The Black Tape have been a mainstay in the Chicago scene for awhile now and recently performed their track "I Love You" for Living Room Songs.
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The Wild Onion People on Backstage Chicago
The latest video from Backstage Chicago features Chicago’s answer to Ice-T’s Body Count, The Wild Onion People performing their track "Wild Chile" at Liar’s Club. There is also a short interview at the end.
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From our Open Blog: The Voodoo Kings @ The Montrose Room
Long-running Chicago rock outfit The Voodoo Kings will be playing two sets @ The Montrose Room on Friday, July 15. The show is free with the password “voodoo” and the first set is at 9 PM.
The song “Animal” from VDK’s American Lights has been picked up by the company Song And Film for licensing opportunities. “When I See Her,” from the same album, was featured in the motion picture Deal starring Burt Reynolds and produced by Seven Arts Pictures / MGM.
Time Out Chicago calls Montrose Room one of Chicago’s “Top 5″ suburban bars!
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Blah Blah Blah “Why Am I The Only One Laughing”
Blah Blah Blah are preparing to release a new EP called "Thank You Thank You" on August 23rd, and have recently released the first single from that EP called "Why Am I The Only One Laughing". The band also filmed a great video for the track with the help of director Kasia Koniar. You can learn more about the band here.
Blah Blah Blah will be celebrating the release with a show at Double Door on Saturday, August 27th.
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California Wives on Giant System
The latest video on Giant System comes from the band California Wives.
California Wives will be performing at Wicker Park Fest on July 23rd.
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Canasta “Mexico City”
Canasta has released a video for their first single from full-length album The Fakeout, the Tease and the Breather, "Mexico City".
The band is performing at Sheffield & Webster for The 43rd Annual Sheffield Garden Walk on July 24th.
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Hey Champ Winner’s Circle Vol. 3 Preview
Hey Champ has just released a very cool preview for their forthcoming mixtape Winner’s Circle Vol. 3 "Cool in the Pool". You can check it out below. The mixtape will be released next week,
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CD of The Month: The Canoes
From the opening explosion of the debut album, Roger, from the Evanston band The Canoes on the track "We’ll Meet in Minnesota" I knew I was hearing something special. The band has such a full sound, that borrows from some of the best bands of the early ’90’s like Cracker and Dinosaur Jr. It so refreshing to hear that straightforward fuzzed out roar of the guitar again, and that sound carries through out the album.
Thematically the album deals heavily with what it means to live in the Midwest and specifically Chicago (see, "Illinois, Chicago"). You can tell this is a home recording and at times the vocals get a bit washed out, but this is solid debut from a band with a lot potential and an approach that more bands should embrace. You can download Roger for free from the band’s bandcamp page.
The Canoes are performing on July 28th at Abbey Pub with The Singleman Affair and Jesse W. Johnson.
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The Hood Internet and Hollywood Holt
What do you get when you mix the hot track "Pump Up Kicks" by LA’s Foster The People and local emcee Hollywood Holt? A great new summer-ready remix from The Hood Internet!
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Young Coconut @ Panchos
It is always exciting when a group of talented local musicians come together to form a band. One of the newer such groups in town is called Young Coconut. With handmade eps in hand they will be performing at Panchos on July 9th with Truman & His Trophy and Megagiant. Listen to their track "Ain’t That a Shame" below, and you can find more here.
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More from The Cool Kids
We are seeing a lot of leaks coming from The Cool Kid’s new album When Fish Ride Bicycles, but none maybe better than "Summer Jam" which features Maxine Ashley and Pharrell. The album drops on July 12th, and below is an interview and performance captured by allhiphop.