New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
The Black Godfather, Andre Williams, is back with a new album from Bloodshot Records. That’s All I Need will be released on May 18th, and the Andre will be celebrating the release at Schubas on May 29th.
A couple of years ago Project Lab made a documentary about Andre, his music, and his influence called Agile, Mobile, and Hostile and it was recently added to Hulu.
One of the latest releases to come from the Sacred Bones 12” series is the new ep from Daily Void entitled Eclipse of 1453 EP. The music of Daily Void has always been raw and primal and this ep is not exception. The band reaches into the darkest elements of punk and then punches you right in the jaw.
Daily Void celebrates the release of their ep on April 24th at Empty Bottle with The Styrenes and John Bellows.
Do Division Fest has announced their 2010 line-up and it’s a solid one. This two day event will feature Chicago bands including The Hood Internet, Pelican, The Ponys, CoCoComas, Bailiff, Rego, Soft Speaker The Poison Arrows, Headlights, and more. The out-of-towners include YACHT, Warpaint, Earl Greyhound, and Maritime, among others.
The Do Division Fest takes place on June 5th and 6th (on Division Street from Ashland to Leavitt), and for the full line-up you can visit their website.
Deep Elm Records recently released a massive 18-song free sampler called We Dream Alone. The digital album includes a track from Nathan Xander’s 2009 release The Fear called “Trial By Fire”. Nathan has since joined forces with Witchouse to form Nathan Xander & Witchouse. The above video also comes from The Fear and was released back in October.
A behind the scenes look at the new album from Model Stranger, Dreams & Bones. The band will be celebrating the release of the album on April 24th at Cubby Bear with Verona Red, Cavalry, The Flavor Savers, and 20 Mark Helga. Doors open at 8pm and tickets are $10.
The Spend is as much about interesting and multi-layered folk music as it is about Matt Shaw’s desire for complete control. On his debut as The Spend, Mild Peril (Basic Satan), Shaw control’s the music, runs the label, and even does the cover art. The album and title track open with the line “The band is done. The girlfriend’s gone.”, and that is exactly where Shaw began with this project, broken up on several levels. The resulting full-length album is beautifully complex document of Shaw’s journey to independence and the understanding of who he is as a musician.
The Spend will be performing at Songwriter’s Night at Phyllis’ Musical Inn (1800 w Division) on April 28th with Gia Margaret and others.
The Smashing Pumpkins have released the fourth (of 44) track from Teargarden By Kaleidyscope. This song may have the biggest sound of the four tracks, while massive swirling guitars filling every inch. This will be the final song in the first of 11 four song ep, Song For A Sailor. The downside of this track, and perhaps trying to write a massive amount of music in a short period of time, has to be the very simplistic and repetitive lyrics.
Chicago’s Coke Rats (the sole project of Tim Tsurutani of CAW! CAW!) kicks off the new mixtape from Slanty Shanty Records’ Tape Club. The mixtape was designed to celebrate the 10 releases the tape club has put out. Coke Rats’ debut Smooches was released by in August in a limited run of 50, and it was the first release of the 10. These releases also include a tape from former Chicago band The Heligoats.
Vivian Girls eat your hearts out! Chicago is in love with Hollows, and you need to check out their new session with Giant System.
Hollows will be performing at Cal’s on April 24th with Wooly Bullies and The Alright Alreadies.
Yes, tomorrow is Record Store Day, and instead of recreating what others have done I thought I would point you to three great run downs of multiple events, and point out my favorite event. You find solid lists at Via Chicago, Loud Loop Press, and Gapers Block Transmission.
My favorite event tomorrow will be The Loneliest Monk performing at Cyklopx in Forest Park. They perform at 1pm.
