Nine Inch Nails fan @ Lollapalooza 2012 (more by James Richards IV)

The official Lollapalooza 2013 lineup has been announced, even though you already got a good peek at it when it leaked in full last week. The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, New Order, Queens of the Stone Age, Kendrick Lamar, Phoenix, The National, Baroness, and MANY more are slated to perform in Grant Park from August 2-4.

Three-day passes are long gone, but single-day tickets go on sale this Wednesday (4/3) at 10AM CST.

Check out the full Lollapalooza 2013 lineups-by-day below...

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photos by James Richards IV

Unknown Mortal Orchestra // Foxygen at Lincoln Hall on 3.07.2013

Last Thursday (3/7), Portland-based psych rockers Unknown Mortal Orchestra brought their tour with Foxygen and Wampire through Chicago for a performance at Lincoln Hall. The three paisley-tinged acts made for a great bill (and tour), and all delivered solid sets at Lincoln Hall. Were you there? If so, what did you think of the show?

More pictures and a video from the 3/7 show at Lincoln Hall are below...

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Lou Barlow @ Green Music Fest (more by Rachel Angres)

Dinosaur Jr. was one of the many artists who played the 2012 edition of the Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana in September. The band's Lou Barlow listed it as one of his top three moments of 2012... he's just having trouble remembering what it's called...

#3 a festival in Champaign Illinois that featured almost every newish band i wanted to see, one after the other.. Willis Earl Beal , Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Lower Dens .. Grizzly Bear .. Willis was as odd as i could have expected, UMO was as fucked up and soulful as i could have desired and Lower Dens were.. sublime.. sounding nothing like Sublime , of course but, y'know..spare and beautiful..i love how younger kids these days sound like the older guys from my day.. the late 70's early 80's new wave/post-punkers from new york that wore big framed glasses and captured my teenage imagination.. i also saw Cloud Nothings that day which was interesting because they sounded like all the bands sebadoh played with in the mid-90's -combined- .. in conclusion , a great festival i can't remember the name of ...another musical highlight..

Lou's full list of three 'Best Moments' of 2012, below....

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Quicksand @ Music Hall of Williamsburg in August (more by Rebecca Reed)

Tickets for Quicksand's January 12 show at Metro go on sale this Friday (11/30) at noon. As mentioned, an artist presale is currently active.

Tickets for Todd Barry's two-night stand at Schubas on January 23 & 24 go on sale this Friday at noon.

Tickets for Palma Violets' January 25 show at Schubas go on sale this Friday at noon.

Tickets for Dropkick Murphys' February 22 show at the Aragon Ballroom go on sale this Saturday at 10AM. A JAM presale will be active this Friday at 10AM; the password is rosetattoo.

Tickets for Eels' February 23 show at the Vic go on sale this Saturday at 10AM.

Tickets for Tame Impala's March 6 show at the Vic go on sale this Saturday at 10AM.

Tickets for Unknown Mortal Orchestra's March 7 show at Lincoln Hall go on sale this Friday at noon.

Tickets for Veronica Falls' March 14 show at the Empty Bottle go on sale this Friday at 10AM.

Tickets for Efterklang's March 19 show at Lincoln Hall go on sale this Friday at noon.

Tickets for Jamie Lidell's April 6 show at Lincoln Hall go on sale this Friday at noon.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Metro in July (more by Zach Pollack)

Unknown Mortal Orchestra are set to follow up their 2011 self-titled debut with II, due out on February 5 via Jagjaguwar. You can take a listen to II's lead single "Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)" at the bottom of this post. II is up for preorder, with a bunch of bonus material, via SC Distribution.

In support of II, UMO have a hefty world tour ahead of them. That tour's US leg kicks off in February, and includes a show at Lincoln Hall on March 7. Foxygen and Wampire will act as main support, and tickets go on sale this Friday (11/30) at noon CST.

All UMO tour dates and a stream of "Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)" are below...

