Ottobar photos by Chris Boarts Larson, Reggie's photos by Carmelo Espanola

English Dogs @ Reggie's

English Dogs brought their Forward Into Battle lineup to Reggie's on 2/16, part of the band's tour with The Casualties, Toxic Holocaust, and Havok that hit Europa in NYC on 2/12. Pictures from Reggie's, as well as another set from Baltimore's Ottobar on February 10th, are in this post.

The English Dogs' dates with America has officially come to a close, but Casulaties and Toxic Holocaust have forged on with their own US dates. Those tour dates are also 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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