photos by Sarah Frankie Linder

The Raveonettes // Melody's Echo Chamber on 9.27.2012 at Lincoln Hall

On Thursday night (9/27) The Raveonettes brought their tour with Melody's Echo Chamber through Chicago for a show at Lincoln Hall, with additional support from Cold Showers. Were you there? What did you think?

More pictures of all three acts from Thursday night's show at Lincoln Hall are below...

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DOWNLOAD: Cold Showers - "BC" (MP3)

Los Angeles' Cold Showers are gearing up for the release of their debut LP, Love and Regret, due out on October 9 via Dais Records. Sample their dark pop stylings by downloading the album's lead single "BC" at the top of this post. The track, which is also streaming below, features guest guitar work from Crystal Antlers member Andrew King.

Cold Showers are set to do some touring with The Soft Moon later this month. They won't be playing a Chicago show together, but The Soft Moon will be here in November. After their run with TSM, Cold Showers will head to Illinois perform at the Pygmalion Music Festival on September 29. Before that happens, they'll open for The Raveonettes and Melody's Echo Chamber at Lincoln Hall on September 27. Tickets are still available for that solid show.

All Cold Showers dates and album info for Love and Regret are below...

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Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis @ Le Poisson Rouge in May (NYC) (more by BBG)

Green Music Fest begins on Saturday afternoon (6/23) featuring sets from Dinosaur Jr. and Minor Characters. The festival continues on Sunday and includes performances by The Raveonettes, Apteka, Viceroy, California Wives, and more.

Admission to the Green Music Fest is a $5 suggested donation. Check out the full lineup below...

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The Raveonettes @ Beekman Beer Garden in 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield)

The Raveonettes have announced a fall North American tour with Melody's Echo Chamber, which makes a stop at Chicago's Lincoln Hall on September 27. Tickets go on sale today (6/8) at noon CST. All dates are listed below.

As mentioned, the band will be here at the end of this month to play Subterranean on June 23 and Green Music Fest on June 24. Tickets are still available for their Chicago club show.

The group released their most recent album, Into the Night, in April. Stream/download the album's title track and another called "Night Comes Out" via widgets at the bottom of this post.

All Raveonettes tour dates are listed below, alongside the two widgets.

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The Raveonettes @ Scion Garage Fest 2010 (more by Taylor Keahey)

today in Chicago
* Lissie @ Reggie's
* The Raveonettes, Tamaryn @ Lincoln Hall
* The Seedy Seeds, Dastardly @ Beat Kitchen
* The Fleshtones, Rambos, I Love Rich, Flameshark @ Double Door
* Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O, Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers @ Empty Bottle

What else?