Braids

Wye Oak brought their North American tour with Braids through Chicago for a performance at Metro on Tuesday night (5/13). The duo are out in support of their great new album Shriek, and they split their headlining set between the LP, 2011's Civilian, and 2009's The Knot...

Braids @ BV-SXSW 2013 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) Montreal's Braids are gearing up for the release of their second album, Flourish // Perish, which is due out on August 20 via Arbutus/Full Time Hobby/Flemish Eye...

Braids & Pepper Rabbit, who we just announced are both bands playing the official BrooklynVegan showcase at CMJ this year, played a show together at Empty Bottle on 9/13...

Olivia Tremor Control/Music Tapes in Austin (more by Tim Griffin) today in Chicago * Paul Kelly @ Schubas * Ernie Halter, Adam Levy @ SPACE * Manu Chao La Ventura @ Congress Theater * Wagons, The Dirt Daubers, Tangleweed @ Hideout * Braids, Pepper Rabbit, Painted Palms @ Empty Bottle * The Olivia Tremor Control, The Music Tapes @ Bottom Lounge * PC Worship, Bomb Banks @ Permanent Records (Free; In-store) * Lasers and Fast and Shit, Big Science, Vamos, The Runnies @ Fireside Bowl * Death By Steamship, The Wires, The Studs, The Brothers of Barabas, "Richardson" Richardson @ Panchos RIP DJ Mehdi As we tweeted yesterday, that Braids' Epitonic Saki Session has been canceled...

today in Chicago * Richard Thompson @ SPACE * Matt Pond PA, Rocky Votolato, Jeff Pianki @ Lincoln Hall * Canadian Rifle, Treasure Fleet, Witches, Holopaw @ Panchos * Sally Paradise, Magic Key, Félix de l'Étoile, Laughing Eye Weeping Eye @ Empty Bottle (Free Show) Braids play Empty Bottle tomorrow night (9/12)...

today in Chicago * Renegade Craft Fair (Day 1) * A.V. Fest (Day 1) @ Hideout * Brian Posehn @ Cubby Bear * Stanton Moore Trio @ SPACE * You Am I, Farewell Captain @ Schubas * Chris Thile & Michael Daves @ Lincoln Hall * Telekinesis @ Saki Records (Free; In-store) * Samiam, Walter Schreifels, All Eyes West @ Reggie's * Outer Spacist, Kitchen's Floor, E...

DOWNLOAD: Purity Ring - "Belispeak" (MP3) Braids, and Purity Ring (two bands we've been really digging this year) are set to release a split 7" on October 10th via Kanine/Fat Possum Records...

On Friday (6/24), Givers toured through Chicago with Pepper Rabbit, and 1,2,3 playing a sold out show at Schubas. The band has drummed up loads of support throughout their recent tour with Pepper Rabbit, which comes to a close on June 28th in Little Rock, AR...

DOWNLOAD: Pepper Rabbit - "Rose Mary Stretch" (MP3) Braids' Taylor Smith @ Empty Bottle in April (more by Josh Darr) Braids have just announced a massive fall tour, with their Kanine label mates; Pepper Rabbit...

Braids' This past Tuesday (4/5), Toro y Moi played both an early show with Adventure, plus a late show with Braids over at Empty Bottle. Josh Darr snagged some shots of Braids' set which you can view below...