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I went down the block to Reckless Records Saturday afternoon to check out the instore featuring Future Islands. Albeit a weird setting for a vocalist as theatrical as Samuel Herring, their sound was impressive nonetheless. But while Future Islands were exactly what I was expecting (and also hoping for), I left wanting to hear much [...]

No more “dancing on her own”. Swedish pop innovator Robyn and indie-hop turned dance maven Kelis have announced a short but sprawling USA tour to begin in Los Angeles on July 23 and finish at New York’s Webster Hall on August 5th. And if I am understanding the semi-cryptic tweets between Robyn and Kelis correctly, [...]

Jonathan Toubin’s New York Night Train Soul Clap & Dance-Off takes place at midnight at Beauty Bar tonight. He’ll spin some obscure soul 45’s for you to dance to and possibly win some money. I’m sitting on the judge’s panel, so come out and impress me…or just have some drinks and listen to good music.
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I get asked the same question a lot: “What Chicago acts are you really into?” Luckily, it’s not a game I get tired of, and rarely will two people get the same answer. That’s the nature of music for me, I let the mood of the moment guide my taste.
HoZac Records is one of the [...]

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If you didn’t already know, my current favorite local electronic outfit, the Only Children, recently revealed their inclusion in this year’s Lollapalooza line-up and it’s a slot that couldn’t go to a more deserving Chicago act. Each time I see these guys live they impress me more and more. Their personalities, coupled [...]

Bryan and I have had our ears on NYC synth funk outfit Francis and the Lights for some time. Francis and the Lights is the pet project of one Francis Farewell Starlite who cites writing guide, The Elements of Style, amongst his major musical influences. Starlite is gifted with words, but nestled in the literary [...]

I will be the first to admit I was not in the best of moods to attend this show, don’t get me wrong, I wanted to be. Beach House has been on permanent rotation in the jukebox of my mind since I first heard Devotion a couple of years back. And their newest album Teen [...]

I had planned to not write about Light Asylum because I knew that putting their music into words would only make me pissed that they’re an act I wouldn’t soon get to experience live. Playing mostly a gallery circuit in spaces like P.S. 1, Light Asylum won’t in the near (or probably far) future [...]