Chicago-born and LA-based, Open Mike Eagle is gearing up to release and new LP next month called 4nml Hsptl via Fake Four. The album will feature contributions from Serengeti, Danny Brown, and others.

The track with Serengeti is called "Universe Man". 4nml Hsptl comes out on June 26th.

Jessica Robbins released her debut album, Dear Fred, back in 2010 and is returning next month with a new ep called Habitat.

Jessica has a wonderful voice and style. She also has knack for for recording great covers in a unusual places. Below she records a cover of Fiona Apple’s "Extraordinary Machine" in a bathroom with a puppy.

Jessica Robbins will be celebrating the release of Habitat on June 21st at Schubas with Brendan Losch.

Bo Deal has released a video for his track "Murda" which features Waka Flocka and Chief Keef. The track comes from Bo Deal’s new mixtape, Chicago Code 3.

We right in the middle of a Chicago hip hop explosion and their is much more to come.

Tom Krell (aka How To Dress Well) has released a new track today called "Ocean Floor For Everything". The track comes from his forthcoming album Total Loss which will be released by Acéphale this Fall. If this beautiful track is a sign of what is to come it is going to be a chilly and lovely Fall.

Every so often I start feeling nostalgic and miss those days of piling into the local VFW or friends basement and witness indie rock at its most basic. I feel that sense of nostalgia when I listen to Blue Dream. This young band plays psych rock and blues, and recently released a new single called "The Rebel".

You can catch Blue Dream playing an all ages show at Reggies Rock Club on July 1st.

Topself Records out of Boston will be releasing the new ep from Cut Teeth, Televandalism, on July 24th. The band has released the ep digitally, but this will be a remastered vinyl edition with a bonus track and artwork by Ben Sears.

Stephen Paul Smoker have released a video for their track "Green City" from the recently released album Ripe Fruit.

Chandeliers are preparing to release their new album Founding Fathers through Captcha Records on June 19th. The group recently released the video for the album first single, Le Corsage.

Chandeliers will be celebrating the released on June 25th at Empty Bottle with a free show.

Clever One (aka Mark Sandoval) has released his new mixtape "Life’s A Blur". He opens the mix by announcing the this is destiny, and then he proceeds to make you really feel. Through the mixtape he effortlessly combines a smooth flow with a sharp and bitting wit. Clever One is not scared to be himself and has launched summer in the right direction.

Keeping with the electro-pop vibe, Perfect Kiss has released their first studio-recorded single. The track was recorded at Rax Track and was produced by James "Jimmy Con" Wineman.

It’s rare that find a duo as perfectly matched as Elysia Hang-Fu and Alena Ratner when they come together as Shuteye. Elysia is a talented singer/songwriter and Alena is a veteran producer and accomplished DJ. Together they make something all their own, but well grounded in electro-pop. Recently the duo was one of five winners in the Monster Diesel Vektr Headphones contest.

You can catch Shuteye at Cobra Lounge on June 6th, and as part of the big Chicago in Paris show at Metro on July 6th.