Jessica Ever recently released her debut full-length album, How’s This For Distance?. The album covers an array of emotions, longing, anger, but mostly it documents a love and hate relationship with the city we call home.

The video for the album’s lead single/title track perfectly demonstrates Ever’s ability to weave the city into her writing to tell her story around and through it’s large shadow.

For the recording of the album Ever enlisted the help of Michael Garrity of Nora Marks and Ivan Gonzalez.

Post-Industrial group The Joy Thieves have released the opening/title track from their forthcoming debut full-length album, American Parasite, which is set to be released on July 23rd via Armalyte Industries.

The single is accompanied by the Joel Lopez of Lumbra Productions directed video below.

Punk legend Martin Sorrondeguy is back with his latest group Canal Irreal and their self-titled debut full-length album. The supergroup includes Scott Plant of Broken Prayer and Droids Blood and members of Sin Orden.

It is not surprising that this collection of punk veterans have produced an album that blazes with fierce aggression from start to finish.

Lauren Dukes has released the first single, "Hectic Love Week", from her forthcoming debut self-titled EP which is due out on September 2nd.

Blending Jazz, Soul, R&B, and Blues, Dukes tackles that vicious cycle of the on and off relationship on this her debut single.

You can catch Lauren Dukes at PollyAnna Brewing in Lemont on August 6th.

Bellhead has released the lead single, "Nothing As It Seems", from their forthcoming EP, "Dead Lights", which is due out this Friday, July 16th.

This is the Darkwave duo of Karen Righeimer (Low Bass / Vocals) and Ivan Russia (High Bass / Vocals / Drum Programming).

Bellhead will kick off their "Dead Lights" tour on August 28th at Bottom Lounge with V Is For Villians and Code Name: Phoenix.

Jessica Mindrum announced last week that she will be returning to the stage for the first time since since December 2019. She will be performing at Golden Dagger (formerly known as Tonic Room) on August 10th with Kara Jackson.

Mindrum released her latest EP, "Restart, Begin", back in May, an album that deals with loss and isolation in an honest, raw, and vulnerable way.

Macie Stewart, of Ohmme, announced this week that her debut solo album, Mouth Full of Glass, will be released on September 24th via Orindal Records.

The album’s lead single is called "Finally" and is accompanied by the beautiful Lia Kohl directed video below.

Home Entertainment has released the third single, "Filet", from their forthcoming debut full-length album, Investments, which is due out later this summer.

This is the Prog Rock trio of Matthew Balzekas, James Brown, and John Fitzgerald.

Photo Credit: Noah Gage

Hardcore Punk group Uglybones are back with the first single, "Hoax", from their forthcoming album, Erasure, which is set to be released on August 5th.

This new track is bleak but ultimately highly cathartic as you may find yourself screaming "My world is a hoax".

You can catch Uglybones on August 14th at Pilsen DIY (2230 S. Ashland) with Porcupine, Bovice, The Big Cheese, and Noogy from Texas.

Cassius Tae has released his latest album, Alone In Blue Hour. The album’s lead single, "Scoop", dropped back in May and was accompanied by the Ja-Wan The Director created video below.

Tae will be performing live on July 13th at The Promontory (5311 S. Lake Park) along side Booman Forever, Matt Muse, Chai Tulani, Kenny Flowers, Kingpin Rue, and more.

Rich Jones has teamed of with the highly in demand emcee Davis of UDABABY on a new single and video called "Nike vs. Addias". The duo dominate the production of Good Food and enlist Nick Hennessey and SCNDCHILD on the fantastic new video below.

Jodi is preparing to release his debut album, Blue Heron, next week, July 16th, via Sooper Records.

He recently release the album’s third single, "Hawks", and a nostalgic and heartwarming video.

As with the previous single, Jodi has clearly poured his heart and rawest moments into promises to be a beautifully emotional, honest album.