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The Pitchfork Music Festival hasn't finished sprucing up your summer just yet. Today we're thrilled to announce that, as in years past, Pitchfork is partnering with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Chicago's finest live music venues and promoters to present a series of free lunchtime concerts in conjunction with our festival.

While past years' events were confined to one week and held within the Chicago Cultural Center, this year the music heads outside and across the street to Millennium Park's Jay Pritzker Pavilion, while the series expands to encompass a whole bunch of Mondays spanning the summer months.

"Audible Architecture: Chicago Nightclubs at Noon" kicks off June 16 and brings some truly awesome acts to the Frank Gehry-designed architectural marvel that is the Jay Pritzker Pavilion over the ensuing 10 weeks.

Folks who stop by beginning at 12:15 p.m. will be treated to the likes of Tortoise, Bill Callahan, the Ex (with special guest Getatchew Mekuria), Le Loup, Gary Higgins, Bird Names, Habib Koité & Bamada, and Killer Whales, as presented by JAM Productions, mP Productions, and such fine Chicago music spots as Empty Bottle, the Hideout, Schubas, Martyrs', the Abbey, and the newly reopened Bottom Lounge. Here, have a look at the Audible Architecture schedule:

06-16 Bird Names (presented by Bottom Lounge)
06-23 Gary Higgins (presented by The Abbey)
06-30 Killer Whales (presented by mP Productions)
07-07 Le Loup (presented by Schubas)
07-28 Bill Callahan (presented by JAM Productions)
08-04 Tortoise (presented by The Hideout)
08-11 TBA
08-18 The Ex with Getatchew Mekuria (presented by Empty Bottle)
08-25 Habib Koité & Bamada (presented by Martyrs')

The Pitchfork Music Festival itself, as you likely know by now, descends on Chicago's Union Park July 18-20. Three-day passes are sold out, but you can still snag two-day Saturday/Sunday passes for a measly $50, or single-day tickets for a mere $30 a pop. Better hit up Ticketweb soon though, as these puppies are selling fast! And just in case you forgot what you're in for, the complete festival lineup is yours to behold below.

Pitchfork Music Festival 2008:

Friday, July 18:

Pitchfork Music Festival and All Tomorrow's Parties present "Don't Look Back"

Public Enemy performing It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Sebadoh performing Bubble and Scrape
Mission of Burma performing Vs.

Saturday, July 19:

Animal Collective
Jarvis Cocker
The Hold Steady
!!!
Vampire Weekend
Dizzee Rascal
Fleet Foxes
Caribou
Jay Reatard
Titus Andronicus
No Age
Atlas Sound
Extra Golden
Fuck Buttons
Elf Power
The Ruby Suns
Icy Demons
A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar

Sunday, July 20:
Spoon
Dinosaur Jr.
Spiritualized
M. Ward
Ghostface and Raekwon
Les Savy Fav
The Apples in Stereo
Boris
Dirty Projectors
Times New Viking
Cut Copy
Bon Iver
The Dodos
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International
King Khan & His Shrines
El Guincho
HEALTH
High Places
Mahjongg