
Emo math outfit, Brave Bird have officially released their debut album Maybe You, No One Else Worth It after making a tear-jerking EP back in November of 2010. The album was recorded under the label Count Your Lucky Stars Records , known for twinkly emo bands such as Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) , and Dowsing . Compared to their EP this release has a much fuller sound with studio quality production, however it maintains [...]

Welp, we're alive. For now. Plenty of world ending rock is going down this weekend. We're talking Rabble Rabble at the Empty Bottle, Coping at Sub-T, Velocicopter at Ultra Lounge and more! Let's get to it... FRIDAY RABBLE RABBLE + MAGIC MILK + VAMOS HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS. ( Richard Giraldi ) 10:00 p.m. Friday, 12/21. [...]

Into It. Over It. (aka Evan Weiss) and Erik Czaja, Marcus Nuccio (members of Chicago, IL's Dowsing) have started a new band called Pet Symmetry. The band have not released any music at this time, but according to Dowsing's latest Facebook status , Pet Symmetry are a new power-pop band.

Io sono un romanticone, uno di quelli che davanti all'occasione di tardare dieci minuti per stare in macchina ad ascoltare una determinata canzone, anche se è tipo notte, lo fa volentieri. Tanto dieci minuti una volta che sono le sei del sabato mattino non cambiano più nulla, poi vale la pena di aspettare l'alba, no? Insomma, credo ancora al potere delle circostanze e del contesto in cui si inseriscono le cose, volontariamente o meno, per virtù o necessità di ascolto davanti a dischi troppo simili fra loro (forse) e (sicuramente) asintoticamente vicini ad un modello preciso che ci piace ritrovare [...]

Dowsing's stunning new album "It's Still Pretty Terrible" , can be streamed in its entirety here .

And now three reasons to prentend like it's Friday and get on over to Subterranean tonight... 1. Chicago's Castevet pull no punches with an abrasive but melodic take on hardcore punk. While the vocals are drawn from bands such as Thursday and Thrice with their scream-y croon, the guitars shift between unwieldy noise passages, Polvo-esque harmonics and introspective spacey moments. LISTEN: "Six Parts Summer" 2. Grown Ups offer a more twisted take on pop-punk. Sure [...]