photos by Chris Gersbeck

DJ James Murphy

James Murphy's next show with LCD Soundsystem is at Wellmont Theater in NYC with Sleigh Bells (9/23, tickets), but he spent his Wednesday night (9/15) flexing his considerable DJ muscle at a private party at Hudson Hotel in NYC. Pictures from the shindig are in this post.

In related news, LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and Nancy Whang and Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor laid down vocals on the new Shit Robot disc, From the Cradle to the Rave, which is due on Tuesday (9/21) via DFA. Stream the entire LP at XLR8R.

LCD's new album, possibly their last, is out now (get it at iTunes). It's also possible this tour will be their last (though they have to announce at least one more NYC show).

Want to go to the NJ show for free? We have a pair of tickets to give away. Details on how to win, with all LCD tour dates and more pictures below...

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LCD Soundsystem @ Coachella 2010 (more by Rachel Carr)

Like they did at MHOW and Webster Hall (and will probably do at Terminal 5 for three nights in a row), LCD Soundsystem played their new song "Drunk Girls" at Coachella over the weekend. The full setlist is below, and read more about it HERE.

Stream the entire new album legally HERE. Check out the official video for "Drunk Girls", below....

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The Pitchfork Music Festival celebrates its 5th anniversary this year at Union Park in Chicago. It runs from Friday July 16th - Sunday July 18th. Three-day passes are now sold out, but you can still get single-day passes on Ticketweb.

The Updated Lineup is below:

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Camp Bisco...

Camp Bisco 9, the three-day Upstate music fest put on by Disco Biscuits in its ninth year, will be happening July 15th-17th in Mariaville, NY, about 3 hours north of NYC. It's set to have two main stages, a DJ tent and a late night dance tent, and the initial lineup includes LCD Soundsystem, Ween, Girl Talk, Major Lazer, Diplo, Thievery Corporation, Gift of Gab and more. All of the currently announced acts are below.

Tickets are on sale now.

2009's fest included Nas, Chromeo, The Orb, Dr. Dog, Flying Lotus and Special Disco Version (LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy & Pat Mahoney)

Ween's next NYC-area show is in NJ on May 20th.

Still waiting for the next LCD Soundystem NYC show announcement. Meanwhile they've already announced Coachella, Bonnaroo and other dates (along with a new album).

More Camp Bisco info and a flyer are below...

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LCD Soundsystem, RJD2, Devendra Banhart, Mum, The Decemberists, Neon Neon, Devlin & Darko, My Morning Jacket, VHS or Beta, Diplo, Gnarls Barkley, Tim & Eric, Black Moth Super Rainbow, and Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings are among the artists contributing tracks to Causes 2, an album to benefit Darfur (out March 2009).

Causes 1 is out now and has tracks by Animal Collective, Bloc Party, Death Cab, Spoon, The Shins, Bright Eyes, Cornelius and many others.

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and the Decemberists are also among the artists who contributed to Dark Was the Night, a new comp to benefit the Red Hot Organization which will be released in February.

Sharon Jones just announced some tour dates. My Morning Jacket will be at MSG on New Years Eve.

A video trailer for Causes 2, below...

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