Tag: Chicago IL

New Audio: Chicago’s The Main Squeeze Specializes in Old-School-Inspired, Funky, Soulful Pop on “Angelus”

Consisting of Corey Frye (vocals), Max Newman (guitar), Ben “Smiley” Silverstein (keyboards), Reuben Gingrich (drums) and Jeremiah Hunt (bass), neo-soul act, The Main Squeeze originally formed in Bloomington, IN before they eventually relocated to Chicago (which […]

I’ve long admired The Onion AV Club as they’ve consistently offered some of the smartest, most incisive and funniest criticism of movies, music and pop culture around. Some time ago, The Onion AV Club created […]

The Oxford, UK-based duo of Vienna Ditto can trace their origins to when members Nigel (production) and Hatty (vocals) met and bonded over a mutual love of Chicago blues, psychedelia and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. […]

Because of his role in the development of house music, Frankie Knuckles has long been considered “The Godfather of House Music” – and one of the most influential artists in the history of electronic dance music […]

Chicago-based. singer-songwriter The ELLE can trace the origins of her music career to when she started using various forms of writing as an emotional and creative outlet when she was 8; however, despite the fact […]

Young, up-and-coming, pop artist Tove Stryke landed a record deal with Sony Sweden in her late teens and it resulted in the 2010 release of her self-titled debut effort, which was a commercial success in […]

Lee Miles is a Louisville, KY-based alt-country/folk-rock/blues-rock artist, who records and performs under the moniker of Chief Ghoul. And under the Chief Ghoul moniker, Miles has developed a reputation for a sound that channels the […]

If you know anything about R&B and soul music, you know that that both genres frequently share a rather intimate relationship with the church, and in turn with gospel music. So it shouldn’t be terribly […]

Born in Milwaukee, WI and currently located in Chicago, the 23 year old singer/songwriter Lili K. began performing in church and school choirs and started writing original material when she had turned 10. As a […]

Chicago has been the home of a rather prominent garage rock scene, a scene that includes dear friends White Mystery, My Gold Mask and countless others. Miles Lee, an alt-country, folk-rock, blues-rock artist who records […]

For close to a decade, the Chicago, IL-based The Steepwater Band have quietly developed a reputation as a heavy, blues band, continuing that city’s great tradition for blues and rock. And interestingly, 2015 will mark […]

Admittedly when I stared JOVM a little over four years ago, I never intended the site or its content to be overtly political; however, political and social issues frequently influences the artists and art that […]

Comprised of Ben Shemie (vocals, guitar), Joe Yarmush (guitar and bass), Liam O’Neill (drums) and Max Henry (bass and keyboards), the Montreal indie rock quartet of Suuns can trace their origins to the summer of […]