Feist

Feist is finally ready to release a new album this year, Pleasure (due 4/28 via Universal), and she had few festival dates announced too, like Toronto's Field Trip and Wisconsin's Eaux Claires this June...

Eleanor Friedberger @ South Street Seaport in 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) today in Chicago * Son Volt @ Park West * Ribfest Chicago (Day 1) * Baths, Houses, D33J @ Metro * The Stranglers @ Cobra Lounge * Tomahawk, Buke and Gase @ the Vic * Keys n Krates, Zebo, Regulators @ The Mid * Rachael Yamagata, Sanders Bohlke @ Lincoln Hall * Eleanor Friedberger, TEEN, Videotape @ Empty Bottle * Eleanor Friedberger @ Reckless Records (Free; In-store) * NGUZUNGUZU, Chrissy Murderbot, Teen Witch, Soleman @ Primary * Killer Moon, Rabble Rabble, Creepy Band, Plastic Crimewave Syndicate @ Double Door Baths, Houses, and D33J play Metro tonight...

today in Chicago * Baauer, Jim-E Stack, Dani Deahl, Zebo @ The Mid * Two Houses, The Demerits, Ex-bombers @ Cal's Liquors * Huey Lewis And The News, Joe Cocker @ Ravinia Festival * The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, We Are The Union @ Metro * Lil Tits, Hot Garbage, Coffin Ships @ Township (Late Show) * Young Jesus, Soft Speaker, The Hague, Champions @ Beat Kitchen * Save The Clocktower, ...

, Chase Turner & Fred Pessaro "Rain controlled the tempo of Pitchfork Music Festival day one early on, but the clouds eventually gave way to sun shine and music from an eclectic and entertaining lineup of acts...

Pitchfork have just announced the initial details of their 2012 festival, taking place July 13-15 in Chicago's Union Park. The fest's initial lineup includes: Vampire Weekend, Feist, Godspeed You...

Noah And The Whale @ Sasquatch 2011 (more by Josh Darr) today in Chicago * Sonny Landreth @ SPACE * The Drums @ Secret Location * Ray Davies @ Chicago Theatre * Wham City Comedy Tour @ Public Works * Crooked Fingers, Strand of Oaks @ Schubas * Noah And The Whale, Nikki Lane @ Lincoln Hall * The Beets @ Permanent Records (Free; In-store) * The Velcro Lewis Group, Go For Broke @ Abbey Pub * Mastodon, Dillinger Escape Plan, Red Fang @ the Riv * The Beets, The Sueves, Uh Bones @ Crown Tap Room * Balam Acab, Memoryhouse, Supreme Cuts @ Empty Bottle * Martin Bisi, Whales, Light Coma @ Quenchers (Free Show) * Maria Taylor, Dead Fingers, The Grenadines @ Subterranean * Skrillex, 12th Planet, Two Fresh, Nadastrom @ Congress Theater * The Loom, Grandeurs, Cat Martino, Property of Saints @ Panchos * Teebs, Shlohmo, Jeremiah Jae, Push DJs, Phil Mixtape @ Beauty Bar * Meat Puppets, The Black Box Revelation, The Sweeps @ Double Door * Dorian Taj, Blasted Diplomats, The Thin Man, The Hildegard Knef @ Hideout RSVP for The Drums' secret show...

On Friday (11/4), Leslie Feist and co. arrived in Chicago to play a sold out show at the Riv. Band member Charles Spearin (with whom Feist was in Broken Social Scene with) opened the show with his venture The Happiness Project...

Feist @ Church of the Intercession in October (more by Jessica Amaya) FRIDAY Feist and her band (featuring Mountain Man as backup singers) will play the Riv...

St. Vincent @ the Met in August (more by Bao Nguyen) today in Chicago * X @ Bottom Lounge * St. Vincent, Cate Le Bon @ Metro * Foster The People, Reptar @ the Riv * The Mekons, Brokeback @ Lincoln Hall * The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Born Gold @ Schubas * Cerebral Ballzy, Cenobites, Cadence Fox @ Subterranean * Those Darlins, Peelander Z, Young Buffalo @ Empty Bottle * Datarock, Ella Riot, Baertur, Syntax Terrorkester @ Double Door * The Extraordinaires, Netherfriends, Dowsing, Skymaul @ The Juicer * Hollerado, Michael Lux and the Bad Sons, Baron Von Something, The Hemmingbirds @ Ultra Lounge Feist played Letterman last night...

As previously announced, Feist is set to release her new LP Metals on October 4 via Cherrytree/Interscope. Like her peers Bjork, and St. Vincent; Feist has been slowly revealing album details, key dates, and teaser clips via her website...