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Everest Is Approaching! An Everest Interview
Interview By Ted Seifried
L.A. band Everest has taken up a July residency in Chicago with the help of Corona and XRT in support of their latest effort On Approach. I caught up with them at Uncommon Ground just days before their Sunday set at Wicker Park Fest. Everest has recently toured with the likes [...]
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Bully In The Hideout
By: John Matthew Simon
Are you busy this Thursday? If not, come out to the Hideout Inn in Chicago’s Goose Island industrial corridor to support the local post-genre/champagne-rock quintet Bully in the Hallway. After constantly playing shows over the past five years supporting a debut LP “Apples and Sunshine” and 3 song EP “Advice” that [...]
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Mash Rules Everything Around Me
By: John Matthew Simon
As a youngin’ pounding the concrete of Chicago there were seldom things that could court my youthful concentration… However two such things that captivated my thoughts and provoked conscious progression were Hip Hop and Punk Rock. From freestyle sessions to graffiti bombing runs to mosh pits for Fireside Bowl weekends… These two [...]
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A Melodious Journey: Violetness Interview
By: John Matthew Simon
This July Chicago’s very own songstress Violetness will be releasing a new EP entitled “Rimani”. Gaining ground and buzz, this week her mystical and thunderous new single “The Coal” is streaming up on her bandcamp. The thing that sets her apart from other female songwriters is her impacting and staggering voice. Her [...]
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Bell X1: (The other Irish rock band that’s named after an American warplane
Review by Ted Seifried
In support of their recently released album Bloodless Coup, Irish electro-rockers came through beautiful Lincoln Hall this past Saturday with what seemed like an army of their fellow countrymen and women in toe. It was a crowded event but not sold out as it seems that they had surprisingly little promotional [...]
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Big Light Shines Bright on Wicker Park Fest