Andrew Bird and Poi Dog Pondering are among the Chicago musicians slated to perform at the Austin City Limits Festival. Also performing are Sonic Youth who kick off their summer tour in Chicago on June 28. The three day event is set for October 2 – 4 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX. Headlining are festival main stage staples Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys and current RollingStone coverboys Kings of Leon. The latter two can also be caught headlining this year’s Lollapalooza. The rest of the line-up is available here, it’s really a shame Daniel Johnston is getting such a low billing in the Devil Town.

So if you can’t make it to Lollapalooza but want to catch a bunch of the same acts, head down to Austin this fall.

Early bird tickets have sold out, but regular three-day passes for $185 are on sale now.

Sonic Youth will kick off their summer tour at Chicago’s Vic Theater on June 28. This tour is in support of their new album The Eternal that is set to be released on June 9. Check out the new track “Sacred Trickster”. All North American 2009 tour dates following the jump:

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Yesterday afternoon, Sonic Youth released a brand new track on twitter from their up coming Matador release The Eternal, due June 9. The song, titled “Sacred Trickster” is a short two-minute rocker that recalls their grungier moments from the 1992 album Dirty.

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Sonic Youth kicks off their North American tour at the Vic Theatre on June 28th!
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So there’s still a few hours left in the day for you to make it to your nearest independent record store and pick up some kick-ass goodies.

Here is a list to Record Store Day 2009 special releases straight from the official web site and you can probably still find some schwag if you hurry!

I hit up both Reckless Records on Broadway and Dave’s Records on Clark here in Chicago and picked up quite a few items including both Sonic Youth 7″ splits, a Flaming Lips/Black Keys 7″ split, a Jane’s Addiction “Mountain Song” 7″, and the new LP Cryptomnesia from El Grupo Nuevo De Omar Rodriguez Lopez of Mars Volta. And you’ll be seeing a review of Cryptomnesia up very shortly.

So be sure to share your Record Store Day 2009 stories. Let us know how you did by commenting! Hopefully we’ll get some more content including reviews of select record store day items up shortly. Stay tuned!