New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
The Sueves released a blistering new single last month, "Wish List b/w Last Regret". The trio plays an aggressive version of basement punk with extra grit.
You can catch The Sueves at Wally’s World on August 15th with Mama, The Nervous Ticks, and Trampoline Team.
Local songwriter, Aaron Davidson, has a released a video and single called "Headed Home". The video is beautifully directed and the track holds up. Davidson may be overselling it at times, but has produced a good one here.
Don’t forget that August 12th is Bring Your Marching Band to Work Day!
Also, you can catch Mucca Pazza sitting in chairs at 1st Ward (2033 W. North Ave) on August 15TH.
Formed in 2012 by lead singer and guitarist Rebecca Valeriano-Flores, Negative Scanner, is modern take on dark late ’70’s punk. Last year the band release two singles, but on their self-titled debut LP they carve out fierce sound steeped in plotting guitar and powerful lyrics. The album launches with the forceful "Ivy League" which find Flores falling somewhere between early Siouxsie Sioux and Johnny Rotten. It’s magnetic and repulsive all at once.The entire album is relentless, clocking under 30 minutes, but pounds the listener with blissful aggression with every note. The highlight of the album has to be the lead single, "Would You Rather", which paints a picture of the sluggish journey we all seem to be on at times. Negative Scanner’s self-titled debut album was released by Trouble In Mind Records on July 10th.
You can catch Negative Scanner at Cole’s on 7/25 with Yuze Boys and at Empty Bottle on 8/15 with Split Feet, Sheer Agony, Homeshake, and Cleveland’s Pleasure Leftists.
Bow & Spear is a thunderous trio featuring John Bergman, David Ritter, and Megan Edgin. They are releasing a 12" LP on the 29th called Into. Their sound is aggressive is the most fun way possible and with fuzzed out noise. You can preorder the LP here.
You can catch Bow & Spear for a free show at Empty Bottle on July 20th with Sleep Kitty, Beat Drun Juel, and Beastii.
Owen Ashworth (aka Advanced Base) has released the second single, "Pamela", from his forthcoming album Nephew in the Wild. The album, which is a return to form to his days as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, will be released on August 21st via Orindal Records/Tomlab.
You can catch Advanced Base at Burlington on August 11th.
Le Tour has released the first single, "Friend" from their forthcoming debut album Terra Eyes (Aug. 10th, Berserk Records).
You can catch Le Tour at East Room ( 2828 W Medill Ave) with Slushy and Seattle’s Killer Ghost.
Real Friends have released a video for their track "Sixteen". The tracks comes from their 2014 album Maybe This Place Is The Same and We’re Just Changing.
The band will be touring this summer in support of their recent acoustic EP, More Acoustic Songs EP, but will only come as close as Bloomington. Find all of their dates here.
We are proud to premiere the video for "Dark" by Honey & The 45’s. The track comes from their most recent release, MAD, and the video was beautifully shot at Chicago’s historic Powhatan building in Hyde Park.
You can catch Honey & The 45’s at Grant Park on July 19th or at The Homegrown Art and Music Festival on July 25th.
Bill MacKay (Darts & Arrows) and Ryley Walker are teaming up to release an instrumental record, Land of Plenty, via Whistler Records. The seven tracks on the album were recorded during the duo’s month long residency at The Whistler in January 2015 by Alex Inglizian of Experimental Sound Studios and was mixed by Erik Hall (In Tall Buildings, Wild Belle).
You can celebrate the release of Land of Plenty with MacKay & Walker on August 12th at The Whistler.
Rob Jacobs released a video, directed by Julia Dratel, for his track "Unknown Hand" this week. The track original appeared in his self-titled album with was released on vinyl and cassette by Chicago’s International Anthem back in February.
This month International Anthem is working in tandem with Rob Jacobs to "present a 4-week curatorial residency of improvisational performances by an eclectic generation of artists" at Comfort Station. Jacobs will be performing with Pat keen on July 9th to kick everything off. Get all of the detail here.
