White Lung at Bowery Ballroom 4/20/2013 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

Bummer: White Lung have canceled tonight's (4/25) Empty Bottle appearance. You you'd like a refund you can call TicketWeb at 866.777.8932. The other bands on the bill -- Magic Milk and Polish Gifts -- are still playing and they're currently looking for a third band.

UPDATE: Catchy garage punks Meat Wave have been added to the bill.

Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 (more by James Richards IV)

As discussed, Pitchfork Music Festival 2013 is set to take place in Union Park from July 19-21. The festival's initial lineup featured R. Kelly, Björk, Belle & Sebastian, Joanna Newsom, the Breeders (playing Last Splash), Swans, Rustie, El-P, Chairlift, Killer Mike, TNGHT, Sky Ferreira, ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Mac DeMarco, Foxygen, Angel Olsen, Trash Talk, and Tree.

The remainder of the lineup has just been revealed, and includes M.I.A., Lil B, Solange, Wire, Yo La Tengo, Low, Savages, Toro Y Moi, Phosphorescent, Metz, Autre Ne Veut, Mikal Cronin, Parquet Courts, Merchandise, Woods, Julia Holter, Glass Candy, Andy Stott, Pissed Jeans, Frankie Rose, Ryan Hemsworth, Waxahatchee, Blood Orange, Daughn Gibson, Evian Christ, White Lung, KEN Mode, and DJ Rashad.

Three-day passes and single-day tickets are still available.

Check out the full lineup-by-day below...

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Tickets for Matmos' February 15 show at the Empty Bottle are on sale now.

Tickets for Leonard Cohen's March 13 show at The Chicago Theatre go on sale today (Friday, January 18) at 10AM CST.

Tickets for Kate Nash's March 18 show at the Empty Bottle go on sale this Saturday (1/19) at 10AM.

Tickets for Local Natives' March 21 show at the Vic go on sale this Saturday (1/19) at noon.

Tickets for Bad Religion's April 5 show at the Congress Theater go on sale this Saturday at noon.

Tickets for Pissed Jeans' April 18 show at the Empty Bottle are on sale now.

Tickets for The Besnard Lakes' April 20 show at Schubas go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for White Lung's April 25 show at the Empty Bottle are on sale now.

Tickets for Daughter's May 9 show at Lincoln Hall go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's May 17 show at the Vic go on sale this Saturday at noon.

White Lung @ Tommy's Tavern in Brooklyn, June 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

Vancouver's White Lung have announced that they'll be heading out on a spring North American tour in March. The foursome will play shows with many acts throughout that tour, including Nu Sensae, Merchandise, Iceage, Hunters, and more, the latter of which they'll share a bill with at the Empty Bottle on April 25. Tickets for the Chicago show go on sale this Wednesday (1/6) at noon CST. All dates are listed below.

White Lung's excellent second album, Sorry, hit stores in May of 2012 via Deranged Records. Check out music videos for the Sorry tracks "Deadbeat," "Glue," and "Take The Mirror" at the bottom of this post.

All White Lung tour dates and some videos are below...

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Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Emo's in Austin, TX in April (more by Tim Griffin)

today in Chicago
* Mad Decent Block Party
* Lewis Black @ City Winery (Night 4)
* Guardian Alien, Starring, E+ @ Hideout
* Frustrations, Gypsy Blood @ The Burlington
* Netherfriends, The Lonliest Monk @ Schubas
* Brian Jonestown Massacre, Magic Castles @ Metro
* The Luck of Eden Hall, Bully In The Hallway @ Saki (Free; In-store)
* Mucca Pazza, Occidental Brothers Dance Band International @ Bottom Lounge
* Wild Jesus & the Devil's Lettuce, Vamos!, The Ragtones, Flesh Panther @ Empty Bottle (Free Show)

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Vancouver punks White Lung are set to release their sophomore LP, Sorry, on May 29 via Deranged Records. Check out the video for the album's lead single "Take the Mirror" at the bottom of this post. Puchase Sorry in CD/LP formats via Deranged's webstore.

The Canadian quartet will begin touring throughout North America in early-June, first with Wax Idols, and then with Ceremony. As mentioned, Ceremony are headlining the Bottom Lounge on June 18 and White Lung have been added as main support for the Chicago show. Tickets are still available.

All White Lung tour dates are listed below, along with their video for "Take the Mirror."

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