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Mission of Burma plots road trip behind new album

Veteran indie rockers Mission of Burma will hit the road next month behind a new studio album, "The Sound The Street The Light," which turned up earlier this month.

Blogging Chicago's Pitchfork Festival, Day 1

It's tough to launch a festival after work on a Friday (7/18), but the crowds braved late-afternoon heat, a sudden downpour and ridiculous public-transit waits for the Pitchfork Music Festival, or as it is known by the kids in the know, P4K.

First acts unveiled for Pitchfork Music Festival

The initial lineup for the 2006 Pitchfork Music Festival has been announced, the first part of a roster expected to grow to 36 acts for the July 29-30 event in Chicago's Union Park.

Briefly: Ben Folds, Noise Pop, Ramones, Elton John

An April 26 release date is set for "Songs for Silverman," the first full-length album from Ben Folds since 2001's "Rockin' the Suburbs."

Mission of Burma books club shows to back long-awaited studio set

Boston punk-rockers Mission of Burma end a 22-year recording drought with the May 4 release of a new studio album titled "On Off On," and will back the set with a North American club tour.