring Patton Oswalt. View it HERE.

Eleanor Friedberger played NPR's World Cafe. Stream the session HERE.

St. Vincent premiered a new video this morning for her track "Cruel." View it below.

What else?

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Holy Ghost! @ T5 - the last LCD Soundsystem shows (more by Vincent Cornelli)

Double Door has a slew of amazing upcoming shows on their calendar.
These are our picks...

Stiff Little Fingers, Flatfoot 56, and Rambos will play on August 17th (tomorrow).

Sleepy Sun, and Buffalo Killers will play on August 25th.

JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, and Soul Summit DJs will play on September 2nd.

Kings Go Forth, and Soul Summit DJs will play September 16th.

Data Rock will play on October 5th.

Lisa Hannigan, and John Smith will play on October 10th.

Butch Walker And The Black Widows will play on October 13th.
Tickets go on sale this Saturday (8/20), at noon CST.

The Lemonheads, and The Shining Twins will play on October 21st.

Holy Ghost!, Jessica 6, and Eli Escobar will play on November 5th.

Meat Puppets will play on November 11th.

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Previously mentioned shows like Hunx & His Punx, The Raincoats, Yuck, and Helmet are all on sale now.