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Lower Dens @ Central Park Summerstage in June (more by Amanda Hatfield)

Grizzly Bear are set to begin a fall North American tour in September in support of their forthcoming LP, Shields, due out on September 18 via Warp. You've already heard the album tracks "Sleeping Ute" and "Yet Again" from the follow-up to the group's excellent 2009 LP, Veckatimest. Their tour starts on September 18 in Knoxville, TN and features Unknown Mortal Orchestra as main support on its first leg. The final show of that first leg is a performance at the Highdive Outdoor Annex in Champaign-Urbana, IL on September 29 as part of the 2012 Pygmalion Music Festival, which Unknown Mortal Orchestra have just been added to. They haven't yet appeared on the schedule, but it looks like they'll also be playing the Outdoor Annex with Grizzly Bear, Dinosaur Jr., Frankie Rose, Cloud Nothings, and many more (tickets).

As mentioned, Grizzly Bear visit Chicago on September 30 to headline the Riv. Lower Dens have been added as the opener for that show, and will also support the band on all other North American dates in October. Tickets are still available.

All Grizzly Bear dates and streams of "Sleeping Ute" and "Yet Again" are below...

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photos by Zach Pollack

Liars @ Metro on 7.19.2012

Touring behind their new album WIXIW, Liars visited Metro on Thursday night (7/19) with their tourmates Unknown Mortal Orchestra. The night also included an opening set from Tim Kinsella, who played Joan of Arc songs (he was billed as "Joan of Arc (solo)").

A full set of pictures from the Metro show continue below...

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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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Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Pitchfork Festival 2012 (more by James Richards IV)

Unknown Mortal Orchestra, who played the Pitchfork Festival and Schubas this weekend, are joining up with Liars tonight (7/17) in Minneapolis, MN for a short string of dates. This includes Liars' Chicago show at Metro on Thursday (7/19). Metro hadn't announced that they'd be playing until today, most likely because it conflicted with their other area shows. Joan of Arc (solo) play an opening set, and tickets are still available. Our contest to win one of the three pairs of tickets we have to give away is still open (though not for long).

UMO recently shared the new song "I'll Come Back 4 U" as part of Adult Swim's Singles Program. You can stream the track at the bottom of this post and/or download it via Adult Swim.

All UMO dates are listed below, along with a stream of "I'll Come Back 4 U."

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Purity Ring @ Sasquatch Festival 2012 (more by Chris & Rae Graham)

Aside from the Pitchfork Fest official aftershow of Chromatics and BAIO at Lincoln Hall, two more late night events that are taking place at LH's sister venue Schubas have been revealed. Purity Ring and Born Gold, whose frontman was once a member of Purity Ring, will play Schubas on July 13. Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Dirty Beaches, and A Lull will play the venue on July 15. Stay tuned for ticketing info on both aftershows. Tickets for both shows are on sale now.

As mentioned, Father John Misty also plays Schubas on July 14.

Purity Ring recently shared another track, called "Fineshrine," from their forthcoming LP Shrines (out 7/24 via 4AD). Take a listen to the song at the bottom of this post and/or head to BrooklynVegan for a download.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra put out a new single last week, called "I'll Come Back 4 U," as part of Adult Swim's Singles Program. Take a listen to the song via a widget below.

Purity Ring and Unknown Mortal Orchestra song streams below...

