Maryland-based rock band Clutch will release their first live DVD, titled Full Fathom Five, Video Field Recordings, on August 12th. Along with the DVD, the band will also issue a companion CD, appropriately titled Full Fathom Five, Audio Field Recordings. Filmed and recorded between late 2006 and early 2007 in New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Denver and Australia, the DVD will feature 20 songs plus bonus features, and the CD will have 15 tracks, including the single “Texan Book of the Dead.”

The third annual Pitchfork Music Festival takes place this weekend in Chicago’s Union Park. The festival showcases an array of noteworthy artists performing on three different stages, including Spoon, Animal Collective, No Age, The Hold Steady, Boris, Ghostface, Dinosaur Jr., Atlas Sound, and many more. Get the complete schedule here, plus ALARM staff picks for some of this year’s favorites.

Miami Ice, the third effort by Chicago-based Icy Demons (comprised of Bablicon’s Griffin Rodriguez, here known as Blue Hawaii, and Man Man’s Christopher Powell, known as Pow Pow), is so enjoyable and effortless; it’s any wonder why the group hasn’t gained greater notoriety. Although disappointingly short, the album is brimming with such gorgeous material that it’s difficult not to enjoy. “Miami Ice,” the stunning single for which the album was named, is a perfect blend of Rodriguez’s deep yet quiet vocals and elegant synths and piano. Although clearly the strongest and most rapturous effort on the record, it certainly doesn’t take away from the other genius songs.

Twin Tigers have been around less than a year, yet they are the latest hot band from the Athens, GA scene. The group is made of scattered remnants of past acts, most notably Psychic Hearts. With Twin Tigers, songwriter Matthew Rain has adopted more traditional roots on which to base his frenetic and fuzzed sound.

Fresh off their tour with Casualities, Austin-based Krum Bums are embarking on another U.S. tour. UK82 legends G.B.H. will be touring with the group as well. Recently featured on the cover of the Austin Chronicle, the group won Best Punk Band of 2008 from the Austin Music Awards. Their next album, S.O.S., will be released soon. Tour dates are listed below (with more dates to be added at a later date):

Want to win a pair of tix to what ALARM is calling “The Best Concert of the Summer?” Now is your chance. ALARM is proud to present metal icons ISIS and multi-genred magicians Dub Trio at Chicago’s Subterranean on July 26. To enter, sign up in the Contest Box below.

Fresh off of their European tour, New York indie-poppers, the Magnetic Fields are pleased to announce their US fall tour schedule, which will feature a short string of dates this October. A limited number of pre-sale tickets for the shows will be available beginning on July 15th through Music Today, while most general tickets will be available at specific venues beginning July 18th and at select third party retails like Ticketmaster.

NYC experimental jazz saxophonist Matana Roberts has posted the first installment in her series of video blogs that attempt to explain being a woman in the male-dominated world of experimental jazz and the femininity of music in general. In an introspective monologue, the jazz collaborator gives an intimate look into the mind of a female jazz artists through rants, questions, and poignant narratives.