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Take Action Today

Jan 18, 9:24am Love Shack, Baby
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More xmas music for ya! Laish – of the Willkommen Collective

Dec 26, 2011, 8:21am Love Shack, Baby
More xmas music for ya! Laish – of the Willkommen Collective A Poor Man's Christmas by Laish check out Laish
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Merry Merry Christmas! – The Grownup Noise

Dec 25, 2011, 11:12am Love Shack, Baby
Happy Holidays from The Grownup Noise!
Needless to say, please go visit the band's websites as I post these xmas videos and buy their music. I KNOW some of you out there still haven't finished your holiday shopping The Grownup Noise
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Merry Christmas!

Dec 24, 2011, 10:04pm Love Shack, Baby
'Real Snow' by Withered Hand
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A Moody Track For Your Monday: The Moth in The Mirror, Lights In The Sky

Jul 31, 2011, 6:38pm Love Shack, Baby
A Moody Track For Your Monday: The Moth in The Mirror, Lights In The Sky Lights in the sky by The Moth & The Mirror This very Scottish track caught my ear tonight and I had to share it with you all. I had a twitter exchange with a friend this week that reminded me of how much we love finding new music and of how sick to death I am of major label artists who put out album after album the same old thing. That's not to say that all established musicians lack creativity and courage - not at all, but I just can't bring myself to hype the latest [...]
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Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues… one man's Art Garfunkel is another man's Hobbit wedding band

Jun 25, 2011, 4:10pm Love Shack, Baby
Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues… one man's Art Garfunkel is another man's Hobbit wedding band Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues by subpop .... buy it! Back from his travels far and wide, Mike brings us his review of Fleet Foxes' latest effort. It's nice to have other voices here, and I hope you it gives you all something to talk about, eh?! Look forward to more guest posts from contributing writers. If you'd like to be part of Love Shack, Baby, give me a holler. You don't need to be here in Chicago, just genuinely love music and care about who's making [...]
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Artist:Fleet Foxes
Title:Helplessness Blues
File Name:SoundCloud
Year:2011

Merlin Wall… coming to you at Taste of Randolph St. tomorrow, surf punk slackers for your summer!

Jun 18, 2011, 2:39pm Love Shack, Baby
Merlin Wall… coming to you at Taste of Randolph St. tomorrow, surf punk slackers for your summer! <a href=" http://merlinwall.bandcamp.com /album/crushin-from-afar" mce_href=" http://merlinwall.bandcamp.com /album/crushin-from-afar">Crus hin' From Afar by Merlin Wall</a> The Wake mp3 Merlin Wall Crushin' From Afar .... download it FREE .... come see them at Taste of Randolph , Sunday at 3:30, Main Stage East and at the Double Door June 30. So I like bucking the trend, not reading my email, not knowing if I'm covering a band that's solicited my attention or not. Why not, eh? It's Saturday, I've worked hard all week, had my various commuter adventures that really should [...]
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Artist:Merlin Wall
Title:The Wake
Link Text:The Wake mp3
File Name:Merlin Wall - The Wake.mp3

Sea/ing Things… and where the hell has Tart been?

May 19, 2011, 11:04pm Love Shack, Baby
Sea/ing Things… and where the hell has Tart been? So this blog seems to have gone to hell, well I guess my life has in a sense as well. So many changes have happened lately, I can't even begin to fill you in on them all. The most telling one is, however, that I'm spending 10 hours a day at work and too few at home in front of my own, personal computer doing what I want with my time. It's a good thing, in the big picture, there's increasing evidence that this will pay off and get me a permanent position if not at this company, then somewhere [...]
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Artist:Sea Things
Title:A.M.
Link Text:A.M. mp3
File Name:SeaThings-AM.mp3

Phil and the Osophers: Ink On The Page … new music out May 21!

