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Pitchfork whipping boys Sound Team are on the road right now, and they've brought a couple up-and-comers with them.

For a fairly new band, California's Cold War Kids have been playing and touring like seasoned (and much decorated) veterans. The Sound Team trek follows the simultaneous release of their EPs Up in Rags and With Our Wallets Full (on Monarchy Music), a spring tour with Two Gallants, and a summer tour of the U.S. and UK with Tapes ‘n Tapes and Figurines.

Also on board are Midlake, the Denton, Texas five-piece who have been making bandwidth waves with their single "Roscoe" from the full-length The Trials Of Van Occupanther. The Midlakemen have had a busy year in their own right, touring the UK and Europe with the Flaming Lips and the Earlies.

All three will be making a stop in Chicago for Lollapalooza. Said Cold War Kids, "This will be exciting and humorous for those of us who ten years ago, grew up in an age when Lollapalooza meant Tool, Dinosaur Jr. and Jane's Addiction. So come on out and ditch Kanye's set to see ours." Ha ha.

The sound of the cold mid-lake war is a team, kids:

07-24 Washington, DC - Black Cat *#
07-25 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar *#
07-26 Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear's *#
07-28 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *#
07-29 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *#
07-30 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw *#
07-31 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's *#
07-21 Nashville, TN - Exit/In *
07-22 Covington, KY - The Loft *
08-02 State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
08-03 Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Kuyahoga Festival #
08-04 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza #

* with Cold War Kids
# with Midlake

Cold War Kids only:

08-02 Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
08-03 Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub #
08-05 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08-07 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore +
08-08 Los Angeles, CA - The Avalon +
08-10 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
09-07 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
09-08 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
10-21 Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland Airwaves Festival

# with Mates of State
+ with Editors

Midlake only:

07-21 Houston, TX - The Proletariat
07-22 Denton, TX - Hailey's
08-02 Detroit, MI - The Magic Stick
08-11 Bergen Norway - Bergen Festival
08-12 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
08-15 Rotterdam, Holland - Rotown
08-16 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
08-19 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop