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We're all sick here. So, here's a short weekend diversions for ye! We're talking Rainbow Gun Show at Quenchers, We Repel Each Other at Township and more. Let's hop to it... FRIDAY RAINBOW GUN SHOW Psych rockers Rainbow Gun Show know how to press your buttons by dialing up the quirky glam punk quotient and playing sensual, low bass-filled grooves. The band made our [...]

Fans of scraggly, alt-leaning rock 'n' roll need to get acquainted with Blasted Diplomats . The band let their influences wave proudly with their unpretentious vibe that takes cues from '90s indie heavy-hitters like Archers Of Loaf and the melodic punk sensibilities of Hüsker Dü. Blasted Diplomat's last official release was their 2009 debut, self-titled cassette from PlusTapes. But Chicago rock fans won't have to wait long for a follow-up as yesterday Chicago label BLVD Records announced they'ved added Blasted Diplomats to their eclectic roster of rad locals that includes Blizzard Babies, Fake [...]

Back home after a foray into Europe, We Repel Each Other will undoubtedly melt your brain as they drop their new vinyl tonight. The record, titled, in typical WREO fashion, Mechannequin or How I Stopped Learning and Planned for the Short Term / Merenguetang , is two sides of unrelenting, abrasive and cryptic noise rock. Fans of Shellac, Big Black and Scratch Acid take note - We Repel Each Other certainly embodies their brand of aural assault on their new one. Side One, "Mechannequin..." features savage cuts that boil [...]

It's Friday and it's time to party. This is another busy weekend what with Wicker Park Festival occupying much of Milwaukee Avenue from North to Paulina. So, let's get out there, Chicago, and experience some sunshine, and then quickly run back inside for some great shows by local rockers The Sky We Scrape , Summer Girlfriends , and Bike Cops . Up and ATOM! FRIDAY THE SKY WE SCRAPE [...]

Everybody in the club stop getting tipsy for two seconds because we're talking about yet another busy weekend for Chicago music. Buzzing all over our radar screens are the 10th Annual CHIRP Record Fair, Distractions/Distortions Fest, a free show by JC BROOKS & The Uptown Sound plus so much more. As Gwen Stefani once said, what (are) you waiting for? FRIDAY DASTARDLY It's rock and roll happy hour over [...]

Summer Girlfriends Another day, another box of stolen pens. Like Bill Murray, we all survived Groundhog's Day, so let's get out on the town and live it up. We're talking great shows at The Burlington, Cole's and Panchos (or Township, if you like). Looks like at least six more weeks of rock to me. FRIDAY SUMMER GIRLFRIENDS Get some upbeat, jangly garage pop in [...]

We Repel Each Other Three reasons to pogo on over to the Empty Bottle tonight... 1. For those that think Shellac is too tame, then perhaps We Repel Each Other is more up your alley. A demented potpourri of noise, sludge and bad trip psychedelia, We Repel Each Other is not only troubling listen, but their live show is dangerously energetic as well. Don't say we didn't warn you. LISTEN: "slay the dumb shark" [...]

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Local noise rockers We Repel Each Other recently headed into the studio to record a proper LP, and they have recently unleashed the first sounds of those sessions onto the social media sphere. The band posted a three minute and 23 second piece, that may or may not be titled "Step 2. Activate the Balls | Hologranthropomorphrismatic Sentinel Nymphoidal Creme: Now with Menthol. |||||||||||[exorcisistance]|" to their Facebook last week. And, if you're familiar with the band, it's just as bat shit crazy as you'd imagine. Fans of other Chicago abrasive, [...]

WHOOO! WEEKEND! HELL YEAH! Anyway, there's just WAYYYY too much going on this weekend for me to jabber on about right now. Let's just dive in, shall we? FRIDAY HAPPY FUGGIN’ 8TH of JULY As we reported earlier this week, local screen printers and poster artists FugScreens Studios is opening its shop to the public for a night of free [...]

BLOODIEST | Photograph by Saverio Truglia Summer is in full swing and there are plenty of outdoor activities to satisfy your musical lust including two chances to picnic outside the Logan Square Monument and watch some sexy local rock provided by the likes of Rabble Rabble or Califone and Bloodiest . As if that could be enough, adrenaline-pumping indie rockers Les Savy Fav are in town. There's so much rock, we'll have to start a new pile. Let's get to it, shall we? [...]

racetrack jack by We Repel Each Other As menacing a listen Murmur from Chicago noise rockers We Repel Each Other was, we quite enjoyed its paint-peeling, visceral sounds. That's why we were pleased to find out the band have recently release not one but two EPs. The EPs, titled sussurra?:?canta?:?deride and interruptions , are actually quite different animals. interruptions features only two tracks, the riff-filled "side one" and the spastic "side two." sussurra?:?canta?:?deride offers three [...]

For those of you not keeping track, Chicago Mixtape - the weekly e-mail'd mix of great Chicago bands from Rock Proper's Casey Meehan - has been an overwhelming success. So much so, that the Chicago Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club , who've been providing athletic, educational and arts programs for more than 1,500 boys and girls since 1931, asked Chicago Mixtape to curate their annual carnival/concert on Sunday, July 10, at Paul Revere Park, located at 3900 N Rockwell Ave. The end result is a benefit [...]

We Repel Each Other ’s Murmur is about as strong as a debut as you can get for a Noise rock band. They find a way to define their own personal sound in abrasive in unconventional ways, especially when considering the genre. We Repel Each Other combine sounds from all across the musical spectrum. A trained listener will hear echoes of what many would refer to as the “glory days” of southern hardcore band Norma Jean’s Bless the Martyr, Kiss the Child early [...]

Aloha, Chicago! Three to-five-inches-of-the-white-st uff-oh-joy reasons to skee daddle on over to the Beat Kitchen tonight... 1. There really is no better feeling than helping someone out right? Well, tonight you can not only help someone out, but you can do so while jamming to some sweet, sweet local bands. Long story short: Lou Hallwas of The Penthouse Sweets was recently in the hospital, which, you know, means bills. So his friends organized two nights of fundraisers, one of which was at Quenchers earlier this month and a second that's tonight at [...]

Yes, you read that right, Barbarella Girl God. It's another influx of Aussies to Chicago as the SXSW tsunami ripples keep hitting our scene. The Chevelles, a quartet that's celebrating their 20th Anniversary, are bringing some hard-hitting power pop to the Bottom Lounge Wednesday night along with Love Shack favorites, Gidgets Ga Ga , local band Perfo , and We Repel Each Other . This album of theirs, Barbarella Girl God is impressively concise. Sixteen songs, all about 3 minutes in length, each a perfect little capsule of strong [...]

Yes, you read that right, Barbarella Girl God. It's another influx of Aussies to Chicago as the SXSW tsunami ripples keep hitting our scene. The Chevelles, a quartet that's celebrating their 20th Anniversary, are bringing some hard-hitting power pop to the Bottom Lounge Wednesday night along with Love Shack favorites, Gidgets Ga Ga , local band Perfo , and We Repel Each Other . This album of theirs, Barbarella Girl God is impressively concise. Sixteen songs, all about 3 minutes in length, each a perfect little capsule of strong [...]