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Victor Villarreal “Invisible Cimema”

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Indiana’s Joyful Noise announced yesterday that they will be releasing the first solo album from Victor Villarreal (Cap’n Jazz, Owls, Joan of Arc) on January 24th. The album is called Invisible Cimema and will feature six tracks that blend various elements of guitar. On the album Victor plays an array of instruments and really demonstrates his immense talent.

MP3: Victor Villarreal "Enters"

"Invisible Cinema" is limited to just 250 hand-numbered copies on clear vinyl (w/ digital). The album will be released on January 24th, followed by a US tour.

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Santah on Audiotree

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Santah has been all over the place lately and I am sure it is due their signing to No Sleep Records and releasing their debut White Noise Bed back in June. They recorded a session for Daytrotter that came out last month, and now have released a tremendous session with Audiotree.

Santah is recording a live session for Epitonic at Saki on Dec. 4th at 5:30pm. The last Epitonic live session was last month with YAWN.

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Electric Hawk Strobe Session

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The instrumental power trio Electric Hawk is releasing their self-titled debut album on December 15th with a performance with Brokeback at Strobe Session (2631 Division). The trio of Graham Mclachlan, Noah Leger, and Michael Burns all met while performing as part of the live band for Blue Man Group. The album that three produced is dark, driving, and aggressive. The band has recently opened for bands like Fu Manchu and Helmet and promise to represent their album well on the 15th.

The last I heard there were very few spots left for the Stobe Session taping and release. If you are interested rsvp to strobesessions@gmail.com.

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Bully In The Hallway @ Empty Bottle

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Bully in the Hallway is back with a new album called Crooks and their Castles. The album and release event both fall on December 1st, and you can catch the band at Empty Bottle. This is the band’s second self-released album and if they continue to make these types of leaps in their sound and presentation they will find a home label in 2012. Check out the first single from the album, "Life is Money", below.

Bully in the Hallway is performing with Dax Riggs and My Cold Dead Hand at Empty Bottle on Thursday Dec. 1st at 9:30pm.

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Exit Ghost

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Tomorrow, Nov. 29th, at Viaduct Theater Exit Ghost will be filming a new video for a from their upcoming EP. The band is inviting fans to come to the theater from 6-9pm to be apart of the audience. They are offering free pizza and more.

The band will also be performing at Beat Kitchen on December 21st with Dirty Rooks and Juniper Mays.They also recently placed their debut ep up on soundcloud and you can stream the title track from "Hang Up The Lights" below. 

02 Hang The Lights by Exit Ghost

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Mutts Pray For Rain

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Mutts are releasing their new album Pray For Rain on December 13th, but you can get a sneak peak this Thursday, Dec. 1st at Subterranean. This is the band’s fourth release but their first full-length. Below you can check out "Fool" from the album and here is the band’s interesting studio journal which documents their recording process.

Over the summer Mutts appeared on Audiotree while they were working this ambitious new release. Thursday’s show also features Glittermouse (also with a new release), Sleep Kitty, and Hemmingbirds.

Fool – from Pray for Rain – coming 12/13 by 8eat8 Records

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Wolvhammer “The Obsidian Plains”

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If you begin to delve into the black metal scene in Chicago it won’t take long before you come across Wolvhammer. The band released theor second full-length album The Obsidian Plains back on Oct. 25th 2011 through Profound Lore. Their sound is not for the weak of heart, and the band really brings the darkness and aggression on this release. This is the band’s sophomore release, and you can stream their debut album ‘Black Marketeers Of World War III’ below.

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Lagos

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Lagos is a new collaboration between local downtempo producer Radius and Mexico City’s Leo123 (now living in Chicago). When working together this duo creates a strangely beautiful mixture of 70′s Dub recordings and 80′s house. They are releasing their debut self-titled ep on November 29th through Old Tacoma Records.Below is the track "(your thoughts)" from the ep.