October 2009

Elvis Perkins In Dearland to Release New EP

October 6, 2009

If you’ve seen Elvis Perkins In Dearland play a live show over the last several months, odds are you noticed a couple things: 1) their drummer looks a little like Tucker from There’s Something About Mary, and 2) they play several REALLY good songs that can’t be found on any of their albums. Well, now [...]

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October Shows We Recommend in Chicago

October 5, 2009

Ahhh¦October. Our indie hipster friends couldn’t be happier – it’s finally an appropriate temperature to wear skinny organic raw selvedge denim jean pants and Fleet Foxes-esque tight flannel shirts without accumulating anywhere near the amount of ball sweat they did all summer long. So pour yourself a nice warm cider spiked with George Dickel, take [...]

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Sunday MP3 Roundup, 10.4.09

October 4, 2009

Here are the mp3′s we talked about this past week. First, from our session with The Henry Clay People: The Henry Clay People Circus Band Intro Exclusive: The Henry Clay People – End Of Empire (new track) Exclusive: The Henry Clay People – The Switch Kids (new track) Exclusive: The Henry Clay People – Keep [...]

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Port O’Brien releases new video for My Will Is Good [New Video]

October 3, 2009

We just finished up a great live session with Port O’Brien, featuring several tracks from their about to be released new album, Threadbare. I haven’t finished writing it up yet, but it’s one of those at the top of my list for 2009. Here’s the video for “My Will Is Good.” Here are the Threadbare [...]

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The David Wax Museum – Carpenter Bird [Album Review]

October 2, 2009

When David Wax emailed us earlier this year, I was immediately taken with his debut LP – specifically the song “There Was a Bridge.” It was a perfect blend of Americana and traditional Mexican folk music, bringing Calexico to mind. The new album, Carpenter Bird, continues along that path and Wax’s songs remain as earnest [...]

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The Love Langugage and The Rural Alberta Advantage, Schubas 9/26/09 [Concert Review]

October 1, 2009

Last Saturday night reinforced the reason that I enjoy catching new bands on the way up. In the last twelve months, both the The Love Language and The Rural Alberta Advantage have released phenomenal debuts that continue to gain momentum and it was a special night catching them on the same Schubas bill. The Love [...]

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