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Touch and Go Records are big fat liars...in the best possible way. The legendary indie label claimed that their 25^th anniversary celebration, taking place September 8-10 at the Hideout in Chicago (with proceeds going to local charities Tuesday's Child, Literacy Works, and the Thomas Drummond Elementary School) would feature 25 performers-- one for each year. But after announcing 24, they added "a few songs" by Big Black and claimed that didn't count as 25.

And now, even after revealing the real number 25 (reunited D.C. post-hardcore juggernaut the Monorchid), they've tacked on a slew of other acts to play in between the main bands: Sally Timms (the Mekons), PW Long (Mule), Tim Midgett and Andy Cohen (Silkworm), Brick Layer Cake, Cash Audio, Tara Jane O'Neil, and Jon Langford (the Mekons) with Kat (the Ex).

So now they're set all the way until their 33^rd anniversary.

Touch and Go also announced the day-to-day breakdown of the lineup, and it looks a little something like this:

(Not the final order)

Friday, September 8:

!!!
Girls Against Boys
The Shipping News
Supersystem
Ted Leo + Pharmacists

Saturday, September 9:

Big Black ("a couple of songs")
Didjits
The Ex
Killdozer
Jon & Kat
PW Long
Man...Or Astroman?
Negative Approach
The New Year
Pegboy
Tim Midgett and Andy Cohen
Sally Timms
Scratch Acid
Shellac
Uzeda

Sunday, September 10:

Arcwelder
The Black Heart Procession
Brick Layer Cake
Calexico
Cash Audio
CocoRosie
Enon
The Monorchid
Pinback
Quasi
Seam
Tara Jane O'Neil
Three Mile Pilot

Chicago filmmaker Jamie Fleischel has created a brief Touch and Go documentary in honor of the occasion, which can be viewed by clicking on the link below. It features interviews with label head Corey Rusk, Steve Albini, Jon Langford, Brian McMahan (Slint, The For Carnation), Pegboy, and Jeff Mueller (Rodan, June of 44, Shipping News).