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18
Feb
Daily Diversion – St. Vincent at the Metro

Three reasons to trek on over to the Metro tonight to catch the lovely St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark)…

1. Because if it wasn’t for my beautiful, amazing, remarkable, perfect girlfriend, I’d be madly in love with St. Vincent. Sad, but true. I can’t pinpoint why. Maybe it’s that she has an amazing voice or writes all her own music – even the most complex bits – or she absolutely shreds the guitar or her angelic features or…well I think I’ll just stop there. Anyway, if you haven’t checked our her album Actor, one of my picks for the 10 best albums in 2009, I suggest you do buy or download it right now.

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pfmf452jpg As promised, Pitchfork Music Festival have announced the first round or artists confirmed for this years’ festival, which will be held from July 16 – 18 at Chicago’s Union Park.

Modest Mouse has been confirmed for Friday, July 16. LCD Soundsystem and Raekwon will perform on Saturday, July 17. Finally, Sunday, July 18, offers the most confirmed acts with St. Vincent, Lightning Bolt, Sleigh Bells, Here We Go Magic, Cass McCombs and the highly rumored and anticipated Pavement reunion.

Tickets go on sale at 12 noon CST today at $40 for a single day pass and $90 for a three day pass. Purchase tickets at Ticketweb.com.

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25
Jan
Loud Loop Press 2010 Winter/Early Spring Concert Guide

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It’s that time again, we’ve looked ahead and started filling in our calendars with all of the awesome upcoming shows headed to Chicago in the next few months. Being the good guys and gals that we are, we’re sharing our favorites with you, all of which will surely be not-to-miss performances of artists from around the globe that includes an impressive line-up of local acts. Check out below what we think are the hot Winter/Early Spring concerts, local acts are BOLD for easy access, and let us know in the comments what we may have missed.

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2
Sep
St. Vincent – Actor

Two years after her promising debut Marry Me, St. Vincent, a.k.a. Annie Clark, has returned with her second album Actor, a consistently rewarding disc that’s sure to please fans of her first album. Clark has managed to take the strengths of Marry Me and amplify them, while eliminating the inconsistencies that plagued it, resulting in a pleasantly catchy album that’s a joy to listen to.

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If your Monday evening stroll in downtown’s Millennium Park is interrupted by some raucous noise from the beautiful Jay Pritzker Pavilion, don’t be alarmed.

It’s only the new Downtown Sound: News Music Mondays series, which offers free Monday evening performances from up-and-coming national and local acts. Downtown Sound, a renamed and newly time-slotted version of last year’s Audible Architecture music series, joins Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series and Edible Audible picnic as one of three new music series at Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion this summer. It’s the combination of local and national acts, low key Monday nights and early evening start time that makes Downtown Sound: New Music Mondays so appealing to many Chicago music fans.

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30
Jun
Andrew Bird plans fall tour with St. Vincent

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Chicago singer-songwriter Andrew Bird added a slew of new fall tour dates, and he’s bringing the lovely Annie Clark A.K.A. St. Vincent with him.

The Andrew Bird-St. Vincent dates kick off on Sept. 29 in Indianapolis and run through Oct. 28 at Washington D.C.’s 930 Club.

While Bird played the beautiful Lyric Opera House just this past April, it’s a shame the only Chicago date on his current summer/fall tour is Friday, August 7, at 7:00pm on the Playsation Stage at this year’s Lollapalooza. Sure, it’ll be nice to see Bird play outside in the daylight with the skyline behind him, but c’mon…it’s his hometown…we need a club show, please!

Complete Andrew Bird tour dates courtesy of Pitchfork.com after the jump:

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So if you missed St. Vincent’s amazing show at The Metro last night – full review coming soon – you’ve got another chance to catch her in the windy city and it’s FREE!

The Chicago Reader reports that the lovely Annie Clark AKA St. Vincent will play at Pritzker Pavillion in Millennium Park tonight beginning at 6:30 p.m. Local indie-pop-jam band Alla opens.

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