Ty Segall @ the Empty Bottle, February 2013 (more by James Richards IV)

Hyper-prolific garage rocker Ty Segall has announced that he'll be releasing his first solo album of 2013, titled SLEEPER, on August 20 via Drag City. No new music has surfaced as of yet, but you can check out a trailer for the LP at the bottom of this post. Ty will also be embarking on a summer tour in support of SLEEPER. That tour hasn't been announced in full, but already includes a performance at the Logan Square Auditorium on August 31. Tickets for the Chicago show go on sale TODAY (5/22) at noon CST.

UPDATE: Ty's full tour is listed below.

All known Ty Segall tour dates and that album trailer are below...

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photos by Kirstie Shanley

Mikal Cronin @ Saki Records on 2.10.2013

While in town to play a pair of shows at the Empty Bottle with Ty Segall, Mikal Cronin branched out on Sunday morning (2/10) for a set at Saki Records as part of the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events series Off the Record. Cronin performed selections from his forthcoming album, MCII (due out on 5/7 via Merge), with Ty Segall drummer Emily Rose. The event was centered around local label Trouble in Mind, who put out Cronin's self-titled debut in 2011, and attendees got to hear and purchase forthcoming releases by Jacco Gardner and Maston before the general public. Treats from Bang Bang! Pie Shop and drinks from 312 Urban Wheat Ale didn't hurt either.

We've got a set of photos from the 2/10 event at Saki. More of those, and a stream of Mikal Cronin's new single "Shout It Out," are below...

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photos by James Richards IV, words by Ben Wilkes

Ty Segall at the Empty Bottle on 2.09.2013 (Early Show)

When was the last time you looked up from your cheap canned beer or pending photo upload to Instagram-- lag times are dreadful aren't they-- and noticed the entire crowd was in motion around you? Now that hesitant head nods and subconscious foot taps are the peak of what rock n' roll bands can hope for as far as audience participation, Ty Segall managed to unravel the crowd's anxieties and pretentions, and had the entire lower floor space of the Empty Bottle on Saturday night (2/9) knocking into each other with fervent youthful energy.

By the time Segall and his band moseyed on stage around 1:00AM at Saturday's late show, the second of a double-header, swaths of humid body heat had enveloped the sold-out crowd and the Bottle had positioned security personnel at either end of the stage to prevent a repeat of Ex-Cult's opening set. That set prominently featured that one wasted guy who takes too many turns crowd surfing, and in his overzealous approach, never even pulls it off well. If you're a garage fan that's not yet familiar with Memphis' Ex-Cult, get real and spin their self-titled: a nervy, jittery, dissonant punk record produced by Segall himself.

From the first distorted crunches of "Thank God For Sinners," a predictable yet absolutely appropriate and awesome opener, Segall and his band pounded through most of 2012's Twins and selections from Slaughterhouse without pause for tuning or banter. Ty seemed to prefer playing as many tunes as possible to extended soloing, but of course when the time was right he machine-gunned noisy shreds from his trademark surf green '66 Fender Mustang. Despite huge volumes of sound daunting for any audio engineer, Segall's live vocals were fairly consistent with his recordings-- albeit more screaming-- and the backup harmonies somehow pierced right through the haze.

Ty and co. closed their set by maxing out the jerky rhythm of "Love Fuzz" into amplified oblivion, with all guitars pressed against cabs for optimum feedback. They encored with an impromptu take on "American Woman," which certainly matched, if not exceeded, the quality of Lenny Kravitz's cover and a slightly more rehearsed version of Bad Company's "Feel Like Makin' Love," a song I enjoyed for the very first time Saturday. The whole shebang was a sweaty mess, and that's a good thing.

A set of pictures from Ty's 2/9 early show at the Bottle are in this post. More below...

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Bear in Heaven @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, May 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield)

today in Chicago
* The Baby Magic, LGR Beats @ The Whistler
* Bomb Banks, Diva 93, Mr. 666, Loon Luna @ Empty Bottle
* Born Ruffians, Night Moves, Future Monarchs @ Lincoln Hall
* Bear in Heaven, Hooray for Earth, Supreme Cuts, The-Drum @ Schubas
* Seventeen Sisters, My My My, Miss Jackie and the Sass, Visionaire @ Double Door
* Elusive Parallelograms, The Black Umbrella, Star Tropics, The Fever Dreams @ Beat Kitchen

Tomorrow Never Knows 2013 kicks off tonight with Bear in Heaven at Schubas and Born Ruffians at Lincoln Hall. The festival stretches until Sunday night (1/20).

