Born and raised in Chicago, Open Mike Eagle has found some success in LA, but still hasn’t forgotten about his roots. Here he is with my favorite Chicago emcee Kid Static and the prolific one Alwayz Prolific.
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The Island of Misfit Toys “Beginnings of a Beard”
The Island of Misfit Toys have released a video for their track "Beginnings of a Beard" which appears on their recently released album Bear Hair (Tandem Shop).
The Island of Misfit Toys will be performing at Casa Donde on July 25th.
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Will Phalen @ The Whistler
Will Phalen of Will Phalen and The Stero Addicts is releasing a solo album called Holy Ghost/Gold Coast on July 10th. The album beautiful, intimate, and raw. He is calling the sound digital folk, and there is a thin but somewhat surprising layer of electronics that really flush out the texture of these tracks. Phalen will be celebrating the release with a free show at The Whistler on July 10th.
Will recently performed the album for Audiotree Live and you can watch the entire performance here. Below is the title track from the new album and Will performing "Suddenly" also from Holy Ghost/Gold Coast.
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Akasha “The Cool Ruler Overture” Mixtape
The very cool reggae band Akasha has released a new mixtape tribute to Gregory Isaac. The band will be performing at The Hideout on July 22nd with JT & the Clouds and DJ RC.
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Love of Everything “Sooner I Wish”
Polyvinyl is releasing the latest ep from Love of Everything which is the solo project of Joan of Arc’s (among other projects) Bobby Burg. This four song project is the direct result of Burg’s recent divorce and in turn is very personal project. Sooner I Wish will be released on August 2nd.
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Only Children “Don’t Stop”
The label Nuclear Family has released the new ep for the local producer team known as Only Children. The ep contains the track "Don’t Stop" (below) and four remixes of "Don’t Stop" including one by Hey Champ.
Only Children kick off and end Chicagoist’s Mixtape #10 and are by Chicagoist here.
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Clara May “Hush”
Clara May has released a video for their track "Hush". The tack comes from their recently released debut album by the same name.
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Project Film’s Film Project?
I know this maybe a little confusing but Project Film has a new new film project in the works. Below is the behind scenes trailer for their upcoming music video for the track "Sound Sleepers". Project Film are Sam McAllister and Megan Frestedt both also of Tandem Shop Records. The track "Sound Sleepers" comes from the duos debut album "Chicago".
Project Film be touring the West coast in July and will return home for a show on August 14 at The Whistler with Nelken.
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Jordan Knecht Slow Walker
Advant-folk musician Jordan Knecht has released a new split cassette with Utah’s Lake Mary. Jordan’s style is challenging, but the 18 minutes that these two tracks span are worth the time that you will put into them.
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Alkaline Trio “Damnesia”
To celebrate their 15th anniversary Alkaline Trio have reworked and rerecorded 15 of the greatest hits for a new album they are calling Damnesia. The album will be released on Epitaph Records on July 12th.
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Joan of Arc on Laundromantinee
Recently Joan of Arc stopped the studio of My Old Kentucky Blog to record a couple of tracks. Below is the track "Love Life" and you can find the recording of "What Whorse You Wrote Id On" here.
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A Lull Confetti Reprise
A Lull is releasing a four song ep to further the build upon the success of their recently released debut album Confetti. The ep will be released on August 16th and includes tracks that were originally intended to be included on the album but were pulled at the last minute. The four tracks are "Pot Luck", "Confetti Reprise", "Exit Wounds", and "The Pit".
A Lull will be performing at West Fest on July 10th.