Tue Oct 7 - Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle, with Daniel Fucking Doyle, Yellow Fever, and Darren Keen (of The Show is the Rainbow) (9 PM, $8, 21+)

Over the years, Mittens has played before or after Girl Talk, Grizzly Bear, Magnolia Electric Company, Catfish Haven, Frog Eyes, Grand Buffet, the Black Heart Procession, Dirty Projectors, Enon, Ol Time Relijun, the Yeasayer, White Magic, Hearts of Darknesses, Elephant Micah, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Citay… among others. Not to mention participating in showcases at both South by Southwest and CMJ Music Marathon, playing basements and living rooms, and faking it in stores.