Caveman CoCo Beware

Forming in 2010, the fellows from Caveman have spent their first formative years on tour gaining attention with their live shows and eventually heading into the studio with Nick Stumpf (French Kicks) to record their debut album CoCo Beware .
Releasing the album on their own label, Magic Man! Records / ORG Music, [...]

Moonface and Spencer Krug at Lincoln Hall

With the small crowd gathered inside of Lincoln Hall last Wednesday, the evening became more of an intimate evening with Spencer Krug and friends.  The small group of concert-goers that clung anxiously to the stage, awaiting the arrival of a indie-fan favorite were taken into a melodious dream-sequence.  Each song melted into one another with [...]

Moonface Out On Tour with New EP

Spencer Krug is one of those creative musicians that chameleons from one place to another whenever he feels the need.  Making waves with indie bands Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown, Krug has been fiddling around on his lonesome under the moniker Moonface since last year  His first LP release this August, Organ Music Not Vibraphone [...]

Holcombe Waller Hits Chicago

Hearing Holcombe Waller’s Into the Dark Unknown is like stepping into a dream-sequence, story-boarded by man with just the right way with words.  His album, out last week on his own label, Napoleon Records, is filled with lush-strings, dramatic piano and vocals so serene, it’s hard not to believe you’re wandering through a semi-dream reality. [...]

Bon Iver’s Self-Titled Bon Iver Does Not Disappoint

With an ever-growing collection of fans, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon  has finally given them exactly what they’ve been asking for since 2009’s Blood Bank EP, a brand new full-length album.  Bon Iver’s much-anticipated self-titled sophomore release hit stores last week, and it has yet to disappoint.
Where solitude reigned supreme on For Emma, Forever Ago, Bon [...]

Deerhoof Hits Chicago’s Bottom Lounge 2/15

On a thawing night in mid-February, only two weeks post-blizzard, Deerfhoof hit the Bottom Lounge to show Chicago exactly what they’re made of.  Opening their set with “Pinhead,” a Ramones’ cover, the band started off on an upbeat tone and kept that momentum throughout the rest of the show.  Playing songs from their extensive [...]

Guster Shines in Chicago at The Riviera Theater on 1/29

After releasing their first studio album in four years last year, Guster returned to the road early last month for a winter tour.  The band hit Chicago last weekend at The Riviera Theater and the venue was packed with new and old fans alike.
Filing onstage to music off of Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane [...]

Deerhoof Release Deerhoof vs Evil

Deerhoof vs Evil marks the eleventh studio release for the famous indie band.  With 16 years of making and performing music behind them, Deerhoof vs Evil marks another inch forward in music creation for the quartet.  With a slightly softer and more playful sound than their previous work, the album opens with [...]

The Get Up Kids Release There Are Rules

The Get Up Kids are no strangers to the indie music scene, starting out over a decade ago with their debut, Four Minute Mile, and quickly becoming a mainstay in the second-wave of emo, alongside bands like The Promise Ring.  The group disbanded in 2005, a year after their fourth studio release.  They [...]

Rubblebucket Rocks Chicago’s Double Door

Brooklyn’s Rubblebucket is a band you only have to hear once before you’re sucked in.  With a dreamy, melodic and constantly moving sound, the eight-piece band is more than just a danceable mix of music–they’re more of an intertwining mix of instruments ranging from frontwoman Kalmia Traver’s bass saxophone to a small [...]

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