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Daniel Knox “Four Songs”

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Daniel Knox has made a new EP called "Four Songs" available for just one week. These are new studio recordings of classic Knox’s songs including "Blue Car" from his 2015 self-titled album and "What Have They Done To You Know" from 2007’s Disaster.

The EP will be available until May13th, and after that will only be found on his patreon.

Photo by Patrick Burke

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Kevin Andrew Prchal “Gimme a Miracle”

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Singer/Songwriter Kevin Andrew Prchal has released the latest single, "Gimme a Miracle", from his forthcoming fourth full-length album, Unknowing, which is due out on May 27th.

The album centers around the push and pull of the experiencing personal joy with living in world grappling with so much pain and struggle.

For this project Prchal enlisted the help of Dan Duszynski (Guitar, bass, vocals, synth), Charlie Dresser (Drums, percussion), Aly Prchal (Vocals), and more.

Photo by Brett Rhoades

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Single Premiere: Mystery Actions “War Beat”

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We are proud to be able to premiere the latest single from the Punk Rock group Mystery Actions. This is the first new music from the group since the release of their 2019 EP "Keyboard Warrior".

This is the work of Nikki Mouse on vocals, Lucy Dekay on guitar, Rose Beef on drums, and Mikhael Hell on bass.

The band will be releasing a video for the single and kicking off a mini tour on May 13th with a live show at Gman Tavern with Watermelon and Exedo.

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Em Spel “Names”

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Flutist & Multi-Instrumentalist Em Spel has released the second single, "Names", from her forthcoming debut album, The Carillon Towers, which is due out on May 20th.

Spel, a member of Ensemble Dal Niente, enlisted the help several of the City’s finest musicians including V.V. Lightbody, Katinka Kleijn, Eric Ridder and Matt Oliphant to help on this project.

You can catch Em Spel at Constellation Chicago on May 26th with Health&Beauty and Elenna Sindler.

Photo by Evan Jenkins

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TAFOYA “Shadows”

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TAFOYA has released the lead single "Shadows" from their forthcoming debut EP "Freedom" which is due out on June 17th.

This is the Rock trio fronted by guitarist Mike Tafoya who is joined by Craig Cederholm (Percussion-Vox) and Leslidiana F. Biocic (Bass-Vox).

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The Looniest Toon “Can’t Wake Up”

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The now Chicago-based Psych Pop artist The Looniest Toon has released her first single of 2022 "Can’t Wake Up".

This is the project of Rebecca (Bex) Gaspelin and the new single features Brandon Miller on bass and written at the start of Pandemic when she was living in New Orleans.

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Glded “All Ready”

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Glded (aka Ben Harper) has released a new single called "All Ready". This is the second single this year from the Singer/Songwriter this year along side "Huron St."

Harper blends Pop, Electronic, and Folk to create sound that is beautifully compelling.

You can catch Glded at the Hideout on May 14th with Joyfriend and Morgan Powers.

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Imelda Marcos “Albularyo”

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Experimental rock trio Imelda Marcos has released a new EP called "Albularyo". This is the first EP from Dave Cosejo and Matt Durso since adding vocalist Donna Diane (also of Djunah).

The group also released a video for the EP’s first two tracks "forbidding gestures" and "year of contortion".

You can help Imelda Marcos celebrate the release of their EP on May 9th at Empty Bottle with Moritat and Courtesy. They will also be performing on June 10th at Empty Bliss.

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Blind Adam and the Federal League “All Your Favorite Bands”

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Blind Adam and the Federal League have released a new single called "All Your Favorite Bands". This is the first new music from the group since the release of their of 2021 album An Act of Desperation.

The single is a cover of the title track from 2015 album from Dawes.

The group recently had to back out of their remaining dates of their tour with The Bouncing Souls due to Covid related issue. This cost the band some money and left them with a lot of extra merch. You can take a look at with they have for sale here.