Owen (aka Mike Kinsella) has been performing tracks from his new album Ghost Town all over the city and releasing on his youtube page. His latest finds him at Heads & Threads @ 1524 N. Milwaukee Ave. to perform "The Armoire". Ghost Town was released last week by Polyvinyl and can be found here.
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Secret Colours are Back!
It’s been a few months since we have heard from the mega-psych band Secret Colours. They’ve been spending time in the studio with producer Brian Deck. They are preparing to release a new ep called EP3 on 1/1/12. The band will celebrate the release with a show at Empty Bottle on 1/7.
You can also catch the band this weekend, 11/19, at Beat Kitchen with Soft Speaker.
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XD Records First Annual Showcase
Tomorrow, Nov. 19th, at Reggie’s the eclectic local label XD Records will hold their first annual showcase. The event will act as both a showcase and launch party for this exciting new label. The label currently has three Chicago bands on their roster and here is the line-up for the showcase. Bloody Knives (Austin, TX), bliss.city.east (Chicago), Music for Headphones (Philadelphia), Panda Riot (Chicago), Her Vanished Grace (New York), Lightfoils (Chicago), and 2060 Chiron (Philadelphia).
The entire event is only $8 and is of course 21 and over. Check out "How It Is" by Lightfoils below.
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Great Gray Buildings @ Subt
Great Gray Buildings are releasing their latest ep Teleglow on November 17th and celebrating with a performance at Subt. The released a "Super Special Song" sampler on the 11th that in included a cover of "In My Life" by The Beatles. Dean Welch & The Rhythm Method is also performing and celebrating their recent release.
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Noise By Numbers
Yesterday Solidarity Records released a new split 7" from our very own Noise By Numbers who team up the UK’s The Magnificent. This is the band’s second release this year and follow-up to their Jump Start Records debut Over Leavitt. The video below for the track "Disappointed" comes from that album.
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Many Places Sign to Tandem Shop
Sam McAllister and Megan Frestedt continue to create and cull an outstanding local label and stable of talent, Tandem Shop, with the addition of Many Places this week. The main force behind Many Places in Kevin Rieg, and he is joined by Nick Godden and Matt Hennessey of Honest Engines to play live and record. Rieg’s debut album is currently being mastered, and he made his live debut this place weekend. You check out acoustic version of a few of the tracks at the band’s bandcamp page.
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I Lost Control @ Double Door
Tomorrow night, November 16th, I Lost Control will lose control at Double Door for free. The show begins at 8:30pm and includes Burial At Sea and The Beez Neez. Below is a track from I Lost Control from their most recent EP Cones and Arrows.
MP3: I Lost Control "TWB"
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The Cosmos Kids
The duo of Mike Kmiec and Tim Fassnacht are know as The Cosmos Kids. They just released their new ep, Volume II, and you can check out the first track from it called "26 and 24" below.
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Salem “Better Off Alone”
Salem has released a new video for their track "Better Off Alone" which appears on the band’s new ep I’m Still In The Night which drops on 11/22 through IAMSOUND.
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Rabid Rabbit “Czarny Sen”
Rabid Rabbit recently announced a few of the details of their sophomore album Czarny Sen. Hailing from the west side, East Garfield Park to be exact, the band has come to be known from their solid doom metal sound dubbed "Chicago Sludge". Czarny Sen will be released on December 6th, and is comprised of five tracks of dark and grinding noise. At its core is wife/husband team Andrea Jablonski and Mike Tsoulos playing bass and drums respectively. Later joined by Arman Mabry (bass) and Dan Sullivan (guitar), and this is their first release with Sullivan.
Rabid Rabbit will be performing at Reggie’s Rock Club on December 11th Psychic Tv and Claw Toe.
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Secret Science @ Ultra Lounge
There are some occasions that call for straight-forward garage rock. I am not sure if the day after Thanksgiving is such an occasion, but the upcoming local showcase at Ultra Lounge is going to be a great one. I was recently sent a link to the new ep from Secret Science called "Secret Science II", and it’s pure garage rock and a lot of fun to listen to.
Check out Secret Science below. You can catch them live with The Fling and Yukon Blonde at Ultra Lounge on November 25th, tickets are $8 (available online here).
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Cooler By The Lake on Chic-A-Go-Go
I can’t think of a better time to perform at Chic-A-Go-Go and could there have been a more fitting band than Cooler By The Lake? Perfect!
You can check out Cooler By The Lake on November 27th at Reggie’s Music Joint.