Friday, April 25: Aggrolites at Beat Kitchen Cloud Cult w/ Mason Proper at Schubas - Eco warriors fight the good fight through haunting orchestration and deceptively simple songwriting. MP3: Cloud Cult - The Ghost Inside Our House The Acorn at the Empty Bottle - Sunshine + Earth + water = acorns. Throw a few tight harmonies into that recipe and you'll end up this namesake group. MP3: The Acorn - Blankets Ted Ansani Project w/......

Peter Morén, who makes up one third of the Swedish pop-rock sensation Peter Bjorn and John, is taking a hiatus from the trio. He just released his first solo album, The Last Tycoon, this month on Chicago's own Touch n Go Records and kicked off his first American tour, which makes an early stop in Chicago at Schubas this Saturday. Fans are likely used to the catchy, upbeat tunes that PB&J cranks out, characterized by......