A few Chicago music news bites

• Betta Promotions will be streaming a live performance from experimental Chicago band A Lull on their website tonight at 8:30 p.m. CST.

• Smashing Pumpkins revealed that EMI plans to remaster and reissue the band's back catalog, starting with Gish, Siamese Dream and Pisces Iscariot this fall. They will also head into the studio next month to begin recording a new album titled Oceania. Details here.

• Loud Loop Press has the scoop on Chicago's own Empires advancing to the next round of a contest that could get them on the cover of Rolling Stone. You can vote for the band here as they continue to compete.

• Daytrotter put up a new session with Cains & Abels, who we recently covered via a review of their latest EP The Price Is Right.

• WCR contributing photographer Heather Sapp was at Beat Kitchen last Friday to check out The Hit Back and snapped a few shots of the show. Check them out below.

The Hit Back (photo: Heather Sapp)

The Hit Back (photo: Heather Sapp)

The Hit Back (photo: Heather Sapp)