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Dastardly on Small Chicago

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With their next release just a little over a month away, Dastardly stopped by Small Chicago to record a set of three songs. Below is "Fever". Dastardly is celebrating the release of their new album on Jan. 19th at Lincoln Hall with Santah and Brighton MA.

However, you can catch them first at Double Door on December 10th with Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons.

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Torch Singer @ Subt

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Torch Singer is group of six talented local musicians and as a group they have just released their second ep called These Remote Places. The band has a full sound that includes cello, keyboards, two guitars, and an array of voices. You can check out the ep below and purchase it at the band’s bancamp page.

Torch Singer will be performing at Subt on December 7th.

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From Our Open Blog: Vintage Blue Thank’s You

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Vintage Blue wants to thank The Deli and our fans for making us Chicago’s Band of the Month. We will be playing our first show at Metro Chicago on December 8th at 9:00pm and would love to see you all there. Additionally, we will be opening for three nights with Sister Hazel!!! Dec 15 at Bluebird in Bloomington, Indiana, and two shows at the House of Blues Chicago on Dec 16 and 17. This opportunity is thanks to all of your support. See you there!!!

Just Breathe by Vintage Blue

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Musikanto Revisited

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It’s that time of year again, and I’m being to look back through the local releases for 2011. A released that I recently cam across and had overlooked is Sky of Dresses by Musikanto. This is honest and hard-working Americana in it’s simplest form, and it is done so well on this release. The album was released back in August through the local label Grape Juice Records. If you had missed it as well check out his video for "Every Which Way".

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Joe Pug Live from Lincoln Hall

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Last week Joe Pug released a live album of a set that was recorded at Lincoln Hall last Spring. The 17 track released can be found here, and it is a nice document of what Pug has been able to accomplish over the last three years. Pug is currently putting the finishing touches on his next studio album. The album will be called The Great Despiser and is scheduled to be released this Spring.

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Unicycle Loves You “Failure”

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Unicycle Loves You have announced the details of their next album and Mecca Lecca debut. The album will be called Failure, and will be released on 2/14/12. This is band’s third full-length album and first 2010’s Mirror, Mirror. The album was again recorded and produced primarily by the band’s frontman Jim Carroll. You can listen to "Wow Wave Cinema" below and stream "Sun Comes Out (And I Don’t Care)" at the band’s website. The band will be releasing a video for the track "Piranha" shortly.

MP3: Unicycle Loves You "Wow Wave Cinema"

Unicycle Loves You will be performing at Empty Bottle on Feb. 13th to celebrate the release.

Here is the tracklisting for Failure:
1. Garbage Dump
2. Wow Wave Cinema
3. Failure
4. Piranha
5. Bitch Eye
6. Separate Places
7. Brand New Pillow
8. Sun Comes Out (And I Don’t Care)
9. Oh, Rebecca
10. Master Medical Driveway

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Soft Speaker @ Empty Bottle

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Back on November 8th Soft Speaker released their second full-length album Vortobos. The album, which features a cover by one of my favorite local artists Jason Brammer, is a nice step forward for rock band. It is filled solid guitar riffs, well-crafted tales, and solid production. You can hear the band discuss the album on Vocalo’s MusicVox here.

You can catch Soft Speaker with Crystal Stilts and Hollow tomorrow night, Dec. 2nd, at Empty Bottle.

(He Wore A) Lion’s Hide by SOFT SPEAKER

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Hemmingbirds @ Subt

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Hemmingbirds released a new video this week for their track "Mellow Gold Haze" and they are performing tonight, Dec. 1st, at Subt with Glittermouse, Sleep Kitty, and Mutts. "Mellow Gold Haze" is the first single off the album "Death Wave".