Here’s what drops this week. Stuff marked * should be good:
| May-01-12 | *Father John Misty – Fear Fun | Sub Pop |
| May-01-12 | Light Asylum – Light Asylum | Mexican Summer |
| May-01-12 | *Lower Dens – Nootropics | Ribbon Music |
| May-01-12 | Rufus Wainwright – Out of the Game | Decca Records |
| May-01-12 | *Santigold – Master of My Make Believe | Downtown/Atlantic |
| May-01-12 | The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Aufheben | a’ Records |
| May-01-12 | The Lumineers – The Lumineers | Dualtone Music |
New shit added to SHOWcal, blah blah blah. Here’s what’s happening this week:
| Fri Apr 27 | 4:00pm – 12:00am |
Riot Fest @ Bottom Lounge
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Fountains of Wayne @ Double Door
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Felix Da Housecat @ The Mid
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| Sat Apr 28 | 10:00pm – 1:00am |
Felix Da Housecat @ The Mid
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| 12:00pm – 11:30am |
Riot Fest @ Bottom Lounge
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| 7:00pm – 10:00pm |
Ezra Furman @ Schubas
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| 7:00pm – 10:00pm |
Tortoise @ Empty Bottle
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| 9:00pm – 12:00am |
Fanfarlo @ Lincoln Hall
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| 10:00pm – 12:00am |
Tortiose @ Empty Bottle
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| 10:00pm – 12:00am |
School of Seven Bells @ Lincoln Hall
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| 10:00pm – 12:00am |
Ezra Furman @ Schubas
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| Sun Apr 29 | 12:00pm – 11:30am |
Riot Fest @ Bottom Lounge
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| 7:00pm – 9:00pm |
The Drums @ Sub-T
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Gauntlet Hair @ Schubas
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| 9:30pm – 11:30pm |
Rabid Rabbit @ Empty Bottle
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| Mon Apr 30 | 9:00pm – 12:00am |
Frankie Rose @ Township
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Rabble Rabble @ Empty Bottl
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| Tue May 1 | 8:00pm – 11:00pm |
Great Lake Swimmers @ Lincoln Hall
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Eleanor Friedberger/Hospitality @ Schubas
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| Wed May 2 | 8:00pm – 11:00pm |
Eleanor Friedberger @ Evanston SPACE
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| Thu May 3 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm |
A$AP ROCKY @ HOB
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Spiritualized @ Metro
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Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ Berlin
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The music portion of the annual kickoff to summer street festival (this year running 3 days beginning June 1) was recently announced. Some pretty good bands here. See the schedule below:
Leavitt Stage (Subterranean)
Friday, June 1
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound 8:30pm
Todd Hembrook & The Hemispheres 7:15pm
The O’ My’s 6:15pm
Saturday, June 2
Le Butcherettes 9:00pm
O’ Death 7:45 pm
White Mystery 6:45pm
Brown Bird 5:45pm
Sunday, June 3
Murder By Death 8:00pm
Damen Stage (Empty Bottle)
Friday, June 1
Black Belles 8:30pm
BBU 7:15pm
Moon Furies 6:00pm
Hosted by Peter O’Connell [Wham City Comedy] 4:45pm
Saturday, June 2
Peanut Butter Wolf 8:30pm
Besnard Lakes 7:00pm
Craig Finn 5:30pm
Mannequin Men 4:00pm
Peter O’Connell 3:50 / intro
In Tall Buildings 2:30pm
Chris Connelly 1:00pm
Sunday, June 3
The Antlers 8:30pm
Pinebender 7:00pm
Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons 5:30pm
Teengirl Fantasy 4:00pm
People’s Temple 2:30pm
Eiren Caffall 1:00pm
Here’s what drops to close out April. These don’t include Record Store Day Releases, which can be found in the earlier post. Stuff marked * should be good:
| Apr-24-12 | Actress – R.I.P. | Honest Jon’s |
| Apr-24-12 | *Jack White – Blunderbuss | Third Man |
| Apr-24-12 | James Blackshaw – Love is the Plan, the Plan is Death | Important Records |
| Apr-24-12 | Magic Wands – Aloha Moon | Bright Antenna |
| Apr-24-12 | *Suckers – Candy Salad | Frenchkiss |
| Apr-24-12 | *The Raveonettes – Into the Night | The Raveonettes, LTD. |
| Apr-24-12 | *Torche – Harmonicraft | V-Ent |
| Apr-24-12 | *Toro Y Moi – June 2009 | Carpark Records |
| Apr-28-12 | Ty Segall and White Fence – Hair | Drag City |
This week sees the addition of free summer shows to the SHOWcal. How amazing is that?! But, that’s about it. There simply aren’t going to be the same number of cool acts coming through during festival season. On the bright side, we’ll soon start seeing Pitchfork and Lollapalooza after-shows appearing on the calendar. So, keep a look out for those. Here’s what’s happening in the coming week:
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Millennium Park’s free summer concert schedule was recently announced. Of interest to this indie-focused blog are the Monday night “Downtown Sound” shows. Years’ past has featured such bands as Toro y Moi, Besnard Lakes, She and Him, and other big-ish names. This year looks to be far less notable, though some interesting acts are scheduled. Everything is listed below and also now added to the SHOWcal. All times are 6:30PM.
May 28 – Kelly Hogan, Scott Lucas and Married Man
June 4 – Jonathan Richman and TBA
June 11 – The Eternals, Wild Belle
June 18 – Cloud Cult, Judson Claiborne
June 25 – Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, Chico Trujillo
July 2 – Joan of Arc, Daniel Knox
July 9 – The Sadies, James Vincent McMorrow
July 16 – Charles Bradley, Abigail Washburn
July 23 – Ana Tijoux, Sidi Toure
July 30 – SMOR, M.A.K.U. Soundsystem
Here’s what drops this week:
| Apr-17-12 | Allo Darlin’ – Europe | Slumberland |
| Apr-17-12 | Azealia Banks – 1991 EP | 0 |
| Apr-17-12 | Maps & Atlases – Beware and Be Grateful | Barsuk Records |
| Apr-17-12 | Medicine – Shot Forth Self Living (Reissue) | Captured Tracks |
| Apr-17-12 | Medicine – The Buried Life (Reissue) | Captured Tracks |
| Apr-17-12 | Moonface – With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery | Jagjaguwar |
| Apr-17-12 | New Build – Yesterday Was Lived and Lost | Lanark Recordings |
| Apr-17-12 | Sepalcure – Eternally Yrs 12″ | Hotflush |
| Apr-17-12 | Spiritualized – Sweet Hearth Sweet Light | Fat Possum |
| Apr-17-12 | The Coathangers/Davila 666 – Smother | Suicide Squeeze |
| Apr-17-12 | Yann Tiersen – Skyline | Mute |
