New York duo Shake the Baby Til the Love Comes Out have no problem making disconcerting-yet-engaging math rock (as their slightly unsavory name belies). Their new LP Growth and Healing Through Bringing Others Down continues the stumbling momentum of last year’s in a pretty suit; sludgy melodic riffs and absolutely massive drum fills on single “For All the Days That I Am Happy” shows Shake the Baby has no problem letting the lead out while seamlessly switching rhythmic gears. Revel in the noise below, and catch them at Trans Pecos on November 27th for their album release show.
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The Daisy Heaves “Apparition”
Last week The Daisy Heaves released two new singles, “Apparition” b/w “Missing”, from their forthcoming full-length album, the sleep of reason produces monsters.
The Daisy Heaves is primarily the Dream Pop of Ryan Dahl, and these first two single show a lot of promise first upcoming album.
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No Men @ Empty Bottle (11/27)
No Men released their latest album, Hell Was Full So We Came Back, last week. The band released visual for the album’s second single, “Dance Cop”, last month.
You can catch No Men at Empty Bottle on November 27th with Ganser, Luggage, and Salvation.
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Quiet Pterodactyl Launch Event @ Constellation (11/27)
A new nonprofit focused on the creation of music and art, called Quiet Pterodactyl, is launching this week. They are hosting a launch party and fundraiser on Wednesday, November 27th at Constellation. The event will feature performance from a handful of Chicago’s most talented musicians including Dan Bitney, LeRoy Bach, Dustin Laurenzi, Jeremy Cunningham, Macie Stewart, and Lane Beckstrom.
The event will also include a silent auction with proceeds going to cover the startup fees and their first public activation series, which will begin in January 2020 and announced at the Launch Party.
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Yumi Rose “KYSS”
Future Society Collective member Yumi Rose (aka Erik Norman) released a new track, "KYSS", for the first time in awhile earlier this month. This is instrumental Hip Hop and futuristic funk, and a great sign of what we may be able to expect from his forthcoming album Lazy Smokers Club.
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Kachi The Band “This Is Not”
Kachi The Band has released a new single called “This Is Not”. This is the first single from the band’s forthcoming EP, "I Only Want To Play For You”.
This is the Indie Rock group fronted by Kachi Ebiringah who is supported by Griffin Tarach, Austyn Carey, and Collin Acklin.
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Follow SUO’s nocturnal hunt in video “Unsatisfied Blood,” plays The Broadway 12.14
It’s possible you’re already acquainted with Brooklyn-based musician Saara Untracht-Oakner by way of indie four-piece tour de force BOYTOY, but under the name SUO she steps out as a solo act to lay down grooving, tactile indie rock on new track “Unsatisfied Blood.” Muted guitars and atmospheric wah-wahs underlay Untracht-Oakner’s post-punk vocal delivery, drawing inspiration from a wide range of artists including David Byrne, Prince, and Patti Smith; the song (and its lyrics detailing insatiable bloodlust) serve as a nice score for the music video in which SUO engages in nocturnal bloodsports, Man Bites Dog style. Check it out below, and catch her at The Broadway on December 14th.
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Pidgeons Playing Ping Pong Mesmerizes Audience at Emos
Maryland funk jam band, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, blazed the stage with two full sets at Emo’s on Friday night with a spectacular light show and performance. Frontman, ‘Scrambled’ Greg Ormont, was full force in his theatrics and brought increasingly high energy to an eager crowd.
The band kicked off their first set with "Whoopie", enticing the crowd to start grooving along with them. Their call was indeed heeded, and the dancing never stopped. "Julia" from their 2014 album Psychology, was undoubtedly a crowd favorite with it’s beachy cabana vibes recalling an adolescent missed opportunity with a girl named Julia. It would be remiss of me not to mention the mesmerizing rainbow of stage lights that transformed the bare concrete inside of Emo’s into what I can only imagine psychedelic dreams are made of.
The band returned for their second set, and Ormont acknowledged a blow up pickle prop and even performed a short, improvised and amusing song about the pickle. However, the apex of the night came halfway through their second set, when the band transitioned from "Burning Up My Time" into a cover of "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin. A bold move, but the cover was well received by a plethora of cheers and subsequently a mix of hands and cell phones shooting into the air to capture the moment. Jeremy Schon, on lead guitar, bravely ripped out a high energy solo before the band transitioned back into "Burning Up My Time," to the crowd’s absolute delight.
The cheers for an encore were answered with, "Lowdown" and "Schwanthem." When the set finally concluded and the house lights came on, all eyes were wide and satisfied, adjusting back into reality and perhaps experiencing some light tracer sensations following a gratifying performance of sight and sound in equal parts.
-Amy Arnold
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New Sipper single “Ghost” promises more indie soft jams on forthcoming EP
Sipper’s debut Adam Driver EP came out earlier this year and properly introduced us to Joe Beerman’s hushed, almost secretive songwriting and spare indie rock, but that hasn’t stopped him from getting in new single before we wrap 2019. Opting for a more acoustic, room filling sound, recently unveiled track “Ghost” carries much of the same easy listenability of the project’s previous release; Beerman is still cranking out catchy hooks coupled with minimalistic instrumentation while exploring different, increasingly psyche-tinged instrumentation. Better yet, as the first single off the band’s next, as-of-yet unnamed EP (out next year), it builds appropriate hype for those of us clamoring for more Sipper music (present company very much included); listen to it below. —Connor Beckett McInerney
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Explore Acidhead’s esoteric electronic on “Distractions,” play Knitting Factory 11.27
New York electronic act Acidhead mix elements of pop-punk, new classical, and synthwave on new LP Distractions, delivering a strange, exciting effort for fans of the experimental. Between pulsing 808s and dissonant keys, multi-instrumentalist Patrick McGee croons in heavy autotune, crafting tracks that resonate with the listener as both emotional detached and deeply lachrymose; peppered in among this primarily electronic backbone are massive guitar riffs, sax lines, and meandering piano playing, all of which contribute to the esoteric nature of the release. The final output reads as the lovechild of Angelo Badalamenti and Yung Lean (in the best way possible); stream it below, and catch Acidhead at Knitting Factory on 11.27.
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The SpArKLeTeArS Mixtape
*~*SpArKLeTeArS*~* have released a mixtape filled with several live recordings and some funs random recordings.
This is the first new music from the trio of Morgan, Las, and Z since their 2018 single “Surf Bunny”.