Kenny Dennis (aka Serengeti) has released a new video for his track "Rib Tips". The track comes from 2012’s Kenny Dennis EP, and heralds the start of his tour with Yoni Wolf from Why?.

The Kickback have released a video for their new track "Sting’s Teacher Years" from their forthcoming album Sorry All Over The Place which is due out this summer.

You can catch The Kickback on May 14th at The Empty Bottle.

Z.L. Melton and Labors have released their latest album, "Blue Funk", digitally on five different colors of vinyl. The album is thoughtful and inventive, from the muted horns that open on "The Grand East" to the somber strut of "Porcelain" that close. Labors cover several forms of songwriting from the southern devotional to the smoke-filled lounge singers ballad.

You can catch Labors at The Whistler on May 7th to celebrate the release of "Blue Funk".

Verma has announced the details of their forthcoming album Sunrunner which will be released on May 27th via Trouble In Mind Records. They have also released the album’s first single "Hologramm".

You can catch Verma on May 1st at Double Door as part of CIMMfest 2014 and at The Burlington on with Doug Tuttle on May 11th.

Librariun is an exciting and somewhat mysterious young duo who released their debut single "SF Clue" and played their first show this week. The single is solid power pop with a slight garage feel. The two tracks are catchy, well-written pop tunes and a sign of big things to come for this duo.

Dance Cheetah has begun to dance its way into the scene over the last month. The trio of Matt Cornelison, Jake Bartlett, Austin Goodman released their debut EP "Get In Tu It" last month and performed their first live show last week at 1st Ward. Their sound is pure electro-pop and ready for the dance floor. Check out the video for "Satellite Love".

Epitonic released their Saki Session with Bottomless Pit yesterday. The session was recorded live at Saki last year to celebrate the release of the band’s third album, Shade Perennial.

The session kicks off with the lead single from Shade Perennial, "Fleece".

The indie rock band Coaster released their latest EP, Tattoos, earlier this month digitally and on cassette. The band is currently on a Spring Midwest Tour.

You can catch Coaster on May 2nd at Beat Kitchen with Chasing Dinosaurs and Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers.

Rooftop Chicago recently released their session with the talented ukulele strumming VRO. They recorded three videos with her all of over the city. The video below is VRO performing "Share The Love".

The Main Chance is the project fronted by Will Gosner of Lakesigns. Earlier this month he released the debut album from The Main Chance, Lunagraphy. The album is beautifully intimate folk-pop. My favorite track from the album in "The End Is Sweat and Near". It is the perfect early spring song with lyrics like "Spring had been knocking/Snowmelt weeping from the eaves/Tonight it’s all gone, full retreat,/And we’re heading for a deep freeze".

Counterfeit i is the project fronted by Derek Allen with Ryan Worthy and Tyler Kirgiss on bass and drums. The group released their latest EP, Still (vol. II), earlier this month. Their sound is dark and electronic, fluctuating between aggressive and ambient with ease.

The band is touring through out the month of May, and you can catch Counterfeit I at Quencher’s on May 10th.

Purrple is the work of Sky Adler and Jay Bends, and together they are preparing to release an EP this summer. The first single from the EP is called "Tide" and features a few bars from Tide K from local hip hop duo The Palmer Squares and wicked "Mr. Sandman" sample. Just breathe!