Fletcher is a young trio of Brits – brothers Harvey and Oscar Baker and their buddy, Tom Fry, who relocated to the heart of the blues, Chicago, IL. The oldest member of the band is […]
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Over the last decade or so, soul music has seen an incredible resurgence in popularity among audiophiles as contemporary labels and acts across the country have taken up the sound – perhaps as revisionist/reactionary response […]
The Los Angeles-based band, the Lonely WIld’s 2011 release, Dead End landed at number 19 on this site’s Best of 2011 list. And for those fans, critics and others who had fallen in love with their sound […]
The folks at Soundstage, a Chicago-based live concert series which was on air from about 1974-1985, invited the legendary Muddy Waters, who had called Chicago his hometown for most of his adult life to perform […]
Album Review: My Gold Mask’s Leave Me Midnight
My Gold Mask Leave Me Midnight Release Date: February 19, 2013 Track Listing 1. Never Go Home 2. Some Secrets 3. I, Animal 4. In Our Babylon 5. Burn Like The Sun 6. Without […]
“Lost In My Head” is the shimmering, echoey and latest single from My Gold Mask’s newest effort, Leave Me Midnight which was released digitally and through CD on February 26th. it’ll see a vinyl release on March […]
White Mystery’s Telepathic Tour
Last week, the great Chicago-based sibling duo White Mystery embarked on a massive cross country tour to support their forthcoming (and anticipated) album, Telepathic which will drop on April 20th. They’re great live and you can catch […]
The duo of Gretta Rochelle (vocals) and Jack Armando (guitar), a.k.a My Gold Mask have created a sound inspired and informed by Italian Giallo cinema and the the dimly-lit warehouse district in Chicago, IL where […]
The Chicago-based band Disappears have released three full-length albums since their formation in 2008, and in that time the band’s music explores the themes of relating to others, seeking out meaning and attempting to make […]
Emerging from Toronto, ON’s indie scene back in 1995 with his debut solo effort, Everything I Long For, singer/songwriter Hayden has won over fans and critics for his introspective lyrics and his independence – he plays almost […]
As Kishi Bashi begins his biggest headlining tour to date, he announced the release of three elaborate 7" singles through Joyful Noise Recordings. Each of the releases features a single from Kishi Bashi’s critically acclaimed […]
The Chicago-based band, My Gold Mask will be releasing their newest effort, Leave Me Midnight through digital formats on February 19th and on vinyl on March 12 through Highweel Records. Influenced by Italian cinema, the band’s sound […]
Phranchyze, F. Stokes and Slick Rick at Brooklyn Bowl 1/10/13
Phranchyze, F. Stokes and Slick Rick Brooklyn Bowl January 10, 2013 Last week I was at Brooklyn Bowl with two dear friends to catch hip hop legend Slick Rick along with openers Phranchyze and F. […]
a Q&A with White Mystery’s Alex White
White Mystery, the redheaded, Chicago, IL-based, sibling duo of Alex and Francis White is probably one of the hardest-working bands in indie rock music today. As the very lovely and talented Alex White mentions in […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=1081500394/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/ The Chicago-based redheaded sibling duo of Francis and Alex White, also known as White Mystery will be coming out with another full-length album of kick ass album of grungy garage rock on April 20, […]