J Fernandez has released a video for the latest single, “Common Sense”, from his forthcoming LP, Occasional Din. The LP will be released via Joyful Noise on Nov. 9th, but can be preordered now.

You can help J Fernandez celebrate the release of his album at Hungry Brain on Nov. 10th.

Lightfoils have released the lead single, “Summer Nights", from their forthcoming album, Chambers, which will be released on November 16th. This is the Dream-Pop of Jane Zabeth Nicholson (Vocals), John Rungger (Drums), Neil Yodnane (Guitar), Zeeshan Abbasi (Guitar), and Cory Osborne (Bass). This is their first release in 4 years, and perhaps their most accomplished.

You can catch Lightfoils on October 31st at Reggies with Cloakroom, Alcest, and Zauis.

Queeva released a new single today called “Stand Out”. This is her second single of 2018, and follow-up to the hit “Live Like A Song”. This is the modern country sounds of fifteen year old (as of today, in fact) musician Queeva McDonagh. Through her music she places a priority on positivity and looks to use her success to be a positive role model.

If she is writing and performing songs like this at 15, the future is extremely bright for this, as of now, unsigned musician. She is definetly ready to "Stand Out". 

Phoenix Uncaged announced this week that their second single, “Oper Your Eyes”, will be released on October 16th. You can now pre-order the single and listen to a 30 second preview of the song.

This is duo of Lexi Jones and Kianna Ryan, and they burst on the scene back in May with their debut single “Pennsylvania Avenue”. They recently released a video of themselves covering Bob Dylan’s “Girl From The North Country”.

Dance-Rock trio Spectators released their latest LP, and first since 2014, The String and The Bow, this week. This is the trio of Josiah Viland (Vocals), Walter Halliwell (Guitars, Keyboards, Piano, Programming), and Tayler Buck (Drums).

The group has been working on this project for awhile and released the LP first single “When My Humanity Starts Showing Through” in December 2017. The finish project is a truly enjoyable listen with Josiah’s vocal’s really shinning through across all nine tracks. Our favorite of those being “Retro”, a clear node to late 2000’s bands like The Bravery and The Killers.

The local label Got Kinda Lost recently reissued the classic EP, “Eye In The Sky”, from “70’s rock throwback supergroup MAMA. This marks the first time this EP is available on vinyl (both black and orange) and it is accompanied by new cover art by Steve Krakow (aka Plastic Crimewave).

The line-up of MAMA back in 2016 when the EP was released digitally and on cassette via Maximum Pelt was Christopher DeArcangelis (Vocals, Guitar), Dan Rico of EGO (Guitar), Matt Dudzik of Posion Boys (Drums), and Joe Montanaro of The Rubs (Bass)

Late last month Conrad Merced (formerly of The Red Jacket and Shoplifter) released a two song EP paying tribute to the poet Shel Silverstein. This was his third release of 2018, a year that has found him returning to music after a decade prompted by the loss of his mother.

Below is the video for the lead track from "A Tribute to Shel Silverstein", “Colors”.

Z is the work of multi-instrumentalist Matthew Zwirkoski formerly of Ultra Sonic Edukators. Last week he released a second track of his forthcoming album Try On Pelican. It is not clear when the project will be released, the first single was released in March of 2017, but we will take what we can get. This is slow and somber track perfect for a chilly overcast fall afternoon.

One of our recent Emerging Artist of Month Poll winners was the talented emcee known as Fury. We though it would be the perfect time to reach out her, Samantha Jordan, and ask a few questions about her most recent EP, “Black Magic”, being a parent, and what the future might hold.

You can read the full interview here and catch Fury at Gman Tavern this Friday, October 12th with Axons, Little Church, and Nexus J.

Chicago-based musical comedian Gabriel Gundracker recently released a one minute long hilarious Smallfoot credit’s inspired single called “Zendaya Is Meechee”. It is not the typical thing we write about, but it been looping through our heads for a week so we thought we would put it yours, enjoy!

At just 16 years old SMBA (aka Tyrone Jordan) has launched a clothing line, started a record label, 2DB Records, and over the summer released a single, “Honeydew" that can’t be overlooked.

“Honeydew” paints a picture of what it is like to be a high school student in 2018 touching on bullying, heartbreak, and more.

Rich Jones has released a second single, “Dreaming”, from his forthcoming LP, The Shoulder You Lean On, which will be released on November 2nd.

The track features the talented Nnamdi Ogbonnaya and production from J. Klier and Kenny Keys.