Earlier this Spring Yea Big & Kid Static returned to the studio after a 7 year hiatus to produce Quilt No. 2. This is the duo’s first release since 2009’s The Future’s Looking Grim. The album highlights creative beat making, aggressive sampling, and lyrics laced with struggle tinged with optimism.

Chrissy & Hawley have released a video for their new single "My Top Twenty". The track comes from their forthcoming self-titled LP due out July 15th via The Nite Owl Diner.

Angel Olsen has released a video for the first single, "Intern", from her forthcoming LP, My Woman, which is due out Sept 2 via Jagjaguwar. You can pre-order the album here.

Earring has released a new track, "Slow Mud", from their forthcoming LP, Tunn Star. Their LP will be released via Fire Talk on June 10th and can be preordered here.

You can catch Earring at The Hideout with The Frigs and Tortured Love on July 15th.

Whitney has released a new single, "No Matter Where We Go", from their forthcoming album, Light Upon The Lake, in advance of its release tomorrow June 3rd.

Whitney is currently touring the world, but will return to Chicago for a a show at The Empty Bottle on July 15th. They will also be performing at Pitchfork Music Festival on July 16th.

Health&Beauty have released the first single from their forthcoming LP, No Scare. The single is called "Wartime" and the LP is due out on Aug. 4th via Wichita.

Owen (aka Mike Kinsella) has released the first single, "Lost", from his forthcoming LP, The King of Whys, which is due out July 29th via Polyvinyl.

Piece of Cake released their self-titled LP earlier this month and recently released a video for the album’s second single "Crazy".

You can catch Piece of Cake at Water Street Studios in Batavia on May 27th with Hungry Mountain, Collar Bones, and Thighclops.

Yoni Wolf and Chicago’s Serengeti have released a video for their song "Madeline". The track comes from their recently released album Testarossa which was released by Joyful Noise on May 6th.

Yoni & Geti will be performing at Lincoln Hall with Advance Base and Coins on June 1st.

Monte Carload is moniker of Tyler White under which he creates jangly-pop anthems. He recently released a new single called "Heart Attack".

Commonweather has released a new EP, Apparitions, with a ominous theme and tone.

You can catch Commonweather at Beat Kitchen on July 17th with California’s Seahaven.

Hollow Tapes (formerly Groves) is the lo-fi work of Francis Shannon. He is releasing his latest EP, Tall, this Friday. The EP is well-crafted jangly-pop and shows a lot of promise leading into the LP that Shannon is currently working on.