NYC trio Dawn of Midi craft krautrock-y dance music using acoustic instruments like piano, drums, and acoustic bass. Their most recent effort, 2013's Dysnomia, is packed with hypnotic grooves and inventive rhythmic passages that unfold as each tune progresses...
Chicago experimental rockers Dead Rider are slated to welcome their third album, Chills on Glass, on March 18 via Drag City. Todd Rittmann (ex-US Maple) and co...
Chicago experimental singer-songwriter Circuit des Yeux (aka Haley Fohr) welcomed her daring fifth album, Overdue, last October. Fohr has since been touring hard in support of the LP, and will continue to do so this year...
The Julie Ruin @ Brooklyn's MHoW in October (more by Wei Shi)
Kathleen Hanna's The Julie Ruin welcomed their debut LP, Run Fast, back in September via Dischord Records...
New Year's Eve (December 31) is just around the corner... have you figured out what you're doing yet? There are a handful of great concerts and parties taking place in Chicago this year, from Death (the band) to Roky Erickson to Star Slinger to Girl Group Chicago, and many more...
As discussed, Schubas and Lincoln Hall's annual Tomorrow Never Knows Festival is slated to take place from January 15-19 in 2014. Shows will also be held at Metro, Smart Bar, the Hideout, and The Athenaeum Theatre...