Ty Segall has a brand new video for "Thank God For Sinners." Check it out below.

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Matthew Dear @ Knitting Factory in 2011 (more by Winnie Cheung)

today in Chicago
* Violent Bullshit @ The Burlington
* The Statutes Of Liberty @ Schubas (Free Show)
* Matthew Dear, Light Asylum, Kid Color @ Lincoln Hall
* Propagandhi, The Menzingers, La Armada @ Bottom Lounge
* Pomegranates, The Hounds Below, Magic Milk @ Beat Kitchen
* Dignan Porch, Secret Colours, Stephen Paul Smoker @ Empty Bottle

If you haven't already voted, polls are open until 7PM. Please do so!

Tonight's Dignan Porch show at the Empty Bottle is $8. You can get in for $4 if you present your ballot receipt.

Schubas and WBEZ are hosting a free election viewing party with a performance by The Statutes Of Liberty.

Matthew Dear, Light Asylum, and Kid Color play Lincoln Hall.

Watch Ty Segall's performance on Letterman below.

Watch Father John Misty's performance on Conan below.

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Ty Segall @ The Well in September (BKLYN) (more by Gabi Porter)

Ty Segall's show with Ex Cult at Empty Bottle on February 9 sold out so they've added an early show the same night. Tickets for the 7PM show are on sale now.

Regina Spektor @ Capitol Theater earlier on tour (NY) (more by Toby Tenenbaum)

today in Chicago
* Kimbra, The Stepkids @ Metro
* Mouse on Mars @ Mayne Stage
* Cadence Weapon, Deastro @ Schubas
* Wishgift, Toupee, Blue Rider @ The Burlington
* Miike Snow, Niki & the Dove @ Congress Theater
* White Rabbits, Save the Clocktower @ Lincoln Hall
* Regina Spektor, Only Son @ The Chicago Theatre
* Nothing, Cousins, Night Sins, Torture Love @ the Mousetrap

Ty Segall performed the Twins cut "Thank God for Sinners" on Conan last night. Check out the clip below.

Watch Cult of Youth's new video for "Man And Man's Ruin" below.

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Ty Segall @ The Well in September (BKLYN) (more by Gabi Porter)

As mentioned, Ty Segall's new album (and third this year), Twins, hits stores today (10/9) via Drag City. Unlike Green Day, who are already off to a bad three-album-series start with ¡Uno!, each one of Ty's releases this year have been better than the next. Twins being no exception to that rule. Ty has also announced plans for a 2013 tour in support of Twins, which sees him heading back to Chicago on February 9 to headline the Empty Bottle. Advance tickets for that show are on sale now.

All Ty Segall tour dates are listed below...

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Ty Segall @ Pitchfork Festival 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

What does your alarm clock sound like? It's either some god-awful beeping/bells/etc. or perhaps a favorite song. Some arose this morning, flipped on WGN to watch the morning news, and saw Ty Segall screaming his face off at 8AM. If you missed it on the boob tube, watch Ty and co. play a two-minute jam from their forthcoming album, Twins (out 10/9 via Drag City), below.

It's really too bad that he didn't read us the forecast like Jeff Tweedy.

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Alabama Shakes @ Metro in August (more by James Richards IV)

today in Chicago
* Teitur, Jodee Lewis @ City Winery
* Geocities, Shapers @ The Burlington
* JT Royster, Panther, Cold Country @ Township
* Soft Jolts, The Damn Choir, Sklut & Weston @ Schubas
* The Black Swans, Mako Sica, Grandeurs @ Empty Bottle
* Elephant Revival, Jonas Friddle & The Majority @ SPACE
* Alabama Shakes, The Pollies, Doc Dailey @ Subterranean

Alabama Shakes play a free (with RSVP) show tonight at Subterranean. For those that have RSVP'd and received confirmation letters: they will be handing out wristbands for entry at Subterranean starting at noon.

