Outer Minds

Their tour starts with the 3-day Trouble in Paradise fest in Chicago that combines the forces of labels Trouble in Mind and Paradise of Bachelors. Also playing: The Weather Station, Omni, Nap Eyes, FACS, James Elkington, Olden Yolk and more.

New Year’s Eve (December 31) is just around the corner… have you figured out what you’re doing yet? There are a handful of great concerts and parties taking place in Chicago this year, from Death (the band) to Roky Erickson to Star Slinger to Girl Group Chicago, and many more…

DOWNLOAD: Fat Tony – “Hood Party” (ft. Kool A.D. and Despot) (MP3) Though the music portion of SXSW isn’t in full force yet, there are still some shows that have gone down, including yesterday’s (3/10) Bruise Cruise with Milk Music, Fat Tony, The Blind Shake, and Outer…

Bruise Cruise at NXNE in 2012 (more by David Andrako) Panache Booking is returning to Austin for a number of SXSW events, kicking off with a Bruise Cruise on Monday (3/11), followed by an unofficial kickoff party at Tillery Park on Tuesday, an acoustic show at Flatstock Stage on Thursday, their official showcase on Friday at Hotel Vegas across four stages, and for those sticking around on Sunday there’s a hangover party at Beerland which runs all day (11:30 AM to 2 AM on Monday) with tons of bands and free bloody marys, and an official closing party with Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap & Dance Off at …

We’ve been talking New Year’s Eve for quite some time, and since the world didn’t end last week, all the great shows and parties we told you about are still happening…

Chicago’s Outer Minds, who played the Bottle this past weekend, have been added to the excellent lineup of Chicago Psych Fest 4. As discussed, the festival will be taking place on January 11 & 12 at the Hideout, and Outer Minds will close out the whole shebang…

Outer Minds @ Pitchfork Festival 2012 (more) The Reader B-Side and the Empty Bottle are set to host another one of their booze cruises on Lake Michigan this month…

Washington, D.C.-based garage rockers Chain & The Gang released their most recent LP, In Cool Blood, in June via K Records. If you haven’t heard it yet, you can stream the album in its entirety at the bottom of this post…

The 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival kicked off in Union Park on Friday (7/13) afternoon after heavy rain slightly delayed the opening of the gates…

, Chase Turner & Fred Pessaro “Rain controlled the tempo of Pitchfork Music Festival day one early on, but the clouds eventually gave way to sun shine and music from an eclectic and entertaining lineup of acts…