May 9, 2011, 8:33am Love Shack, Baby
Phil and the Osophers: Ink On The Page … new music out May 21! Ink On The Page mp3 .... Figures of Speech/Ink On The Page 73... pre-order it!! (it's gonna be a pretty multi-colored, limited-edition) Phil and the Osophers are a band I love for the simple reason that it took me a while to really "get" them but once their sound sunk in, I truly got it. I appreciate stuff I have to earn, you too? Well, this music isn't all that hard to get for most people, it's lazy-feeling, retro, incredibly [...]
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Artist:Phil and the Osophers
Link Text:Ink On The Page mp3
File Name:inkonthepage.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Phil and the Osophers
Title:We Have All Summer
Link Text:We Have All Summer mp3
File Name:wehaveallsummer.mp3

David Vandervelde @ Schubas, May 7

May 8, 2011, 2:26pm Love Shack, Baby
David Vandervelde @ Schubas, May 7 Learning How To Hang mp3 .... Sumer Time Hits.... buy it! Someone Like You mp3 David Vandervelde is someone who, whenever he comes to town, I will drop whatever I'm doing and get myself to that gig. In fact, of the many, many great bands/artists Steve over at Baby You Got a Stew Goin has introduced me to, David Vandervelde is certainly in my top ten of favorites. He not only has a great voice, can [...]
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Artist:David Vandervelde
Link Text:Someone Like You mp3
File Name:someonelikeyou.mp3
Genre:Rock
Year:2008
Artist:David Vandervelde
Title:Learn How to Hang
Link Text:Learning How To Hang mp3
File Name:learnhowtohang.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Unclassifiable
Year:2009

Cameron McGill & What Army: Is A Beast …. not the beast you're expecting, coming April 29 to Schubas

Apr 23, 2011, 4:39pm Love Shack, Baby
Cameron McGill & What Army: Is A Beast …. not the beast you're expecting, coming April 29 to Schubas Cameron McGill I Don't Believe in Magic (But All My Friends Just Disappeared) MP3 Is A Beast .... buy it on itunes Cameron McGill weaves this multi-textured track entitled "Houdini" into a memorable piece that flows easily into your Saturday afternoon. The extensions and pauses and hesitations only make the eventual releases that much more, well... a release, like the way that holding your breath feels so good in the letting go of it. The more I listen to this the more I hear a [...]
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Artist:Cameron McGill and What Army
Title:I Don't Believe In Magic (But All My Friends Just Disappeared)
Link Text:I Don't Believe in Magic (But All My Friends Just Disappeared) MP3
File Name:CameronMcGill_DontBelieveinMag ic.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

Broken Records and US Royalty: February 26 …. we danced the Snoopy dance

Feb 27, 2011, 8:27pm Love Shack, Baby
Broken Records and US Royalty: February 26 …. we danced the Snoopy dance There was simply no way I was going to miss this show, everyone I know in Edinburgh (and by "know" I mean chat with on the internet and listen to their music if they're in a band) knows the boys in Broken Records . I've been listening to their music for two years now, their recorded gigs, both audio taped and videos. I've read endless reviews by Matthew over at Song, By Toad and seen how they've evolved and transformed and matured. The old songs from their first EP are still my favorite, perhaps because that was [...]
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Artist:U.S. Royalty
Title:Equestrian (Flosstradamus Remix)
Link Text:“Equestrian” (Flosstradamus Remix) mp3
File Name:flossmix.mp3
Genre:255
Artist:U.S. Royalty
Title:Monte Carlo
Link Text:Monte Carlo mp3
File Name:montecarlo.mp3
Year:2011

Esperi… "My Tear Dissolved The View" … (and sounds like hope to me)

Feb 21, 2011, 11:09pm Love Shack, Baby
Esperi is Chris Lee-Marr, from Scotland, go to his bandcamp page and check him out. I think this is beautiful, and as life is getting to be more beautiful I think it's high time we have some music around here. My three day weekend was filled with friends and bands and good times with myself and my dog (oh that sounds filthy, stop going there! ha!) no, really. I'm loving my new job, it's wonderful being treated like a grownup and feeling like I'll get to stay there until August. What happens next, who knows? But for now, I look [...]
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We can't let Valentine's Day pass without comment, now can we?

