Three wasn’t the sun just out reasons to slide on over to the Lincoln Hall tonight…

1. Califone.

2. You need more than that? Fine. Well, tonight Califone will be playing a live soundtrack to their film, All My Friends Are Funeral Singers. The proverbial double whammy as they say. The film is an official selection of Sundance, but not only do you, dear Chicagoans, get a chance to see it now, you get to see the band play live along to it as well.

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Just two days after announcing the UMBowl 2010 (April 24, at Lincoln Hall) with details about the first of four quarters of a “full contact musical experience” the group has provided information on what to expect for the second quarter.

UPDATE: Tickets, handsomely priced at $99 a piece, go on sale today via Lincoln Hall Ticketing at noon central time. Check out this postfor information on the first half of music the band has planned.

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Here’s a great clip, courtesy of Dedicated Ears Music Blog, of Chicago indie rockers Suns performing their melancholy, nearly Radiohead-esque track “Four Winds” at Lincoln Hall last Wednesday. Check it out:

Photo Credit: Richard Giraldi

There are shows and then there are shows. You know what I’m taking about. Performances in which the band are just completely feeling it – the crowd, the room, their band mates. Everything in the universe aligns at that one precise moment and it’s perfect. There could be a natural disaster, earthquake, flood or, most likely in Chicago, blizzard, and it wouldn’t make you flinch for a second because the band on stage are absolutely killing it.

This was the scene last Saturday night at Lincoln Hall when Chicago’s influential post-rockers Tortoise offered an immaculate performance during which they were received as hometown heroes – and rightfully so.

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Three “wait, who are these guys and they are headlining where” reasons to tighten up your boots and head on over to Lincoln Hall this very evening…

1. You have never heard of Chicago’s Suns, but you see that they are headlining Lincoln Hall tonight. The same place Sloan, Brendan Benson, and High On Fire played or will be playing. Then you see that they made their debut in front of a packed house at the Metro in January. Now you are intrigued. Is this band all hype or one of those rare bands that come out of the womb fully formed? With only two demos on their Myspace page you just might have to check them out live to get your answers.

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Tortoise

Holy smokes! This might be the best weekend for live music in Chicago outside of Pitchfork Fest and Lollapalooza weekends. So many shows. So little time. Read on for previews of Evan Dando at the Double Door, Tortoise at Lincoln Hall, Scott Lucas and the Married Men at Schubas and that’s just scratching the surface.

But before we get to the shows, a reminder that Loud Loop Radio will be back on the air tomorrow, Saturday, February 20, at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Radio DePaul.

Anyway, we’ve got a whole lot of ground to cover. Lets get to it, shall we?

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After weeks of speculation, Umprhey’s McGee has finally let out some details regarding the inaugural UMBowl 2010, a unique interactive performance based on crowd sourced direction.

Dubbed “a full contact musical experience” the 4+ hour event is scheduled for April 24, at Lincoln Hall and will be broken up into four quarters of music with pre-game tailgating, a halftime show and limited edition memorabilia.

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Three reasons to check out Phantogram tonight at Schubas (other than half price mac n cheese)…

1. The Saratoga Springs, NY duo of Joshua Carter and Sarah Barthel create psychedelic melodies layered with synth, samples and hip hop beats that only get more entrancing when either of their vocals slide into the mix.

2. You love The Antlers, and The Antlers really love them.

“We really love this band: @Phantogram. Check them out if you haven’t heard of them http://www.myspace.com/phantogram sooo awesome…” – The Antlers on Twitter

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