Odd Folk seems to be everywhere over the last two weeks and their low key vintage folk sound seems to be endearing itself to local crowds. The four-piece band, with sounds comparable to heavy-weights like The Avett Brothers or Mumford & Sons, released their debut ep "Die Young" back in August.

The band has played several shows around the city in the last two weeks, but you can catch tonight, Dec. 3rd, @ Space in Evanston with The Last Bison.

Cold Blue Kid released their latest EP, Mimic, back in February, but this week they decided to give it away for free. The six-track ep is filled with solid indie pop and well constructed lyrics.

You can catch Cold Blue Kid at Beat Kitchen on Dec 15th

Last month the five-piece garage rock band Jolly Korea released their second ep, For The Record. They are giving the noisy but melodic ep away for free through their bandcamp page.

You can catch Jolly Korea at Klas Restaurant in Cicero on December 14th.

The electro-dance trio Krewella is releasing their new remix ep Play Harder on December 10th. This is the follow-up and reimagination of their debut ep Play Hard which was released earlier this year. The new ep also features a new track called "Come & Get it" in addition to seven remixs of their tracks "Alive" and "Killin’ It" from producers based around the world. You can download "Come & Get It" here for free.

You can catch Krewella at Congress Theater on December 29th.

Conductive Alliance has released a new video for the first single, "Deep Sea", from their forthcoming album Opticks. The album is planned for release in early 2013.

Board Of Governors is a power-rock trio formed in Chicago, IL. Their music is distinguished by energetic, riff-driven, modern hooks infused with a heavy vintage appeal. BOG continues to surprise fans with an array of teasing dynamics, defiant key changes, and passionate soundscapes. Board of Governors plays Subterranean in Chicago on December 7th, 2012 with: Alaya The Vida Sky Daylight Dawns Tides Will Turn For more videos and promos from BOG, check out Solo Picture Studios.

The Giving Tree Band have released the video for the second single from their recent release "Vacilador".

You can catch The Giving Tree Band at Double Door on Dec. 29th with The Shams Band and Ed Anderson.

On An On have released the second single from their forthcoming debut album Give In. The track is called "The Hunter".

You can catch On An On at Schubas on December 14th.

The Sea & Cake have released a new video for their track "On and On". The track comes from their recent Thrill Jockey release "Runner". The video was animated by the talented Naomi Nagata.

Kevin Drumm has reemerged with a 29 minute choatic collage of noise called Relief. This is a challenging release that pushes hard against the boundaries of music and sound. It feels like Drumm carefully pulled an excerpt of sound from the endless loop of amassed recordings pulsing through his mind and laptop.

MP3: excerpt from Relief by Kevin Drumm

Relief was released by Editions Mego on November 5th.

Chicago chillwave, witch-house, shoegaze, indie-dance. Playing this weekend at Schubas (11/17) and at Reggies (11/18) The beauty of Magicks sound is that it is as accessible as it is indecipherable. Although the Chicago native cites hip hop, rhythm and blues and shoegaze as initial influences, the end product is much more. Magicks is a high minister in the "Church of What’s Happening Now", managing to blend a virtual primer of today’s most influential sounds into one cohesive package that actually sounds good (to even the most jaded critic). This is dreamy pop music crafted by a psychick warrior. Equal parts pleasure and challenge to the modern ear.

Episode 8 of From The Basement features the soulful Willis Earl Beal. He performs along side Moby and Delta Spirit. You can check out the fill episode here.