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Amber Flight

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Amber Flight is Moriah Hoyt, Ardin Jameson, Mike Hoyt, and Zach Maa. They released their debut EP, A Bright Star earlier in 2015. The EP is on the lighter, more pop, side of Electro-pop. It’s filled with airy vocals and synths, and is a very enjoyable listen. My favorite track is "City Lights" below.

You can catch Amber Flight at The Abbey Pub on October 22nd with House on Mars, Adrian Vera, and Black Rhino. (Photo by Matt Allen)

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Luno @ The Whistler

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Luno is gentle and artful bedroom pop of Christopher Gilbert. Today marks the release of his new album, Null Life.

You can help Luno celebrate the release on October 4th at The Whistler with Homme.

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Sunjacket @ Lincoln Hall

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Sunjacket has spent the last year focusing on their debut LP, which will be released in 2016, and are now emerging to perform at Lincoln Hall on October 17th. They will be opening for BRONCHO and Twinsmith and the show is a part of the Bonnaroo’s Spotlight Series. The band will be put up against four bands from four other cities for a chance to play at Bonnaroo in 2016.

Below is the band’s entry to the recent NPR Tiny Desk Concert challenge.

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Justin Klaas

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Justin Klass is a musician and label owner and has been performing and recording around the Midwest for the last 10 years. His latest album, These Strings Will Sing, is a collection of songs that he has been honing over the last four years. The are songs about love, sadness, and loneliness. There are three tracks available for preview on bandcamp where you can also preorder the album.

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Al Scorch

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The local label Bloodshot Records announced yesterday that they had signed local singer/songwriter Al Scorch. They also announced that Scorch will be releasing his second full-length studio album and label debut this Spring. Below is Al’s appearance on Audiotree from 2013.

You can catch Al Scorch at The Hideout on October 9th, SPACE in Evanston on October 21st, and at Lincoln Hall on Nov. 27th.

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Max Wonders

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Young rap phenom Max Wonders recently dropped his mixtape, You Will Never Find. The 8 track mixtape feature production from Sowle and others and an appearance by Trapo. The run away hit is the track "88 Changes" but the mixtape as a whole is on par with other groundbreaking releases coming out of Chicago in the last couple of years.

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Jesse W. Johnson

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Local singer/songwriter Jesse W. Johnson (formerly of Jet W. Lee) is preparing to release a new EP this fall. The EP will kick off with Johnson’s latest single "Primal Scream". This track will also be released a 2-song 7".

You can catch Jesse W. Johnson at Cafe Mustache (2313 N. Milwaukee) on October 17th.

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My Gold Mask

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My Gold Mask has released a video for their track "Battles". This track dates back to 2014, but will be included on the band’s forthcoming album Anxious Utopia (Feb 2016). The video was directed by Kasia Koniar.