Lincoln Hall launches Oct 21

An understated tweet from Schubas promotions guy Tim Stephans quietly announced the launch of Lincoln Hall's snazzy new website, boasting bookings through the end of the year. It's an impressive lineup so far, including a collabo from Son Volt's Jay Farrar and Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard (Oct 26), a set from Vic Chesnutt's band including Fugazi's Guy Picciotto and members of Godspeed You Black Emperor (Nov 5) and another Eccentric Soul Revue from ace R&B archivists the Numero Group. We’re pleased to see things falling into place for the Schuba brothers, Matt Rucins and co. after rampant speculation and a couple minor setbacks (the club's intended opener was Hope Sandoval, who played Lakeshore Theater last night instead). As talent buyer Rucins mentioned to us when we previewed the joint a couple months back, the new concert hall will allow bands to stretch out local runs, and sure enough, the Walkmen have added two LH dates (Nov 12, 13) to compliment a Nov 11 gig at Schubas that sold out weeks ago. As of this moment, it all begins October 21 with Brit electro-provocateurs La Roux, though we wouldn't be surprised if an earlier date were to pop up on the calendar. So, this means it's legit, right?