BJ The Chicago Kid has released a fantastic new single and video called "Perfect". The track conveys a positive up lifting message that everyone needs to hear.

Last week Twin Peaks released their new album Wild Onion and a video for their track "I Found A New Way".

You can catch Twin Peaks at Glenwood Ave Arts Fest on Aug. 16th with many other great bands including White Mystery.

The GTW is the moniker of James King and "Calling Cards" is the first single from "Chigeria" coming soon on Auda Records.

You can catch The GTW at Schubas with Dre Green, Cities Aviv, and Juketastrophe tomorrow night, August 8th.

Rooftop Sessions Chicago has released their performance with Bailiff. The band performs their song "Helicopter" which appeared on the recent EP Remise.

Bailiff will be performing at Lobster Fest 2014 at Navy Pier on August 17th.

Pop Punk group The Fall Four have released a summer themed video for their latest single, "Siren Song". This is the band’s second single, the follow-up tp April’s "Wake Up".

Tall Walker has released a new single, "Dance All Night", and a video for the track in 4K HD.

You can catch Tall Walker on August 23rd at Bash On Wabash with Damn Choir, California Wives, and Oh My’s.

Dead Native’s self-titled sophomore album has an overall cosmic feel starting with the cover but building through out in the sound. The band blends echoing elements of psych rock, shoegaze, mototik, and pop. There is also a blues under current, but it is toned down from their 2013 debut, Keep It Strange". The adventure on the new album builds through out the tracks, but the most effective cosmic track has to be "Traveling". The 9 minute epic space journey seems built to put anyone into orbit. It is followed up by the one of the heavier tracks, "Clean Kill", that trudges through muddy fields of throbbing guitars. The album closes with an anthemic flourish with "Respite" with all instruments soaring to a close. This may or may not be a concept album, but it does truly feel like a complete listen that was meant to be played track by track.

Dead Native’s new album will be released on Sept. 2nd.

The Howl have released a new single, "Jejune", with a great video.

You can catch the Humbolt Park band at Beat Kitchen on August 30th.

Julie Byrne returns home tonight, August 1st, from her Summer Tour with Adam Lempel and Sunatirene. Bryne released her debut LP, Rooms With Walls and Windows earlier this year via Ordinal.

You can catch Julie Bryne at The Conservatory tonight, August 1st and at The Museum of Contemporary Art on Sept. 4th opening for How To Dress Well.

Boy King Islands has launched a kickstarter to help them finish their new album. This would be their follow-up to the 2012 Plustapes release Sun Worship. Boy King Islands is Zachary Mastoon and Jason Hunt and have been performing together for more than a decade. 

Haki is fronted by the talented Kelsey Ashby. On their latest release, Positive, her vocals range from rhythmic screaming to hushed crooning. Through out the album she shows incredible range and energy. The band’s sound ranges from thrash metal to punk to doom and never really lets up. They are destruction and beauty rolled up into a young explosive package.

You can catch Haki at Ebenezer Lutheran Church on August 6th with Evasive Backflip, Fake Limbs, Crude Humor, and Unabomber.

Cougar Island recently released their new album Conjugal Visits. Below is the first single from the album, "Much Too Loud".

You can catch Cougar Island @ Schubas on August 4th.