Feb 14, 2011, 8:51am Love Shack, Baby
We can't let Valentine's Day pass without comment, now can we? Your Love Is Bummin' Me Out mp3 Dolfish Your Love Is Bummin' Me Out .... buy it! This little gem is gonna grow on you. Just let it sink in nice and deep. It's not exactly a joke song. The more you listen to it, the more you hear the tone in his voice - that tone that says, "man, I'm just not kidding around with this shit anymore." Well, listen to it some more and maybe you'll also see the glint in his eye when he says it. Happy Valentine's Day, [...]
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I know you're all tired of being cooped up in the house… come to The Hideout this Thursday, The Kickback and Jonny Rumble

Feb 2, 2011, 2:17pm Love Shack, Baby
I know you're all tired of being cooped up in the house… come to The Hideout this Thursday, The Kickback and Jonny Rumble Hate This City mp3 Mea Culpa Mea Culpa ... (coming soon via SideCho Records, until then, get it at their shows) artwork credit: Jonathan Egan Dig out and get out to hear some great bands, favorites of mine, tomorrow night at the Hideout! Buy tickets here! The Kickback will be releasing their new EP, Mea Culpa Mea Culpa If it's anything like their previous release, which still can't stop listening to, then we are in [...]
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Artist:The Kickback
Title:Hate This City
Link Text:Hate This City mp3
File Name:TheKickback_HateThisCity.mp3
Year:2011

O'Death… back to life

Jan 29, 2011, 1:36pm Love Shack, Baby
O'Death… back to life I've always loved O'Death . The moment my ears clicked to them I loved them. The wailing of the vocals and the frenzy of the instrumentation (electric violin, guitars, bass, drum kit from the netherworld, banjo, ukulele, and whatever else suits them that night to drag up on stage) just hit me where I need it, ya know? So when things went horribly south for this band with tragedy and heartache and health issues I was saddened and concerned. And, in time, news soon trickled in that the band was back at it. I was stunned by their [...]
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Artist:O'Death
Title:Bugs
Link Text:Bugs mp3
File Name:Bugs.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps

Wherein a Tart gives up the pretense….

Jan 20, 2011, 6:54pm Love Shack, Baby
Wherein a Tart gives up the pretense…. photo credit: Giulia Mazza Well, first off, you need this. I was straightening up my t-shirt drawer yesterday and sadly caressing my beloved Women shirt, thinking to myself: "it's so sad that they've given up on the band. What a fucking night that was!" ... and then, I get this tweet tonight that links me to this juicy little single! Yay!!! (and here's an older mp3 from their 2010 album) Narrow With The Hall mp3 .... Public Strain .... buy it! [...]
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Secret Colours/We Are Hex… with Apteka. You know you should be there! @ Sub-T Saturday night

Jan 4, 2011, 9:11pm Love Shack, Baby
Secret Colours/We Are Hex… with Apteka. You know you should be there! @ Sub-T Saturday night You know my love for Apteka knows no bounds. This Chicago band has enthralled me with their hard-hitting, guitar and searing sounds. I try to hit all their shows, although I've been remiss of late. Saturday night is my chance to redeem myself and in a big way! They're hitting the Subterranean Lounge with another great local group who I can't believe I've not yet heard, Secret Colours. Now, THIS is a gig to shake off that winter cold, people! If there's two bands whose sound is made for each other, it's [...]
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Secret Colours/We Are Hex… with Apteka. You know you should be there! Saturday @ Sub-T

Jan 4, 2011, 3:21pm Love Shack, Baby
Secret Colours/We Are Hex… with Apteka. You know you should be there! Saturday @ Sub-T You all know my love for Apteka knows no bounds. This Chicago band has enthralled me with their hard-hitting, guitar and searing sounds. I try to hit all their shows, although I've been remiss of late. Saturday night is my chance to redeem myself and in a big way! They're hitting the Subterranean Lounge with another great local group who I can't believe I've not yet heard, Secret Colours. Now, THIS is a gig to shake off that winter cold, people! If there's two bands whose sound is made for each other, [...]
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Exclusive Error Operator Mix for your New Year and support a good cause for ctel (Acid Ted)

Jan 1, 2011, 6:17pm Love Shack, Baby
Exclusive Error Operator Mix for your New Year and support a good cause for ctel (Acid Ted) A long time ago, when I was first reading music blogs, I became a fan of a circle of friends in Scotland. They are in their mid-thirties or so, grew up in the Brit-pop era and have "met" over the internet and sometimes even in person (!) due to their common love for groups like The Smiths and My Bloody Valentine and James. JC (a.k.a., The Vinyl Villain), is for me, someone who's blog I go back to again and again for music and personal reminiscences. And it is there that I learnt of ctel (a.k.a., Acid Ted) who's writing [...]
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Artist:Error Operator
Title:Follow (Wing Commander Remix)
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Electronica
Year:2010
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