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I had a great weekend and I am "finally" settled in my new place. On Friday, I made the short trek to South Bend to catch Wilco, and they didn't disappoint as usual. On Saturday, I had a really great meal in Chinatown at a restaurant called Hing Kee. Yesterday, I went down to Wicker Park fest and checked out Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey. I hadn't seen them before, but it's safe to say the next time they are in Chicago I will be there. I hope everyone had a great weekend!

• Farm Aid will celebrate the 25th anniversary at Miller Park in Milwaukee
• Forget Vegas! Get married at Ozzfest
• Brian Eno to release new album this fall
• U2 debut new song in Torino, Italy during tour rehearsals
• Pitchfork gives with Beck a call to see what he's been up to
• Weezer covered Lady Gaga & MGMT at Osheaga

The Avett Brothers - Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise

Hump Day Happenings

I am currently sitting in my hotel room in Rochester, NY just about to hit the road for Raleigh, NC. Both of the Phish shows I have seen so far have been very very good, but MPP night two, set two has been the best set so far. I am really pumped for the final four shows of the tour. Here is some news and a video of Phish covering Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"

• The folks at Pitchfork are prepping new music site dubbed Altered Zones
• Guided By Voices will reunite for Matador Records' 21 birthday bash
  
• T in the Park Festival bans those damn Vuvuzelas
• Led Zeppelin is being sued by English folk singer over Dazed and Confused"
• Nationwide Gulf Coast benefit shows set for July 1
• Check out Greg Kot's piece on Lollapalooza's exclusivity clause

Phish - In the Aeorplane Over the Sea

Pitchfork Releases Schedule, Adds Comedy Stage, SaturdayTickets Sold Out

With a little less than a month left, Pitchfork Music Festival is just about completely sold out. The three-day passes were scooped up in record time, and all that remain are single-day passes for Friday, which can be bought here. I actually just sold my three-day pass as I have decided that I don't want to deal with the crowd this year. I have elected to catch Pavement at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park in September.

You can check out the schedule here.

Hump Day Happenings

Last night, I checked out Them Crooked Vultures at the Aragon Ballroom. Aside from Josh Homme getting drunk throughout the show, I really enjoyed the performance. There were times during the two hour set that the energy lacked, but the band brought it most of the night. It's very clear that Dave Grohl is enjoying being out of the limelight and playing drums. It was also a pleasure to watch him own his kit! Here is some news and a video to get you over the hump day known as Wednesday.

• Bobby Womack has some very high praise for Damon Albarn
• Trey Anastasio has a new songwriting partner
• Holy Shit! Pitchfork gave the remastered Exile a perfect 10
• Elvis Costello has canceled to upcoming gigs in Israel
• Bonnaroo's Lunar Stage will host DJ's, show World Cup games
• Pearl Jam paid tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio
  
  
  
  Dawes - When My Time Comes

Pitchfork Music Festival Keeps Getting Better

The folks at Pitchfork have just announced the first wave of artist additions for the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival. Joining the already stellar lineup will be Broken Social Scene, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Panda Bear & Dâm-Funk to name a few. This is shaping up to be a monster festival!

Monday Morning Coffee Break

I tried Ethiopian food for the first time at Ras Dashen and reallyenjoyed it. I tried a beer from Namibia at dinner called Windhoek Special This made me think of the Flight of the Conchords song "Ladies of the World".But this weekend is going to kick some serious ass! I am catching Trey at The Riv on Friday and then I head to Madison on Saturday to catch Wilco at Overture Hall. Here is some news to get your Monday moving.

• Click here to see how you can win a $10,000 iTunes gift card
• Duff McKagan reflects on his past and Kurt Cobain
• High Sierra Music Festival returns for the 20th time
• Will the Allman Brothers ever return to the Beacon?
• The Strokes have recorded the basic tracks for their next record
• “Superfly during Jazzfest Concert Series” announced

Last year it took two months for the three-days passes to sell out for Pitchfork Music Festival. Thanks to three solid headliners including the much anticipated set by Pavement, this year took less than a week. You are still able to purchase one day passes, but they will go fast. Check out these videos by the three headliners.

Pavement - Range Life

LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing at My House

Modest Mouse - King Rat

2010 Pitchfork Music Fesival Lineup

What a way to start a Friday! The organizers of Pitchfork Music Festival unveiled an indie music fan's wet dream. The recently reunited Pavement will close out the festival, which had been confirmed a few days earlier. Modest Mouse and LCD Soundsystem will headline the other two nights. The festival, which takes place in the cozy confines of Chicago's Union Park will go down from July 16 - 18.

I would imagine that the tickets will sell out pretty quickly and there are still many more bands to be announced.

Tickets go on sale at noon Central time today at TicketWeb. Single-day passes cost $40, and three-day passes cost $90. (There are no two-day passes this year.) Lineup, so far, below:

Friday, July 16:
Modest Mouse

Saturday, July 17:
LCD Soundsystem
Raekwon
Here We Go Magic

Sunday, July 18:
Pavement
St. Vincent
Lightning Bolt
Cass McCombs
Sleigh Bells

Consequence of Sound Reports Pavement To Headline Pitchfork Music Festival

I don't think it will take long for this years incarnation of Pitchfork Music Festival to sell out.

[via Consequence of Sound]

Hump Day Happenings

• Pitchfork and I actually agree on something!
• Lil Wayne documentary gets straight-to-DVD release
• Animal Collective will release a studio EP with the first ever Grateful Dead sample
• Michael Jackson's father is being denied his $15,000 monthly allowance
• New Rammstein album banned from public display in Germany
• The Hood Internet just released The Mixtape Volume 4

Lastly, Aerosmith has been providing more drama than an episode of Gossip Girl. It appears that Aerosmith may have solved their issues for the time being. Steven Tyler made a surprise visit at a Joe Perry solo gig last night in New York City. Joe Perry also took to his Twitter page to dispel rumors of Aerosmith breaking up. It would have been a shame if the band would hired a new singer and continued under the Aerosmith name.

Flaming Lips to Cover Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon

The Flaming Lips just don't stop!

Just as the band released their ambitious new double album Embyronic, the band has announced they have recorded a track-by-track interpretation of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Henry Rollins & Peaches guest on the project.

Click here for the L.A. Times story. Above photo by Todd Martens.

[via Pitchfork]

Hump Day Happenings

• In case you missed it, Pavement reunited and will tour in 2010. The big news today is that Pavement will headline and curate ATP Festival in Minehead, England.
• NPR will stream the Dinosaur Jr. show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, October 8.
• Austin360.com has the scoop on all the happenings at ACL this past weekend
• Pitchfork has some info on a possible new Animal Collective record due this year