David Byrne and St. Vincent played "Who" and "The Forest Awakes" from their collaborative album Love This Giant on Fallon last night. Watch the pair perform both songs below.

Ty Segall has a new video for "The Hill." Check it out below.

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Ty Segall @ Pitchfork Festival 2012 (more by James Richards IV)

Tickets for Ty Segall's late show on September 28 at the Logan Square Auditorium with Thee Oh Sees go on sale today (8/24) at 10AM CST. Tickets are still available for the early gig.

Tickets for ZZ Top's October 2 show at The Chicago Theatre go on sale this Saturday (8/25) at noon CST. A presale will be active from 10AM to 10PM today; the password is future.

Tickets for Converge's October 18 show at Metro with Torche and Kvelertak go on sale today at noon CST.

Tickets for the Afghan Whigs' show at Metro on October 26 with Wussy go on sale this Saturday at noon CST.

Tickets for Daughn Gibson's October 29 show at the Empty Bottle go on sale today at 10AM CST.

Tickets for Tamaryn's November 2 show at Schubas with Young Prisms go on sale today at noon CST.

Tickets for Andrew Jackson Jihad's November 5 show at Bottom Lounge with Future of The Left go on sale today at 11AM CST.

Tickets for John Legend's November 7 show at The Chicago Theatre with Lianne La Havas go on sale this Saturday at 11AM CST.

Tickets for the David Bazan Band's November 8 show at Metro go on sale this Saturday at noon CST.

Tickets for Om's November 17 show at the Empty Bottle with Daniel Higgs go on sale today at 10AM CST.

Tickets for Trail of Dead's November 21 show at Bottom Lounge go on sale today at noon CST.

Tickets for Rob Delaney's November 30 show at the Athenaeum Theater go on sale today at noon CST.

Tickets for Kreayshawn's December 1 show at Metro with Rye Rye, Honey Cocaine, and Chippy Nonstop go on sale today at noon CST.

Tickets for The Faint's December 12 show at Metro with Trust and Icky Blossoms go on sale this Saturday at noon CST.

Ty Segall - Twins

As mentioned, Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees are playing the Logan Square Auditorium on September 28 (tickets). They've just added a late show at the venue, and ticketing information is forthcoming. These Chicago shows are part of a larger tour. All dates are listed below.

Ty's new album (and third of 2012), Twins, is due out on October 9 via Drag City. That's its cover art above and you can find its tracklist and a stream of the lead single "The Hill" at the bottom of this post.

All Ty Segall dates, album info for Twins, and a stream of "The Hill" are below...

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today in Chicago
* Née, Videotape @ The Whistler
* Robbie Fulks, Liz Carroll @ Hideout
* Girl Detective, Magicks, DFM @ The Burlington
* Birthmark, Thin Hymns, Mazes @ Empty Bottle (Free Show)

Birthmark (aka Nate Kinsella) plays a free show at the Empty Bottle tonight with Thin Hymns and Mazes.

Stream forthcoming releases from Divine Fits, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Teengirl Fantasy, and Yeasayer over at NPR.

Ty Segall has shared the lead single from his new album, Twins, which is due out on October 9 via Drag City. The track is called "The Hill" and you can stream it below.

Sigur Rós, who were here earlier this month to play Lollapalooza, have a new video for the Valtari track "Varðeldur." View it below.

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Odd Future are playing the Vic on September 16 as part of their "Camp Flog Gnaw" tour. Tickets go on sale this Friday (7/20) at noon CST.

Tickets for Purity Ring's September 16 show at Lincoln Hall with Evian Christ and Headaches are going on sale this Friday (7/20) at noon CST.

Tickets for David Byrne / St. Vincent's September 18 show at The Chicago Theatre are going on sale this Saturday (7/21) at 11AM CST. A JAM presale will be active from 10AM - 10PM on Friday (7/20); the password is lovethisgiant.

When we told you tickets were already on sale for Thee Oh Sees / Ty Segall's September 28 show at the Logan Square Auditorium, we did not know that was a limited presale for people who came to the Pitchfork Aftershows at the Bottle this past weekend (sorry!). Here's some good news though: Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday (7/20) at 10AM CST.

