The Old 97s

Ahead of the tour with Andrew, Caitlin will be on the road supporting The Old 97s.

Plus: Afropunk’s Black HERstory Live, Viagra Boys, Hailey Whitters, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Walkmen, Black Eyes, Fake Names, Elvis Costello, Carly Rae Jepsen, King Gizzard, Wizkid, and more tour and festival news.

Listen to new songs by Lydia Loveless, Fenne Lily, Smino/JID, H.C. McEntire, Kingdom, Culture Abuse, Elvis Perkins, Old 97s, Madeline Kenney, YELLE, and more…

The “Turn Off the TV” video features Puddles Pity Party, Jenna Fischer, Janeane Garofalo, Paul F Tompkins, Dave Hill, Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen and more.

Rhett Miller’s new solo album, ’The Messenger,’ and Old 97’s ’Love the Holidays’ will both be out in November.

The Old 97’s today in Chicago * Gipsy Kings @ The Chicago Theatre * The Sleeptalkers, Cloudbirds @ Hideout * The Old 97’s, Those Darlins @ Vic Theatre * Future Islands, Ed Shrader, Wumme @ Empty Bottle * The Swan King, Chord, Electric Hawk @ Beat Kitchen * Motorhead, Clutch, Valient Thorr @ Congress Theatre * Asylum Street Spankers (Farewell Show) @ Lincoln Hall * Southeast Engine, The Royal Pines, New Ruins @ Schubas * Biffy Clyro, Moving Mountains, Carbon Tigers @ Double Door * The Dismemberment Plan, Kid You’ll Move Mountains @ Metro * Frontier, Wolf Eyes, Envenomist, Bloodyminded, Plague Bringer @ Abbey Pub * Swim Ignorant Fire, Quite a Mob, The Welcome, Snow ‘N Charm @ The Juicer The Dismemberment Plan are not only playing tonight in Chicago, but tomorrow too at Metro with Maritime, and The Forms…

Just today I posted about the free show The Hold Steady are playing at Prospect Park, and another one at a Barnes & Noble. Nick Lowe recently played a charity show at Housing Works…