Tickets for the 5th annual Pygmalion Music Festival set for September 16 – 19 in Champaign-Urbana are going fast. Festival passes are sold out as is the headlining performance from Iron and Wine.

If you still want to catch a few of the acts such as RJD2, Lucero, YACHT, The Antlers, Japandroids, Headlights, Wavves, Autolux and Low in some of Champaign-Urbana’s more intimate venues, then act now. Only a small number of single show tickets are still available.

You can find an updated schedule – changes include addition of Saturday’s day parties and adjustments due to cancellation of Solid Gold – after the jump:

Continue Reading…

Art Brut

Talky English Indie Punk Rock. – Richard Giraldi

9:30 PM. Friday, 8/14. Subterranean. $15.

Lucero

Chicagoans have two chances to see Memphis’s Lucero this weekend. They headline the Subterranean on Saturday and then Sunday they close out the Green Music Fest. The SubT show is $15 and starts at 8 p.m. The Green festivities start at noon and tickets are $10 advanced or $15 at the park. Chose your venue but make sure you catch their brand of earnest country music played with sloppy Replacements verve.

NOON. Saturday, 8/15. Green Music Fest. Eckhart Park locates at 1330 W Chicago Avenue . $15.

Unicycle Loves You

The aptly enough named Unicycle Loves You wrap up this year’s Bicycle Film Festival with a show Saturday night at the Empty Bottle. Tickets are only $5 if you RSVP through the Bottle’s site or still a mere $10 at the door. I can’t think of anything going more hand in hand than bicycles and music. t least not off the top of my head. Ride on down and always, ALWAYS, wear your helmet.

9:00 PM. Saturday, 8/14. Empty Bottle. $10.