New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Bertling Noise Laboratories has released a new album called “The Frodis Tape”. This is a tribute and cover album dedicated to the work of The Monkees. The album takes its name form the final, and perhaps strangest, episode the band’s short lived television show.
This is the work of Nick Bertling and he was inspired to to create this project after the passing of Pete Tork back in February.
Hark Rockers Blacklist Regulars recently announced a Fall tour in support of their 2019 debut album, Through the Blast. The band will be hitting the road with Powerman 5000 for the next month and then continuing out with (HED) p.e. and Adema.
You can catch Blacklist Regulars at Brauer House in Lombard in November 7th with Powerman 5000.
October 3rd Fidlar and Xetas @ Scoot Inn
October 5th Jenny Lewis and Cherry Glazerr @ Scoot Inn
October 5th Golden Dawn Arkestra @ Stubbs
October 6th Griz and Capyac @ Emos
October 10th Flamingosis and Boombaptist @ Parish
Synth-Pop trio CalicoLoco recently released their debut single “Minty Newports”.
This is the work of Danny Robles, Alex Ivanov, and Jakub Kwiatkowski.
Few continue to “walk the walk” of the folk musician’s talk quite like Brooklyn transplant Fletcher C Johnson, and his latest single “Portland” makes this fact abundantly known. A nasal diatribe of crashing on couches (and stints on the street) comprise Johnson’s narrative of the years he lived in track’s titular city, interwoven amongst lazy, nostalgia-inducing slide guitar. The lyrics earnest and occasionally self-critical nature, paired with Johnson’s unique timber and penchant for bluegrass soundscapes evoke the proto-alternative country sounds of Jerry Garcia; it’s fitting given Johnson has certainly been on a Long Strange Trip before coming home to roost in Brooklyn, New York. Give it a listen below, and keep an eye out for his forthcoming LP Are You Feelin’ It, dropping October 14th. -Connor Beckett McInerney
Kaytranada
October 4th & 11th 5PM @ Miller Lite
Haitian-Canadian DJ mixes dance, funk and hip-hop
Kali Uchis
October 5th & 12th 5PM @ Miller Lite
Neo-soul, reggatone and genre-bending upbeat music
Robyn
October 13th 8PM @ Honda
Dance anthems and electro pop from Sweden
Fisher
October 6th & 13th 5 PM @ T Mobile
Aussie Producer and DJ w Dance/EDM set
Griz
October 6th & 13th 7 PM @ T Mobile
Trip hop and electro-soul with big horn section
Divino Niño has released visuals for the latest single, “Quiero”, from their most recent album, Foam. The video was brilliantly animated by Anthony Esquivel and is a wild strange trip.
You can catch Divino Niño at Thalia Hall on November 6th with Crumb and Shormey.
The Hecks have released a third single, “Heat Wave”, from their forthcoming album My Star which is due out on October 11th via Trouble in Mind.
You can catch The Hecks on October 7th at Empty Bottle with Juiceboxxx and Fire-Toolz.
Bread Doe has released a new album called No Lifeguards on Duty. The album’s lead single, “If I Fall In Love” features vocal from Chimeka and can be streamed below.
You can catch Bread Doe tonight, October 2nd, at Bassline (2239 S. Michigan Ave.) with Bully and Slitta.
Swim Ignorant Fire is atmospheric ambient sounds of Stephen Holliger. He recently released his latest album, Pale Horses, via Somnimage.
You can catch Swim Ignorant Fire on October 11th at Nightshop in Bloomington, IL with Lime, REZN, and Encounter at L-5.
You know someone’s album will be good when you hear their demos and think, oh well now that’s sounding pretty solid. That said, Affectionately just released a wee little collection of demos–some of which you may have heard on other albums before–and it’s a true delight of a listen. “Bedroom Waltz” is a personal favorite, but they’re all impressive with fun with disorienting distortions and pure, pleasing vocals. It’s always fun to hear a little gentler behind-the-scenes of one of the Bay Area’s finer secrets. Check ‘em out and don’t wreck ‘em out. Stay tuned for the full album out, comin’ in soon. –Michelle Kicherer, Associate Editor
Bear Call’s latest single, “Harsh” was just released as an end of summer jam and the title is oh-so deceiving. The smooth chill of “Harsh” is a jazzy mellow jam with warm strums and some nice key action with lyrics that are secretly funny. Oh la la, take a dive. Bear Call will be back playing in San Francisco in December playing with Goon at The Knockout. ’Til then, jam on. –Michelle Kicherer, Associate Editor
