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Recap / Videos / Setlist | LCD Soundsystem @ Pitchfork Music Festival 7/14/17

Words: Alex Wood | Photo: @liorphillipsA year after headlining Lollapalooza and months before the release of their next record, LCD Soundsystem returned to Chicago for a Friday-night set at Pitchfork Music Festival.Fans waited at the stage hours before the bands headlining set, and were instantly treated to a different setlist than that of last years...

LCD Soundsystem Performs On Saturday Night Live

Following the release of two excellent songs earlier this week, LCD Soundsystem made their debut on Saturday Night Live.The episode, hosted by Chris Pine, offers the first opportunity for most fans to see two songs performed from their long-awaited comeback record and follow-up to 2010s This Is Happening.Watch James Murphy and his band...

Hear Two New Songs From LCD Soundsystem

As promised, LCD Soundsystem released two new songs at midnight last night, giving fans their first glimpse into the bands highly anticipated upcoming album, and their first new studio release since 2015s Christmas Will Break Your Heart.Titled Call The Police and American Dream, the songs find LCD in top form while exploring new directions...

Review / Setlist / Videos | LCD Soundsystem @ The Metro 7/29/16

By: Alex WoodPhotos: @mattdean, @slacker_sully, @wyusa, @broadcastjunkie, @creativespacecadetLCD Soundsystem reunited and announced a headlining spot closing out the fourth and final night of Lollapaloozas 25th anniversary.Obviously, expectations were high.As a huge fan of LCD Soundsystem, and one of many whom didnt catch the band live prior to their recent reunion, Id...

LCD Soundsystem To Reunite For Tour And Studio Album

Following the announcement that LCD Soundsystem will headline this years Coachella festival and a new Christmas song, frontman James Murphy has announced that the band will reunite for a tour as well as recordan albumin 2016.In a lengthy, rambling note posted to the bands website, Murphy explains the reasoning for the reunion, specifically as opposed...

LCD Soundsystem’s First New Release In Five Years Is A Depressing Christmas Song

Though LCD Soundsystems members have stayed busy with solo projects since the bands well-publicized dissolution in 2011, the group surprised fans on Christmas Eve with a new single, titled Christmas Will Break Your Heart.The downbeat and overall depressing holiday song features many of LCDs crucial members and is available for purchase on iTunes or streaming...

New Beachfront Music Festival Caters To Electronic Fans

A new Chicago music festival called Mamby On The Beach is set to take place on Oakwood Beach July 11 and 12.The beachfront festival boasts a lineup stocked with electronic bands and musicians, ranging from indie to pop to EDM.Headliners will be Empire Of The Sun and Passion Pit, though the festival features an array...