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White Mystery

today in Chicago
* White Mystery @ JBTV
* Erin McKeown @ Schubas
* Jeffrey Foucault, Ben Bedford @ SPACE
* The String Cheese Incident @ Aragon Ballroom
* Chris Connelly Band, These Wonderful Evils @ Hideout
* Save The Clocktower, Windbreaker, Vapor Eyes @ Empty Bottle
* Honor Society, Alex Goot, The Trace, Sunderland @ Lincoln Hall
* The Dyes, Everymen, Shotgun Gambling, Leper @ Ultra Lounge
* Andrew Fraker & Sons, Jeffrey David, Vintage Blue, DBP @ Metro
* Holiday House, The Ultrasounds, Gag Order, Sexy Fights @ Beat Kitchen
* The Bears Of Blue River, Julie Meckler, Kellen & Me, Belleisle @ Subterranean
* Pyyramids, Mike Golden & Friends, On The Shoulders of Giants @ Double Door
* DJ Manny Muscles, Matt Boy White, Devin Hudson, Iggy, Stefan Ponce @ Reggie's

The String Cheese Incident play their first of three shows at the Aragon Ballroom.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra have a new video for "Bicycle." Check it out below.

What else?

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photos by Chris La Putt

Gauntlet Hair @ Public Assembly

Denver via Chicago duo (quartet live) Gauntlet Hair visited NYC for CMJ last week, headlining the second stage of our Friday (10/21) day party at Public Assembly. More pictures from their set at our party (like the one above) continue below.

The band have just hit the road (only one show under their belt) supporting Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and will continue to do so tonight (10/27) at the Empty Bottle. Yawn opens. Tickets are still available.

You'll find all 2011 tour dates under the pictures below.

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"Toro y Moi light show @ Pygmalion festival." - Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Fresh off of their show at The Canopy Club as part of the 2011 Pygmalion Music Festival, Toro y Moi, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and Ava Luna will visit Lincoln Hall to play a sold out show Saturday night (9/24).

We've got a pair of tickets to give away! Details on how to enter to win them, with all tour dates, below....

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As discussed in detail over at BrooklynVegan when it debuted, MTV has a new web-only show called "Weird Vibes". The second episode was just released. Filmed entirely at this year's Pitchfork Festival, it includes "interviews and funny stuff with Twin Shadow, Twin Sister, Health, Woods, Real Estate, Kurt Vile etc and music videos from Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Big Troubles, Beat Connection, SBTRKT, Blood Orange, Jonti, Zoo Kid and more." Check it out, all 45 minutes of it, below...

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Toro y Moi @ Bowery Ballroom in April (more by Toby Tenenbaum)

Toro y Moi has just added a Chicago gig on September 24th at Lincoln Hall, surrounding his performance at Champaign-Urbana, IL's Pygmalion Music Festival.

The bill will also feature tour mates, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Ava Luna.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, at noon CST.

Toro y Moi's just announced Freaking Out EP hits stores on September 13th via Carpark.
You can download the single "Saturday Love" which is actually an Alexander O'Neal & Cherelle cover via a widget below (in exchange for your email address).

Head below to view Freaking Out's tracklisting and cover art, plus all 2011 tour dates.

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OFF!'s Keith Morris @ Vans Warehouse (more by BBG)

today in Chicago
* OFF!, Ratasucia @ Reggie's
* Real Estate, Dent May @ Subterranean
* Pitchfork Festival (Day 3) @ Union Park
* Yuck, Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Schubas
* Syd Tha Kid, BBU, Stefan Ponce @ Beauty Bar
* Sailor Jerry's Music Fest (Day 3) @ Cobra Lounge
* Theophilus London, Kenna, Blah Blah Blah @ Double Door
* The Fresh & Onlys, Brain Idea, The Paperhead @ Empty Bottle

What else?

Pitchfork Festival has announced four unofficial aftershows, taking place each night of the festival at either Schubas, Lincoln Hall, or both.

All aftershows are on sale as of now, and a limited amount of discounted tickets will be held for sale at the door; day of.

FRIDAY, JULY 15TH
Sun Airway, PS I Love You @ Schubas (10:30PM) 18+

SATURDAY, JULY 16TH
Twin Sister, *Special Guest* @ Schubas (11PM) 18+
Moonface, Shabazz Palaces @ Lincoln Hall (10:30PM) 18+

SUNDAY, JULY 17TH
Yuck, Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Schubas (10:30PM) 18+