HOGG – “Solar Phallic Lion”
Prepare for a trip through a dystopian universe. This is the soundscape you will experience in HOGG’s new piece “Solar Phallic Lion”…
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Interview with The Orwells
(Photo by Kelly Puleio) Chicago-based rock ‘n’ rollers The Orwells are touring the U.S. this November to promote their new album, Terrible…
Melkbelly – “Elk Mountain”
There is an alley. It’s my alley. It’s your alley. It’s the edgy, funky, weird pop alley and Melkbelly is strutting all…
BANDSPEAK & WENT THERE: Jimmy Whispers @ The Sinclair (6/1/16)
Last Wednesday, a bill of Chicago DIY-scene based artists graced Cambridge and packed the Sinclair. Jimmy Whispers, who opened with Ne-Hi for…
The Repos — Poser
Poser is a first class ripper from the long-running Chicago band Repos, because you can’t spell Poser without Repos, donthcaknow? This “album”…
Running — Wake Up Applauding
The irony was that I came upon Running earlier this week actually on my way for a jog, reluctantly preparing to torture…
Ono — “Ma LaVeau”
To continue Boston’s love affair with ONO, let’s check out the video for the band’s “Ma LaVeau.” Shall we? Taken from the…
Pillage — Pillage
Another supergroup hardcore band. Pillage is a four-piece out of Chicago featuring members of Los Crudos, Charles Bronson, MK-Ultra, and Sick/Tired, among…
Toupée — “Mommy is a Mummy”
“Dysmorphic culture chomps you into bits,” the band says. “Apply lacquer—there is no escape.” Like the band’s name indicates, the demands of…
Jessica Pratt, Ryley Walker @ Great Scott
Touring on an absolutely brilliant co-bill that simultaneously represents tender folk and sharp noise, Ryley Walker and Jessica Pratt stopped in at…
Wume — Maintain
Subtle tremolo-like dynamics and unending variations of repeating lines are what make Maintain. It’s German-inspired, drawing somewhere from Kraftwerk and Manuel Gottsching’s…
Tree — Trap Genius
Beginning with a soundbite from a Chicago news report, Tree’s “Trap Genius,” the title track from his album of the same name,…
