Chicago duo Gauntlet Hair is back on the scene with Stills, the follow-up to 2011’s self-titled debut. This time, members Andy Rauworth and Craig Nice have infused the band’s signature noise pop with a more tangible layer of New Wave influences, though the music still has a modern edge. Stills opens with the beautifully weird […]
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French Camp’s second release, Odd Particle, is a strong album that’s doesn’t quite explore the band’s full potential.
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The London-based band Being There is making its debut in America in late January with the album Being There. Just as the lyrical content explores nostalgia for the freedom of teenaged years, but is tinged with a hint of sadness, so the overall sound of Being There is alt-pop mixed with subdued melodies that give the album a melancholy […]
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From eccentric originals to cheerful covers of the classics, this Christmas playlist is sure to revive your holiday spirit.
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Houndmouth got together as an afterthought, shared its music hopefully and wound up creating a sound that filled a void in the music scene.
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Chicago musician Benn Jordan and cello instructor Nissa Sampson opened a new, non-profit music school in Bridgeport.
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Last month, Audiences celebrated the release of its self-titled EP by headlining a show at the Metro. Now …
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For a sound designer like Adam Marks, the music he creates to accompany a video game influences the mood of the players.
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Kelsey Kopecky catches up to talk about the band’s newest album, Kids Raising Kids.
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During their Circles Around the Sun tour, Dispatch stopped in Chicago for a two-night run at the Riviera, on Oct. 2 and 3. The folk-pop group Good Old War accompanied them in what seemed like an odd match-up at first, but proved to be a perfect fit. Both bands enjoyed themselves on stage, were engaged […]
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In the popular music world, there lives a phenomenon which never ceases to enthrall the nation. It’s young and innocent, it’s pretty and with the help of auto-tune, it has a decent voice. It takes the country by storm. As soon as one loses popularity, another re-spawns to take its place. It is, of course, […]
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While the British Invasion is hardly a thing of the past, let’s take a look beyond the motherland to discover more imported talent from the last dozen years.
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