Alo Wala is a trio that may arguably be at the forefront of a truly global bass movement, and not in the sense that most Americans/Westerners would think of global music — that is, something decidedly […]
Tag: Chicago IL
Over the past decade or so, soul music has seen an incredible resurgence in popularity, and in fact, much like EDM and hip-hop, soul music is essentially part of a musical lingua franca. Indeed, soul music, much […]
The Chicago, IL-based quartet of ZKPR pronounced as Zookeeper, after a joke about how the comparisons of their band’s sound was almost entirely based around bands with animals within their name – Deerhunter, Grizzly Bear, […]
The Chicago-based duo of Greta Rochelle and Jack Armando formed My Gold Mask around their mutual love of Italian Giallo cinema, a genre of cinema closely related to American pulp crime and mystery movies, and […]
Formed in 2008, the Chicago-based trio of Moritat released their debut effort, Clill Blanzin in 2012. And interestingly enough,Their forthcoming follow-up High Plus Tight EP slated for a January 20, 2015 release has one of the most unusual back […]
Over the past decade or so, soul music has seen an incredible resurgence in popularity, and in fact, much like EDM and hip-hop, soul music is essentially part of a musical lingua franca. Indeed, soul music, much […]
Voodoo Boogaloo and Axons at The Trash Bar 9/2/14
Voodoo Boogaloo and Axons The Trash Bar 9/2/14 As you know, the last few months have been extremely busy and difficult as I’ve been balancing a life that’s frequently comprised of the competing demands for […]
The Chicago,IL-based quartet of YAWN have won over the attention of the blogosphere for a sound that possesses elements of electronica and psych pop that has drawn comparisons to the likes of Animal Collective, Yeasayer […]
As it often is with any band origin story, a band can trace their origins to maybe one or two moments that can seem in retrospect to be both coincidental and destined to happen. In […]
If you follow this site regularly, you know that I frequently receive an incredible amount of emails from bands, publicists and labels from all over the world and such things makes the site’s (unofficial) mission […]
When I heard “Wasting, Waiting” the latest single off the Chicago, IL-based Yawn’s forthcoming Love Chills, I was immediately reminded of Violens’ fantastic Amoral. Both “Wasting, Waiting” and Amoral manage to possess an unconventional air as both manage to be […]
A Q&A with Dead Waves’s Teddy Panopoulos
After spending a decade playing in NYC’s underground, punk scene scene, the Queens-based Panopoulos brothers, Teddy (vocals) and Nick (guitar and backing vocals) originally teamed up with Fabien Stret (drums) to form Dead Waves. And in a […]
The Chicago-based emcee Jason Maek has quickly developed a reputation for lyrics that are thoughtful, thought-provoking and at times polarizing. “Fix It,” the latest single off Maek’s collaboration with Zaena, Maek Pandamonium describes a man’s battle to […]
Comprised of Neil Yodnane and Zeeshan Abbasi on guitars, Jane Zabeth on vocals, Cory Osborne on bass and John Rungger on drums, the Chicago-based quintet of Lightfoils formed in 2010 and and in a short […]
Although based in Springfield, MO, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Casey Jack spent a long winter in Chicago, IL, where he wound up writing the material which would appear on his self-titled debut effort, before returning to […]