Two legends in Chicago hip hop are back and ready to educate the youngsters who have been stealing the spotlight. Qwel & Maker have a new album, Beautiful Raw, dropping on May 7th via Galapagos4. The album was successfully kickstarted earlier this month, and according to Qwel, "Beautiful Raw" is a concept album based on the notion that life grows toward the light. The most fragile seed breaks concrete to do so".
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Album releases this week
April has proven to be a month of local album releases. Fourth of July, Cherokee Rock Rifle, Dead Voices, Radkey, and Reach have offered a variety of music this month, and this week with round it out with solid efforts from several bands.
Kicking it off will be Cowboy Indian Bear, who will be releasing Live Old, Die Young this Thursday, April 25 at Davey’s Uptown with Palace and Heartfelt Anarchy. Show starts at 9:00 pm, $7, 21+. Facebook event page.
On Friday, The Grisly Hand releases Country Singles in grand fashion at Knuckleheads with Trevor McSpadden of The Hoyle Brothers and She’s A Keeper. Show starts at 8:00 pm, $12 adv. Ticket link.
Soft Reeds will also release their second full-length album Blank City on the same evening at The Riot Room. They’ll share the stage with Be/Non and Rev Gusto. Starts at 9:00 pm, $7, 21+. Facebook event page. Ticket link.
On the other side of the state line, Friday night at Replay Lounge in Lawrence will celebrate the release of Let’s Get Cynical EP from Black On Black as well as The Consequence of Trying from Many Moods of Dad. Muscle Worship also plays. Starts at 9:00 pm, $3, 21+.
On Saturday night, Bears and Company will be releasing South of the Mountain at FOKL with Clairaudients and The Author & The Illustrator. Show starts at 8:00 pm, $10 adv (free download card available with pre-sale ticket), $12 door. Facebook event page.
Finally, Drew Black & Dirty Electric will be releasing its debut EP Dead Kings & Queens at The Riot Room with The Caves, The Sluts, and Knife Crime. Show starts at 9:00 pm, 21+, $5 adv, $7 door. Facebook event page. Ticket link.
–Michelle Bacon
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Mike Felumlee
Former Smoking Popes and Alkaline Trio drummer Mike Felumlee has released his latest solo EP, Adelaide via the most positive label in town Stayposi Records. As the nicely photoshopped picture above references, Felumlee expertly plays all roles on this sharp and concise EP.
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Psychic Twin “Dream State”
Psychic Twin has released the video for "Dream State", their new 7" on Polyvinyl.
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Dead Sexy Sheila’s Psychobilly Invades Brooklyn
Brooklyn based Dead Sexy Sheila is a talented psychobilly garage rock band whose wild music and intriguingly seedy antics are inspired by the gritty art house nightlife of Bushwick. The release of their latest album, the surfcentric EP "Death Bat Flies Again" (out on Valentine’s Day 2013) has prompted the band to return to performing live all over Brooklyn this spring and summer.
The band knows how to perform their energetic, fast paced and youthful tunes: you’ll bounce, twist and sweat to their entire set! Make sure you make it out to one of their upcoming Brooklyn performances – the next one is on April 26 at never-heard-before restaurant La Piazzetta on 442 Graham Ave – more shows (at "real" venues like Bklyn Fireproof and The Rock Shop) listed here. – JE
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The Deli and SonicScoop’s Pro Audio Giveaway: Win an Antelope Orion 32!
Check out The Deli and SonicScoop’s latest Pro Audio Giveaway! The Orion 32 by Antelope Audio (MSRP: $2,995) is a breakthrough 32-channel A/D & D/A converter and master clock taking up just 1U of rack space. This device supports both MADI and USB connectivity (Mac, PC, Linux), clocked by Antelope’s mastering quality 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking (AFC) technology and kept ultra-stable by an oven-controlled crystal oscillator. And now…it could be yours! To find our more about the prize and how to enter to win, just go HERE. Good Luck!
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Roxy Roca, Super Funky April Scootenanny, Scoot Inn on 4/27/13 @ 10p.m.
"Give me some butter!" exclaims Taye Cannon, lead singer of Roxy Roca, a soulful funk band with a killer song about the classic comfort food we all know and love, cornbread. Who knew a song about food could be such a sexy good time? Roxy Roca delivers powerhouse energy from beginning to end as Taye makes the most of every moment with old school dance moves, genuine audience interaction and heartfelt vocals.
Combine that with well-written songs paying homage to all the Motown greats, a solid band line up and a snazzy horn section to boot, Roxy Roca can get any crowd grooving like they’re on the last episode of Soul Train. Come see for yourself at their upcoming Scoot Inn show with The LaRues this Saturday, 4/27/13. Doors open at 8. — Written by Charise Sowells
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APE! “Sent From the Past to Save the Future” at Pageant Soloveev April 22
APE! are unwilling participants of a NASA experimental dimensional travel program, after being captured escaping from a detention center in 1991. “Stripped of their clothes and morals, armed only with a Stooges record of questionable quality,” the stoner metal trio was “sent from the past to save the future.” Well, at least, that’s how they tell the story of the band’s origins. You can find out more about their mythological tale tonight at Pageant Soloveev when they share a bill with grindcore thrashers +HIRS+, dual-drums-and-bass, noise rockers Heavy Medical, and San Francisco’s Prizehog (Gravity Records). Just beware: “If you aren’t with them, you’re against them.” Pageant Soloveev, 607 Bainbridge St., 8:30pm, $6, All Ages – Alexis V.
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VA’s SURFING Release New Single “Hollow Sparrow”
Harrisonburg, Virginia based band SURFING has just released a single from their upcoming 7 inch (coming this summer.) "Hollow Sparrow" is a treat for fans of shoegaze, indie, pop, or whatever else suits your fancy. Combined with Jordan Stern’s complex lyrics and haunting vocals, this song is a perfect addition to any playlist for ushering in the summer. –Karl Dobias
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The Whiskey Collection release debut album “Letters from an Old Trunk”
The Whiskey Collection’s name fits their sound perfectly. Both refined and rough at once, like any good collection of brown liquor should be. The New York locals blend virtuoso performances with a rugged and honest folk sound. Front man and songwriter, Cameron Scoggins, possesses a twangy voice that mixes beautifully with the band, and fiddle player, Russell Durham, is heaven to listen to. The group celebrated the release of their debut full length "Letters from an Old Trunk" this past Sunday, Aril 21st at Rockwood Music Hall. – Paul Jordan Talbot
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New Music Video: “You Already Know The Way To The Brahma’s House” – Eric Howl
Renaissance man Eric Howl recently shared a new music video for the bhangra-inspired single "You Already Know The Way To The Brahma’s House," which is off his upcoming debut album I’m Goin’ Down. He also directed, edited and starred in the strange video that includes Howl sporting wolf fangs, emerging out of a caterpillar, rapping while a group of ladies do a choreographed dance Bollywood styley, and a body-snatching pile of leaves. Welcome to his weird, wonderful mind!
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NYC artist on the rise: Catey Shaw plays Spike Hill on 04.28
Catey Shaw is truly her own person. She’s been known to busk in subways with her lovebird Ketchup and her treasured ukelele. But more recently, she’s been seen at the Washington Square club circuit, winning fans with her softly strummed nuggets of truth and life well lived. New song ‘Run, Run, Run’ (streaming below, video here) finds Catey cast about on a host of issues that any struggling artist will relate to… and boy does she make that clear in the explicit uke jam. Check it out and see her when she plays Spike Hill Spike Hill on Sunday, April 28th. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)