New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Sonny Falls has released a new double single, "Lives Unlived" b/w "Hidden Coyotes". This is the first new music from the Ryan “Hoagie Wesley” Ensley fronted band since the release of 2018 their critically acclaimed 2018 album Some Kind of Spectre.
Ensley is currently working of the band’s third album, but wrote these two song just after the shelter-in-place order came down in Chicago.
Black Metal group Dismalimerence has released the lead single, "Negligence of the Forgotten", from their forthcoming debut album, Tome: 1, which is due out June 26th via Transcending Records.
This is the work of Elijah Cirricione (Guitar/Vocals), Matt Mifflin (Guitar), Craig Hamburger (Bass), and Joey Casillas (Drums).
You can catch Dismalimerence on June 6th at Bourbon on Division with Harakiri for the Sky, Numenorean, and Eneferens.
Back in October we shared the lead single and title track of the forthcoming album, Wanderverse, from the emcee Pseudo Slang and the producer Pawcut. The album is due out May 1st, but this month they have release two "C-Sides" from the project and the latest is called "WhatWeerDealinWit".
The first "C-Side", "Finesseful", dropped back in March and was accompanied by the visuals below.
Uma Bloo has released a new single called "Coming Home", her second single of 2020. This is a powerful new song that builds in intensity as the song and the singers emotion progresses.
You can hopefully catch Uma Bloo at Hungry Brain on May 23rd with Flora and Daymaker.
None of Your Concern has released two singles this month, "Cinnamon" and "Lied". This is the mysteriously masked duo who report to come from two musical diverse backgrounds to create this dark electronic music. One half is a classically trained musician, performing arts teacher and former dancer, who uses the arts to promote social justice. The other fronts a local LGBTQ+ punk band and has worked for a decade to bring multiple genres of music to the queer community on the west side of Chicago.
You can catch None of Your Concern at Sleeping Village on October 9th with Wingtips, Panic Priest, and Greg Corner.
Moldova born, Chicago-based Jazz Vocalist Ana Everling has been using the quarantine as an opportunity to go back to her childhood and record aseries of Moldovan children songs. These are home recordings that Ana has done perhaps for her own comfort, but also to bring comfort to those who listen. The latest song, the fifth she has released, is called "Ecoul (The Echo)", and was written by Ion Macovei and Grigore Vieru. The song is forty seconds of beautiful call and response, and hopefully bring a smile to any listener this morning.
You can hopefully catch Ana Everling at Jazz Showcase (806 S. Plymouth Ct.) on May 26th.
Ashley Stevenson (aka Slim Freedom) has been a staple of the subways tunnels of our city for the last seven years given a term troubadour a whole new meaning. She caught the eye of many a few years ago when her cover of "Landslide" went viral. She has a strength and a passion in her voice that is truly undeniable. Her debut album was released last week and is called "Freedom".
Bottomed has released a new experimental ambient piece called "We Sit in Silence as Our World Decays". This is clearly a creation of isolation we all find ourselves in, and Bottomed has found a touch of beauty in that maddness.
This is a solo project of Nicholas Dellacroce of the instrumental doom metal group Bongriper. He did have some help on the creation of the underlying loop of this track from his quarantine partner Caroline Krol.
Tasha has released a new single called "But There’s Still The Moon". This is the folk-tinged, R&B singer’s first single since the release of her acclaimed 2018 debut album Alone at Last.
You can catch Tasha opening for Dirty Projectors on June 3rd at Thalia Hall.
The Hÿss have release a new album called "Extraterrestrial". The album’s lead single is the title track and opening track and it is a scorcher!
The is the Doom Metal of Dave Fitzgerald (guitar/vocals), Pat Kennedy (guitar/mandolin/vocals), Matt McDonald (vocals), Mike Scales (drums), and Bill Sullivan (bass).
Mock Nine has released a new single called "Adding Up To Nothing". This is the band’s first new music of 2020 and a follow-up to their 2019 album, Stories From That Night You Can’t Remember.
Mock Nine will be performing this Friday, April 24th, at 6pm as part of Taco Chicago’s Virtual Music Festival. The festival will also be featuring Mom Dog, Bailey Minzenberger, Free Range and many more. It all kicks off tonight, April 20th with Onceiwasyoung at 5pm.
