Sam McAllister and Megan Frestedt continue to create and cull an outstanding local label and stable of talent, Tandem Shop, with the addition of Many Places this week. The main force behind Many Places in Kevin Rieg, and he is joined by Nick Godden and Matt Hennessey of Honest Engines to play live and record. Rieg’s debut album is currently being mastered, and he made his live debut this place weekend. You check out acoustic version of a few of the tracks at the band’s bandcamp page.

Tomorrow night, November 16th, I Lost Control will lose control at Double Door for free. The show begins at 8:30pm and includes Burial At Sea and The Beez Neez. Below is a track from I Lost Control from their most recent EP Cones and Arrows.

MP3: I Lost Control "TWB"

The duo of Mike Kmiec and Tim Fassnacht are know as The Cosmos Kids. They just released their new ep, Volume II, and you can check out the first track from it called "26 and 24" below.

Salem has released a new video for their track "Better Off Alone" which appears on the band’s new ep I’m Still In The Night which drops on 11/22 through IAMSOUND.

Rabid Rabbit recently announced a few of the details of their sophomore album Czarny Sen. Hailing from the west side, East Garfield Park to be exact, the band has come to be known from their solid doom metal sound dubbed "Chicago Sludge". Czarny Sen will be released on December 6th, and is comprised of five tracks of dark and grinding noise. At its core is wife/husband team Andrea Jablonski and Mike Tsoulos playing bass and drums respectively. Later joined by Arman Mabry (bass) and Dan Sullivan (guitar), and this is their first release with Sullivan.

Rabid Rabbit will be performing at Reggie’s Rock Club on December 11th Psychic Tv and Claw Toe.

There are some occasions that call for straight-forward garage rock. I am not sure if the day after Thanksgiving is such an occasion, but the upcoming local showcase at Ultra Lounge is going to be a great one. I was recently sent a link to the new ep from Secret Science called "Secret Science II", and it’s pure garage rock and a lot of fun to listen to.

Check out Secret Science below. You can catch them live with The Fling and Yukon Blonde at Ultra Lounge on November 25th, tickets are $8 (available online here).

I can’t think of a better time to perform at Chic-A-Go-Go and could there have been a more fitting band than Cooler By The Lake? Perfect!

You can check out Cooler By The Lake on November 27th at Reggie’s Music Joint. 

BBU is gearing up for a big push in 2012. They will be releasing a series of singles leading up to the release of their next mixtape "Bell Hooks" which will drop in February.

BBU is coming to Occupy Chicago this Saturday at 4pm in the park at Michigan and Congress as part of the Louder Than a Bomb event.

One of the more inventive group in Chicago right now is Narrow Sparrow. We posted their video for "Joe Meek’s Dream" back in September. Here is the mp3 for that track.

MP3: Narrow Sparrow "Joe Meek’s Dream"

Narrow Sparrow will be releasing their debut EP, Synthworks on November 15, 2011. They will be giving it away for free online via their blog. The 4-song ep will also be released on 7” vinyl on December 21st, 2011. It is available for pre-order now at Hyperreality.