NYC electronic duo Ratatat will be making their rounds through North America this fall in support of their fourth studio album, LP4, which was released earlier this year. Strangely, Ticketmaster is offering a free high quality download of the record with ticket purchase for some of the dates, so if you want to hit up one of these shows and don't have LP4 yet, you may be in luck! Check out all of the stops on their route below.

Tour Dates
09-07-2010 / Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
09-08-2010 / Toronto, ON @...

South Carolina-via-Seattle indie rockers Band of Horses will be rolling through the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Europe over the next few months in support of their third full-length Infinite Arms, which was released in May to solid fan and critical reception. The dates kick off on July 12 at Nashville's War Memorial and extends through October 30 at Atlanta's Fox Theatre with some festival dates and gaps for plenty more shows to be added along the way. Take a gander through all of the stops listed so far below.

Tour Dates
07-12-2010 / Nashville, TN @ War Memorial
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Indie pop nuts of Montreal and mega talented shooting star Janelle Monae worked with each other on new tracks for each of their respective 2010 albums and it looks like audiences will be able to witness the team-ups live as the two will tour together this fall. Janelle already released her debut full-length, The Archandroid, to some of the most rave reviews of the year in May while of Montreal will unleash their tenth studio album, False Priest, this September. Check out all of of Montreal's dates below along with Janelle's opening spots.

Tour Dates
07-25-2010 / Jackson, MI @ Land of...

In a move designed to make sure I don't leave Grant Park alive on August 8th, the final, mysterious "TBA" floating on the 2010 Lollapalooza has been revealed to be none other than the mighty Against Me!. The band will be playing at 2:30 on the adidas stage on the south end of the park. They also are the starting point of an absolutely devastating stretch in the south end that includes Gogol Bordello, AFI, Social Distortion and an epic length set by Green Day. 2:45 to 10:45 with only an hour's break in the music.....can I do it? You tell me.

In the mean time, here's a fan shot video from a recent show in Rock...

After dropping some mysterious tidbits through various forms of social media, TMC Favorites A Wilhelm Scream are finally making their plans for the fall known. First up in a series of "Exciting Tours" is a brief Canadian Jaunt with Comeback Kid and hardcore mainstays Madball. Comeback Kid will be headlining in support of their soon-to-be released record Symptoms + Cures. Does this mean we can expect a new full-length from AWS? I can only hope. Dates Below:

Tour Dates

September 10th - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
September 11th - Kelowna, BC - Habitat
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While no official compilation of aftershows has been released from Pitchfork Music Festival, we did a little digging ourselves to find out what was going down in downtown Chicago every night following the festival sets, which tend to end promptly at 10PM. All of the aftershows work on that schedule with most shows starting around 10:30 and the headliners allowing you to party way into the night. Thursday night gets it all started off with your official Pitchfork Music Festival Kick Off Party starring Neon Indian, Dam-Funk, and El-P (DJ Set) at the...

Lo-Fi music keeps building steam, almost rivaling that of the now omni-present chillwave, and Beach Fossils are taking to the music to the masses this summer on a quick jaunt with the sample-laden Javelin and the ladies of Warpaint. All of the bands have busy summers, including stops at Lollapalooza for the undercard, but that won't prevent them from having a veritable all-star lineup hit the vaguely northeasterly portion of the country. Dates below:

Tour Dates
08-05-10 St. Louis, MO - The Luminary Center for the Arts
08-09-10 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
08-10-10 Cleveland,...

Despite an overwhelming amount of negative publicity regarding public hissy fits, fistfights, and a general apathy toward the band's live performances, Wavves are winning over a lot of the press with King of the Beach. While only time will tell if the good press is warranted, deserved, or even lasting, you can check out the new songs when Wavves go on tour across Europe and western North America. If you'd like to see if he can keep the cool and leap passed the sophomore slump, check out the dates below:

Tour Dates
07-15-10 - Cologne, Germany - Sonic Ballroom
07-16-10 - Berlin, Germany - ...

Coinciding with the release of their fifth full-length today, Canadian indie rockers Stars will be making their way around North America and Europe in support of The Five Ghosts with headlining dates and festival stops at Lollapalooza, Osheaga Music Festival, Ottawa Blues Fest, and Hillside Festival. Take a look through the band's schedule of live events below.

Tour Dates
06-22-2010 / Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
06-23-2010 / Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
07-16-2010 / Ottawa, Ontario @ Ottawa Blues Fest
07-22-2010 / Calgary, Alberta @ Prince's Island Park
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These shows from The xx are getting less and less intimate as the band continues to get a lot of media exposure, play festivals, and infectiously spread through bedrooms around the world. The band have announced some of their last dates for some time as they work on their sophomore album, so this could be your last chances to see them perform their "best of 2009" record xx in full. Warpaint will be joining them through their North American dates and there are quite a few European dates to catch them as well. See them before these theatre shows turn into arenas and you have to share your bedroom with thousands upon...

Even with the total onslaught of magnificent releases that 2010 has brought us so far, Titus Andronicus' early contender for album of the year, The Monitor, has held up extremely well. Even more admirable is the non-stop touring the rough and tough band has been doing in support of the record, which continues this Summer and fall starting with a stop at Brooklyn's Northside Festival with Cults, Male Bonding, and more this weekend followed by a trip across the pond to Denmark's Roskilde Festival. The band will then be stomping all over North America with Hallelujah the Hills and Free Energy while making a weekend in Chicago at...