Tickets for Kathleen Edwards' October 6 show at Park West are going on sale this Saturday (7/21) at 10AM CST

Tickets for Jackson Browne's October 26 show at The Chicago Theatre with Sara Watkins are going on sale this Saturday (7/21) at 10AM CST. A JAM presale will be active from 10AM - 10PM on Friday (7/20); the password is acoustic.

Tickets for Other Lives' December 7 show at Schubas / December 8 show at Lincoln Hall / two-show pass (both are with Indians) are going on sale this Friday (7/20) at noon CST.

Tickets for the Punch Brothers' December 13 show at the Vic are going on sale this Saturday (7/21) at 10AM CST.

photos by James Richards IV, Chase Turner

Thee Ohsees / Kendrick Lamar / crowd, Pitchfork Fest 7/15/2012

Just like the storms that passed through the area, Pitchfork Chicago 2012 has come and gone, leaving its mark on the city of Chicago in the form of three days of great music, new friends and favorite bands, and one Lady Gaga appearance. A second set of photos from day three at Pitchfork (7/15, first set is HERE), including pictures of Milk Music, Iceage, Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Chavez, Kendrick Lamar, Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, and more are below.

If you missed it, check out pictures from day one (one set HERE, another HERE) and day two (HERE and HERE).

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Ty Segall @ Pitchfork Festival on 7.15.2012 (photo by Jana Peters)

As seen on BrooklynVegan, Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall will be touring together this fall. Both acts hit Chicago this past weekend to play shows at the Empty Bottle and to perform at the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival (pictures are forthcoming). They've now added a September 28 performance at the Logan Square Auditorium to their tour. Tickets are on sale now. UPDATE: Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday (7/20) at 10AM CST.

Ty's new album and third this year, Twins, is due out on October 9 via Drag City. Thee Oh Sees also have a new one, called Putrifiers II, coming out on September 11 via In the Red. You can download Putrifiers II's lead single "Lupine Dominus" HERE.

All Thee Oh Sees/Ty Segall dates are listed below, with a video of Ty & co. at the Bottle.

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DOWNLOAD: Thee Oh Sees - "Lupine Dominus" (MP3)

Thee Oh Sees @ Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011 (more by BBG)

Pitchfork Fest is just around the corner and there are now a few more aftershows that you can choose from. On July 13 Lower Dens, who play the fest that afternoon, will headline the Bottle with support from No Joy and Alan Resnic (tickets). Ty Segall, The Men, Mystic 100's, and Zath will play the venue on July 14. Tickets for that one are currently sold out but maybe they'll release a few more. Thee Oh Sees will close out the weekend with a show on Sunday (7/15) featuring support from The Blind Shake, Terrible Twos, and The Mallard (tickets).

Thee Oh Sees are busy prepping their new album, Putrifiers II, for release on September 11 via In the Red. Download the album track "Lupine Dominus" at the top of this post. They'll be touring with Ty Segall this fall, whose new album Slaughterhouse hits stores today (6/26) via In the Red. Stream the LP, which is credited to the Ty Segall Band, in its entirety via SPIN. As mentioned, Ty will also be taping a live episode of Sound Opinions at Lincoln Hall during his stay in Chicago. Have you RSVP'd yet?

Japandroids @ Hotel Vegan in March (BV-SXSW 2012) (more by Nate "Igor" Smith)

Both Japandroids and Ty Segall are headed to Chicago in July to perform at the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival. On July 12 (the night before the fest begins) the two acts will be taping a Sound Opinions session live at Lincoln Hall. The FREE (with RSVP) live taping will feature interviews and performances. Reserve your spot(s) now.

Japandroids tour through Chicago tonight (6/21) to play a sold-out show at Lincoln Hall with support from tourmate Cadence Weapon. Hopefully you were able to grab tickets.

Some videos below...

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Chicago-based live music archivist/recording engineer/architectural acoustician Shimby McCreery has put together a collection of his works that were recorded at the Empty Bottle throughout the past two years. TODAY (April 14), marks the release of his project on vinyl/CD/digital download. Head to the CHIRP Record Fair to grab a physical copy of the album, which features Best Coast, Ty Segall, the Black Lips, Crystal Stilts, Davila 666, Dutchess and the Duke, The Fresh and Onlys, Hollows, Hunx and his Punx, Mickey, Outer Minds, Shannon and the Clams, The Strange Boys, and Tyler Jon Tyler.

