Chicago – Experimental ambient electronic artist Daniel Lopatin, better known as his recording name Oneohtrix Point Never, is back with his Warp Records debut, “R Plus Seven”, an album of instrumental atmospheres that would go great with its own computer screensaver visualizations. Two years removed after his album “Replica”, an excellent ode to early 90’s
Chicago – After a half hour of projected slide show music related trivia games courtesy of the House of Blues, including my favorite “Finish The Lyric”, (“Party people in the house tonight…..” Damn it, I know this one) Detroit natives Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. interrupted the pre-concert corporate sponsored festivities with a solid thirty minutes
While listening to “Possibilities”, the latest EP from the up and coming Austin, TX outfit Saints of Valory, there’s sort of a parallel to watching a movie like “October Sky” or perhaps even “Cool Runnings.” First is the overwhelmingly optimistic aesthetic that no matter where you are bound to geographically, barriers and obstacles can
“A Brazilian, a Frenchman, a Canadian, & an American walk into a bar…” This isn’t the intro to a terrible ethnic joke, but the Twitter caption, and essentially the story behind up and coming pop-rockers Saints of Valory, now hailing from Austin, Texas. Their roots originated when lead vocalist and bassist Gavin Jasper befriended guitarist
Jonathan Rado, the co-founder and backbone of his emerging main music vehicle Foxygen, offers his first solo LP “Law and Order” on the heels of what’s been a breakout year for Foxygen after the west coast psychedelic pop vibes from their second studio album “We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic”.
The rise of King Krule, aka Archy Marshall (or Zoo Kid up until a few years ago) has been a steady build that left those in awe wondering if the scrawny UK teen could reach the full potential expected by Internet blogging types. His haunting bedroom-recorded confessionals, as well as his unique image (he is
If one of the consequences for taking a crochet class is finding a drummer to start a two piece rock and roll garage outfit that teeters on the edge of Karen O’s howl and Jack White’s scuzzed distortion, I’m going to stock up on some yarn and needles right away. While knitting doesn’t sound rock
It’s been quite a 2013 for Local Natives. After a shuffle in the band lineup and the untimely death of band member Kelcey Ayer’s mother, they regrouped and kicked off the year with their solemn and stunning sophomore effort “Hummingbird”, an album that almost cracked the Billboard Top 10 albums on its opening week, immensely
PHOX is an up and coming indie folk group hailing from Baraboo, Wisconsin, a place they describe on their website as, “where kids often drink poisoned groundwater and become endowed mutants.” Well whatever is in the water up in Baraboo seems to have been working for PHOX so far. 2013 has been a break out
Editor’s note: Our Chicago correspondent Evan Clark has battled the elements, including rain, mud and heat to bring you the sights and sounds from what’s going on in Grant Park. Check back for more updates. PHOX: 12:00pm, The Grove The dropping of Azealia Banks from Saturday’s lineup meant a complete shuffle of the schedule. Caught