Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • Mike Feirstein, owner of South Loop bar Cal's, alledged in a recent Sun-Times article that his establishment (a combination bar, liquor store and music venue) was the one targeted by terror suspect Adel Daoud's recent failed plot to blow up a downtown bar. • 312 caught up with Local H frontman Scott Lucas to talk about the group's [...]
No me cuesta nada imaginar que 3 1/2 será una sensación de banda en cuanto empiece a sonar en todos los blogs del mundo de manera viral, y es que cuando tienes un sonido que recuerda a las mejores bandas "rockeronas" lideradas por mujeres no puede pasar otra cosa sino la locura total. Yo decía que era inevitable no pensar en los Yeah Yeah Yeahs si éstos le hubieran dado más a lo lo-fi y Karen tuviera una voz más... femenina. En cambio, hay quien dice que es la versión rock de Beach House [...]
Tweet The frustrating truth of so much exciting music is that well over half of it can slip through the cracks so very easily. Thankfully, some great sounds are able to be given a second life as well as the attention they so richly deserve. It is impossible to introduce 3 1/2 without first explaining a bit about Co Wave . Focused on manufacturing records and tapes, the co-op records a wide array [...]
Como es costumbre, nos vimos a gatas para completar el mixtape del primer mes del año, así que nos toco recurrir a las mañas... como también es costumbre. Abrimos con el primer sencillo del próximo álbum de The Shins , Port Of Morrow , y a partir de eso sacamos cuatro canciones que evocan la última década del siglo pasado. Entre esas, encontrarán nuevas de John K. Samson ( The Weakerthans ), Dan Mangan y Yukon Blonde . Canadá domina la primera parte de este mixtape. Luego [...]
Veronica Falls Ukrainian Village venue the Empty Bottle and WBEZ announced that they will team up again with 312 to present a new live series called “High Fidelity Music Series.” The Bottle and partners will produce five events under the High Fidelity banner to be held at WBEZ’s studios at Navy Pier this year. The first one takes place on Thursday, February 16, with London indie poppers Veronica Falls . The group will also appear later that night at The Empty Bottle. [...]
LA band 3 1/2 make strange, lo-fi, semi-raucous rock. They're part of a collective/label called Co Wave ...so yeah...that's interesting... 3 1/2 - Branches
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Look, if you decide to know nothing else about the history of house music, know that there is only one dance music superproducer/remixer/DJ/found ing father of true Chicago House Music that goes by the name of Derrick Carter . If you've been paying attention all year, you know there is also only Azealia Banks house music/hip-hop fusion has blown up everywhere in 2011. Via Soundcloud , Derrick has given us all access to not one but TWO Christmas gifts surrounding said track - first, for just a [...]
The Empty Bottle hosted its second installment of its free, fan appreciation concert series “Music. Friendly. Dancing” this past Monday. Can you capture lightning in a bottle? Show sponsor Goose Island ( 312 Presents ) did when they filmed all the raw action the band packed into Monday's set. Truly excellent. And if that wasn’t enough (and it never is) our good friends at Gonzo Chicago recorded the entire show for your ear drum-puncturing pleasure. After you see the video head on over here to listen to the entire 50+ minute show.
Photos From Summercamp Being in China for 3 weeks we missed a couple fun events, one of them the always rowdy Summercamp Music Festival in Central Illinois. Fortunatly our good buddy and wicked photog Chad Smith covered the days and...
Metronome Festival This Weekend Last year's inaugural Metronome Festival was not only one of the best additions to the city's music scene but also was highly overlooked by the local media. So hopefully you've heard about this year fest with...
Metronome Festival Lineup Announced Last summer's newest festival addition - Metronome- went over very well despite some of the worst early June weather we've experienced in years. Crowds came out strong though for some of the bigger acts and a...
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are just as sweet as their name implies. While the EP was making its way around the blogosphere in 2007, I fell in love and before entering last nights show at the Bowery Ballroom, I thought to myself, this is going to be the cutest night the Bowery has ever had. Cute people, cute music, and an all around cute vibe. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart play perfectly blended pop music with comparisons abound to the fuzzy and melodic My Bloody Valentine [...]
We'll be rockin' the Pitchfork Fest this weekend. And no doubt will be dropping frequent updates. Hopefully for those of you not attending it will be a fun way to take a different angled look inside. If you're going to...
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