Robert Schneider, the brains behind The Apples In Stereo, has joined forces with his brother-in-law Craig Morris to form the heavily fuzzed out Thee American Revolution. Sonically the band sharees the over-driven enthusiasm of The Apples In Stereo, but instead of clean shiny pop Thee American Revolution slops the canvas with loud speaker-bursting psychedelia. The song structures are still there, but now they're buried under a rickety construct of feedback and in-the-red vocals. more ›

The Pitchfork Music Festival kicks off its 2008 edition this weekend at Union Park, and we've been highlighting some of the "can't miss" acts of the weekend on Chicagoist over the next few days. Today we'll tackle eight acts from the sold-out Sunday line-up. But before we do, you should know that Saturday and Sunday are completely sold out and there are only a few walk-up tickets that will be available for tomorrow's show. If you waited too long though, you can still catch a few of the acts -- Fleet Foxes, Extra Golden, Boban Markovic, and A Hawk and a Hacksaw -- for FREE starting at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Now on to Sunday's highlights. more ›