Stream Shimby Presents: Live at the Empty Bottle in its entirety, below...

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White Fence (L) & Ty Segall (R) (photo by Ruth Swanson)

Golden state garage rockers Ty Segall and White Fence (aka Tim Presley) have announced that they'll be releasing a collaborative LP, titled Hair, this April via Drag City Records. As SPIN reports, Ty handled skin bashing duties as well as rhythm guitar, while Tim recorded bass and lead guitar. Keep an eye out for a full North American tour in support of the album. Currently there are two late-May dates that jive with this, one of which is a performance at Chicago's Lincoln Hall on the 10th of the month. And just to make the show damn near irresistible, the Strange Boys will play an opening set. Tickets go on sale TODAY (2/3), at noon CST.

White Fence will also be releasing his own record this year, a double album titled Family Perfume, on April 3rd via Woodist. Ty is currently at work on a follow-up to 2011's excellent Goodbye Bread, tentatively set for a September release via Drag City Records. The two will play a few shows together in early March, before Tim joins up with Thee Oh Sees in route to SXSW.

All known 2012 tour dates (collaborative and solo) and Ty's video for "Goodbye Bread," below..

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Fleet Foxes @ Pitchfork Festival 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)

today in Chicago
* Canyons @ Strangelight
* Bob Mould @ Montrose Room
* Ari Hest, Matthew Santos @ Schubas
* Mannequin Men (DJs) @ The Burlington
* Mates Of State, Suckers, Yawn @ Metro
* Garfunkel and Oates @ Mayne Stage
* Joan of Arc, Brokeback, Coins @ Hideout
* Suuns, Valleys, Brontosaurus @ Subterranean
* Fleet Foxes, The Walkmen @ Chicago Theatre
* George Clinton @ Horseshoe Hammond Casino
* Oval, Peaking Lights @ Museum of Contemporary Art
* The Samples, Taggart Transcontinental @ Lincoln Hall
* Pat Metheny, Larry Grenadier @ Old Town School of Folk Music
* The Avett Brothers, Truth And Salvage Company @ Aragon Ballroom
* Cobra Skulls, Nothington, The Brokedowns, The Outsiders @ Beat Kitchen
* Lee Fields & The Expressions, Windy City Soul Club DJ's @ Bottom Lounge
* Bob Log III, Mr. Free and The Satellite Freakout!, Crankshaft @ Double Door
* Chromeo, Mayer Hawthorne & The County, Sammy Bananas @ House of Blues
* Stardeath and White Dwarfs, The Field Auxiliary, Geometric Temples @ Empty Bottle

Fleet Foxes and The Walkmen play their first of two shows at the Chicago Theatre tonight.

Ty Segall has a new (NSFW) video for "Goodbye Bread." Check it out below.

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DOWNLOAD: Ty Segall - "You Make The Sun Fry" (MP3)

Goodbye Bread LP Cover

Ty Segall is set to release his new LP Goodbye Bread, on June 21st via Drag City. This will be his first for the label; joining a roster of solid, genre-bending artists.

Ty is currently wrapping up a European tour, and will head to Toronto in a few days to partake in the NXNE Festival. After that, he'll tour the West Coast, playing the Outside Lands Festival along the way.

At the top of this post you can download the album track, "You Make The Sun Fry."

In mid-September, things get interesting. Ty will join up with collaborator; Mikal Cronin (of The Moonhearts) and together they'll play 19 shows in 22 days. During that leg of tour, they'll make a stop in Chicago on October 1st to play the Empty Bottle. Tickets have not been posted as of yet, but will be shortly.

Head below to view Goodbye Bread's track listing, and all 2011 tour dates.

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Michael Showalter @ Barnes & Noble - Union Sq. (more by Andrew St. Clair)

MEN's Talk About Body LP Cover

today in Chicago
* Michael Showalter (Early & Late Shows)
* MEN, Katastrophe, Lez Bobo And Friends @ Subterranean
* Ty Segall, Heavy Cream, The Half Rats, Slushy @ Empty Bottle
* Dark Time Sunshine, The Opus, Void Pedal, DJ Pratt @ Abbey Pub

MEN are also hosting an official after party at Berlin. Doors are at 11PM | 21+.
You can find the flyer below.

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