Marrow have released two new track from their forthcoming debut album, The Gold Standard. Marrow formed from the ashes of Vic Mensa’s former group, Kid These Days, retaining members Liam Cunningham (guitar/vocals), Macie Stewart (keyboards/vocals), Lane Beckstrom (bass/vocals). With the addition of Matt Carroll on drums, the band ready to tour the country for the first time.
White Mystery “That Was Awesome”
White Mystery premiered the trailer for the new film "That Was Awesome" today. The film will make its debut at the Chicago International Music & Movies Festival (CIMM Fest) on April 20, 2015 at Logan Theatre.
Barking Cat @ Beat Kitchen
Barking Cat is a local garage band who will be headlining Beat Kitchen on April 18th and performing with Sun God Ra, Vague Waves, and Green Cosmic Circus.
Below is their debut EP Demo which was released last September.
Cooler By The Lake
Cooler By The Lake has released a unique video for their song "Not Innocent". The track comes from their 2014 LP Summer’s Over. The video features 17 amazing people from around the world who were sourced through the site Fiverr.
Holt “Nightcall”
Holt (formerly Hollywood Holt) is back and now signed to Kayne’s G.O.O.D. Music. His first release on the label is a cover of Kavinsky’s "Nightcall" from the Drive soundtrack which features a contribution from Emily Morse of Glass Lux.. This is a very different sound for Holt but still produced by Million $ Mano. Holt, as strong member of Treated Crew, has a full album ready but an offical relase date has not been announced.
Colin Morris
Colin Morris has released his debut EP, Could Be Anything. Colin is a multi-instrumentalist songwriter and plays a catchy brand of power pop.
You can catch Colin at Martyrs on April 23rd.
Scout Ripley
Claire Watkins and Ian Young are Scout Ripley. The duo released their debut EP Image Fiction via the local label Aerial Ballet back in November. The EP is filled with driving and meaningful Orchestral Pop.
You can catch Scout Ripley at Abbey Pub on April 3rd with Fields and Planes and Pool Holograph.
Hidden Hospitals
Hidden Hospitals released their debut full-length album, Surface Tension, this week. The band hand released a series EP’s over the last few years, but really stepped it up on this effort.
You can help the band celebrate the release on April 3rd at Double Door with Mighty Fox, Common Shiner, and Soft Speaker.
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound released a new single and video before departing for SXSW. The new track is called "You Can’t Break Me". It is an ode to the harsh Chicago winter and the perfect song to hear on the first day of Spring.
The band will be performing next in the area on April 10th at Durty Nellie’s in Palatine.
My My My @ Metro
My My My will be performing at Metro on March 21st with One More Moon, Joe Renardo, Buckman Page, and Rearden Roark.
Below is their live performance of "Diamonds (This Is It)" from their recently released album Tigers On The Dance Floor.