The Ettes

Death Cab For Cutie @ Metro in May (more by Josh Darr) today in Chicago * The Hold Steady, The Donkeys @ Metro * Peter Bjorn and John, The 1900's @ Lincoln Hall * Canon Blue, Snowblink, Darts, Arrows @ Hideout * Death Cab For Cutie, Frightened Rabbit @ UIC Pavilion * Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ Chicago Theatre * Sleepy Sun, Buffalo Killers, The Steepwater Band, Waterstreet @ Double Door * Toxic Holocaust, Holy Grail, Krum Bums, I Decline, Armored Assault @ Reggie's The Ettes have a new Tom Scharpling-directed video for their track "Excuse," starring Patton Oswalt...

The Ettes @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn (more by Andrew St. Clair) today in Chicago * Los Lonely Boys, Los Lobos @ Ravina Park * The Ettes, Heavy Cream, Hans Condor @ Schubas * Geoff Farina, Xenia Rubinos, Calli Dollinger @ Reggie's * Avon Ladies, Manipulation, Rational Animals, Divine Right, The Outs @ the Dunk Tank What else...

Gillian Welch is playing the Vic on July 22nd. Tickets go on sale Saturday, at 10AM CST. The Chris Robinson Brotherhood are playing Lincoln Hall on July 28th...

Ribfest Chicago is slated to take place from Friday, June 10th to Sunday, June 12th in Irving Park; right on N. Lincoln Avenue. As featured in local and national media, Ribfest Chicago invites all Chicagoland restaurant BBQ masters to compete for the title of "Best Ribs...