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Erika de Casier - Test It
Chicago ReaderFollow “Erika de Casier knows yearning can be complex. The Danish songwriter and producer pulls from 90s R&B, neosoul, and downtempo…” 3 days ago →
glass beach - coelacanth
Chicago ReaderFollow “In January, west-coast emo group Glass Beach dropped Plastic Death (Run for Cover), the follow-up to their 2019 debut, The…” 3 days ago →
Frail Body - Refrain
Chicago ReaderFollow “On their new second album, Artificial Bouquet (Deathwish Inc.), Rockford trio Frail Body play screamo with the intensity of a…” 3 days ago →
Jessica Ackerley and Daniel Carter - Welcome, Our Friends
Chicago ReaderFollow “Put an obstacle in front of Jessica Ackerley, and they’ll come up with a new creative strategy to surmount it.…” 3 days ago →
HEALTH - DEMIGODS
Chicago ReaderFollow “Few bands these days sound as single-mindedly determined to manifest the club scene from the first Matrix movie as Health.…” 3 days ago →
Sick Day - Overexposure
Chicago ReaderFollow “On Saturday, March 17, rapper Jay Wood invites fans to take an intimate peek into his life and creative process…” 6 days ago →
FOOTBALLHEAD - Tightrope
Chicago ReaderFollow “When Ryan Nolen began his Footballhead project, he never intended it to play live. In spring 2022, when he and…” last week →
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Salamander in Two Worlds
Chicago ReaderFollow “If you aren’t still in thrall to Sleepytime Gorilla Museum from their first go-round, then I can only assume you…” on Mar 1st →
Otoboke Beaver おとぼけビ~バ~ - I don't want to die alone (孤独死こわい)
Chicago ReaderFollow “I’d never claim to know every current music scene top to bottom, but I follow Japan’s noisy underground pretty closely.…” on Mar 1st →
Alessandro Cortini - LA STORIA
Chicago ReaderFollow “Alessandro Cortini is a real head whose modular-synth collection would make Wendy Carlos weep. Some years ago, when the Italian-born…” on Mar 1st →
Divide and Dissolve - Indignation
Chicago ReaderFollow “If you’ve ever been startled by a thunderclap, you know the power of gargantuan sounds to stop you in your…” on Feb 29th →
Sonny Falls - Cemeteries
Chicago ReaderFollow “Last week, Chicago hardcore five-piece We Weren’t Invited dropped the EP Killjoy, whose pulverizing, sludgy sound has enough low end…” on Feb 27th →
AMS. - Six Years of Bad Luck
Chicago ReaderFollow “Earlier this month, Chicago rapper, producer, and songwriter Sidaka dropped his debut album, Resurgence of the Bliss (Creative Mansion), where…” on Feb 20th →
Aoife Scott - Ireland's Hour of Need
Chicago ReaderFollow “Irish singer Aoife Scott is part of the second generation of professional musicians in her family. Her mother, Frances Black,…” on Feb 19th →
Friko - Crashing Through
Chicago ReaderFollow “Chicago’s teen indie-rock scene established itself as a nationally important cultural force with Horsegirl’s beachhead 2022 debut for Matador, Versions…” on Feb 19th →
Steve Fors - (good enough) for now
Chicago ReaderFollow “The three Chicago musicians who formed Kwaidan in 2011 come from diverse backgrounds: drummer Mike Weis has long played meditative…” on Feb 16th →