These aren’t necessarily new groups. But they’re new to us and we love what we hear. Definitely need to see these amazing musicians soon.
Caravan Palace
Homepage: http://www.caravanpalace...
Jan 24, 2013
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Making my album list was fun and everything; I listened to a ton of awesome new stuff this year. But what I (and Soundfuse in general) am about are the live shows. Live music is the inspiration for ev...
Dec 27, 2012
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Was 2012 the year of the EP? With free music becoming the status quo and live touring now the real moneymaker, lengthy trips to the studio are becoming more & more rare. This is a natural breeding...
Dec 25, 2012
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Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls
A blues-rock record worth checking out. Brittany Howard’s raspy vocal howls don’t exactly conjure up thoughts of a twenty-three year-old, but they ...
Dec 19, 2012
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2012 has been a ridiculous year for music. So many good albums. I listened to more music than I ever have before and this is what ended up sticking with me in the end. This isn’t meant to be som...
Dec 12, 2012
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We all love live music, but what good is it if we can’t hear it? Using high quality ear plugs to protect your hearing now will go a long way towards ensuring that you will be able to enj...
Dec 06, 2012
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“Man, you haven’t even heard music until you’ve heard it on lazerdisc.”
CHICAGO — While both hipsters and passionate music lovers alike have been tripping over themselve...
Oct 03, 2012
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SUMMARY: We are partnering with Children’s Oncology Services Incorporated (COSI) for the release of our new all-acoustic EP, ACOOPSTIC! We have set...
Oct 01, 2012
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[Words by Jon McLennand]
“You’ve had all these fabulous experiences. I wish mine would show me something”
“Why.”
“The experience, the experience. Haven’t you learned?” – Thomas Pynch...
May 08, 2012
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It’s hard to find a venue that is as consistent and forward-thinking with their bookings as Smart Bar. With such a rich history cemented in the very city that birthed house music, they have bee...
May 02, 2012
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The night of February 23rd posed an incredibly difficult decision: Roster McCabe and Funktion at Martyrs, or DOOMTREE at Bottom Lounge. Since I chose the hip hop show over regional favorites the prev...
Mar 02, 2012
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As I found myself covering more EDM shows throughout 2011, I also began listening to more and more mixes. I saw anything from minimal techno, to dubstep/brostep, to deep house and breakbeat. I really...
Dec 29, 2011
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I wanted this list to be a top ten. And then a top 11 for 2011. And then 2011′s Top Dozen. And then it was the Baker’s Dozen. And then… Then it was at that point when I decided to st...
Dec 29, 2011
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Since Zlatko is dropping a ton of electronic knowledge in his year-end lists, I figured I needed to really represent the instrumental talent I saw in 2011. I couldn’t rank the bands but ranking ...
Dec 28, 2011
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What an incredible year of music to reflect back on, 2011 was truly a special one. The overall landscape seemed to shift in a new direction and electronic music continued to expand and grow, even rea...
Dec 28, 2011
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Keeping with our year-end tradition of laying kudos on some deserving bands, I present to you a list of the best groups who called the Midwest home in 2011. It wouldn’t be fair to rank these ban...
Dec 26, 2011
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It seems as if Chicago has just received a serious blow to the live music scene. One of our staple small venues, The Kinetic Playground, has shut its doors indefinitely. I’m not 100% certain of ...
Jul 26, 2011
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