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As revealed in a recent newspaper article by AP music writer Maria Sherman, Bruce Springsteen plans to release an 83-song collection of previously unreleased material titled Tracks II: The Lost Albums on June 27. Springsteen’s website states the project will be available “in limited-edition nine LP, seven CD and digital formats.” It will also include a 100-page, cloth-bound hardcover book. Springsteen will also release a less ambitious set titled Lost And Found: Selections from The Lost Albums offering 20 highlights on two LPs or one CD.

Power pop group Dolph Chaney & The Phins will share a bill at Montrose Saloon this Thursday with the indie rock bands Sonny Veneer and LaRue DeVille. Longtime fans of the adventurous act Red Wigglers should take note that LaRue DeVille is the name the band goes by these days. Montrose Saloon is located at 2933 W. Montrose on Chicago’s north side.

Tickets go on sale this Wednesday at 10:00 am for Todd Rundgren’s July 13 concert at The Riviera Theatre in Chicago. The show is part of Rundgren’s Still Me (Still We) Tour, which kicks off on June 21 in Cranston, RI. The 22-date tour also includes stops in Syracuse, NY; Cincinnati, OH; Kalamazoo, MI; Minneapolis, MN; Cleveland, OH; and Orlando, FL.

The Phil Angotti Band and Steve Dawson with Lucid Dreams will share a double bill at FitzGerald’s in Berwyn, IL this Saturday. Angotti and Dawson are two of Chicago’s best singer-songwriters, and have the albums to prove it. The music starts at 8:30 pm.

John Cowsill will be the guest lead singer for The Smithereens when the band performs at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, IL on April 25. He’ll be in that same role for more upcoming Smithereens shows, including Kansas City, MO; Nashville, TN; and Philadelphia, PA.

The Jeff Tweedy Annual Benefit Shows will be held at the Vic Theatre this Friday and Saturday. As stated on the Wilco official website, “All proceeds are donated to organizations chosen by the Tweedy family. Past organizations include The Chicago Lighthouse, Be Alright, Direct Effect Charities, One Tail at a Time and Alive Rescue Chicago.”