New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
We are proud to be able to premiere the new single, "Stay Away", from the pop duo Wilder. This is the work of Kristen Donnelly and Matthew Murray. The single is being released on March 22nd with an EP follwing this summer. This is first track is a soaring anthem detailing the difficulty and emotion surrounding heartbreak.
Dam Gila (aka Adam Gil of YAWN) has released a video for his new track "The Undertow". The track comes from his new EP, Face The Fun which will be released by Joyful Noise on April 1st.
To follow-up on the EP, Calling Out, that MONAKR released last month, the supergroup has released a very modern remix of the Ace of Base classic "Don’t Turn Around". MONAKR is a collaboration between Hey Champ, Matthew Santos, and Dan Brunelle of Gemini Club.
You can catch MONAKR at Empty Bottle tonight, March 18th, with Tiny Fireflies and Moritat.
All The Wine is launching their first tour on April 8th with a show at Elbo Room. The band released their second EP, Heavy Lights, back in September.
Rooftop Sessions Chicago has released their session with Dan Phillips (aka Zapruder Point). Philips has been a staple in the local music scene for over a decade. He performs "The Next Thing You Know" from his 2008 album Soda & Sympathy on top of Fitzgerald’s.
You can catch Zapruder Point at Transistor on March 25th with Mooner.
Twin Peaks have released a video for the lead single, "Walk To The One You Love", from their forthcoming album Down In Heaven. The album will be released on Grand Jury & Communion on May 13th.
Twine Peaks heading to Austin right now to dominate SXSW, but will be performing a sold out show at Lincoln Hall on May 13th.
Fire Hot Opera is a pure throwback pulling from doo-wop era rock and soul. Their debut album Test Market Fresh is bundle of wholesome, energetic, dance songs that will have doing vintage dance moves in your living room that you didn’t even know you knew.
You can help Fire Hot Opera celebrate the release of Test Market Fresh on April 1st at Beat Kitchen with Nice Motor and S. Joel Norman and Josh Catalano & The Dirty Thoughts.
Half Gringa (formerly Tin Silos) is primarily the work of Izzy Olive. She has been making intimate folk-pop for the last six years, and late in 2015 released a beautifully raw EP called Display Case Glass.
You can catch Half Gringa at Quenchers with Wilder Maker and Maren Celest on April 20th.
We are proud to premiere the Remii Huang directed video for the debut single, "Going Under", from Masses. Forming last year, Masses are Mike Jansen on vocals, guitarists Markham Jenkins and Edgar Quintanilla, Jonathan Walker on bass, and drummer Jon Lewchenko. Their debut single shows a tremendous amount of promise and polish that should have Masses primed for big things.
On the video, lead singer Mike Jansen had this to say; "I think Remii Huang did an amazing job with her vision capturing how opposites can coexist. There’s violence and beauty in oil and water. Her ability to take our concept and really bring it to life made the entire process incredibly moving. The whole cast was amazing to work with. It’s not often that I find myself surrounded by such talented visual artists."
Save The Clocktower has released the title track of their forthcoming EP, Taboo. The EP will be self-released and is dropping on April 8th.
The local label Grandpa’s Bay has reissued Teen Cult’s fantastic self-titled debut cassette (limited to only 15). The album was originally released by Already Dead Tapes back in June 2015. Through the new label you can also download the album for whatever price you would like to pay.
Teen Cult is opening for Maps & Atlases at a sold out show tonight, March 11th, at BuckleDown Brewing.
