Beth Orton

Chicago-based singer-songwriter Terry Callier passed away today (Sunday, October 28) at the age of 67. Callier's debut single, "Look at Me Now," was released in 1962 via Chess Records...

* Prince @ United Center (Night 1) * First Aid Kit, Dylan LeBlanc @ Metro * Prince Aftershows @ House of Blues (Night 1) * The Man, Plastic Boner Band @ The Burlington * Occidental Brothers Dance Band International @ The Whistler * Helado Negro, Serengeti, Tony Trimm @ Saki (Free; In-store) Prince plays his first of three shows at the United Center tonight...

Sebadoh @ MHoW in 2011 (BKLYN) (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin) today in Chicago * Nappy Roots @ Cubby Bear * Lewis Black @ City Winery (Night 2) * Gojira, Car Bomb @ Bottom Lounge * Driftless Pony Club, Moon @ Subterranean * Slushy, Cruddy, Party Bat @ The Burlington * Mumford & Sons, Dawes @ The Chicago Theatre * Beak, Planetsexploder, Alma Negra @ Empty Bottle * Sebadoh, Circle of Buzzards, Lou Barlow @ Schubas * The Cathy Santonies, Facials, Sugar Skulls @ Ultra Lounge * Planes Mistaken for Stars, Meat Wave, The Bam Bams @ Township * The GTW, Chandler London, Kami De Chukwu, Impolite Society @ Reggie's * Jon Langford & Skull Orchard, Home & Garden, No Grave Like The Sea @ Hideout Recently reunited Peoria, IL outfit Planes Mistaken for Stars headline Ultra Lounge tonight...

Rufus Wainwright @ Prospect Park Bandshell in 2010 (more by David Andrako) today in Chicago * Meiko, Buddy @ Lincoln Hall * Rufus Wainwright, Adam Cohen @ the Vic * Cameron McGill, Judson Claiborn @ The Whistler * The Bingers, Watermelon, The Field Auxilary @ Empty Bottle * Dope Body, Heavy Times, The Funs, Nude Sunrise @ The Dustbowl * The Noise FM, Cowboy Indian Bear, The Welcome @ The Burlington * All Eyes West, Broadcaster, Horace Pinker, Love & Squalor @ Township * Coldplay, Marina & The Diamonds, Charli XCX @ United Center (Night 2) Black Moth Super Rainbow have a new video for the song "Windshield Smasher...

Tickets for Django Django's two-night stand at Schubas on September 20 & 21 are individually going on sale this Friday (7/27) at noon CST...

Beth Orton is back with a new album, Sugaring Season, her first since 2006's Comfort of Strangers, due out on October 2 via ANTI-. As BV points out, the record was produced by Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists) and features contributions from Marc Ribot, Sam Amidon, and more...