INTERVIEW: TALISCO (FRANCE)
Road trips, jumping off cliffs into the blue waters, and sitting around campfires while passing around a bottle of whiskey until dawn are all images that flooded my mind upon my first listen of Talisco. I wasn’t the only one to conjure these images. Talisco’s music has been featured with brands
CONCERT REVIEW: DESSA LIPSTICK LAUNCH PARTY AT ICEHOUSE (MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Saturday night The Elixery, a Minneapolis, MN based cosmetic house launched their much-anticipated new color, Dessa. With a local star line up that included Barb Abney from 89.3 The Current, and performances by Dessa, Aby Wolf, and Ashley Gold the night proved to be a s
INTERVIEW: MUTTS (CHICAGO, IL)
Call them Tom Waits does blues-rock/grunge, or any other way you can think of describing them. It doesn’t matter what you call them, Chicago band, Muttsis exactly that. They are Mutts. And their music, the perfectly blended mutt. If you are a local Chicagoan there is no way you haven’t heard of
INTERVIEW: BIG SCIENCE (CHICAGO)
On an overly heated day in Chicago’s Logan Square I sat down with Chicago band, Big Science, who have been making headlines since the release of the first EP in 2008, The Coast of Nowhere. Over a few beers, and some surprise champagne, we discussed their new album, Difficu
INTERVIEW: PROF & DJ FUNDO (MINNEAPOLIS)
Minneapolis’ hip-hop artist Prof known for his sarcastic interviews, outrageously witty raps, don’t give a fuck attitude, and his generously energetic party-like live shows took a moment from signing autographs to talk with us at this year’s Soundset Festival. His partner (in crime), DJ Fun
INTERVIEW: NETHERFRIENDS (CHICAGO)
Chicago’s very own psych/synth-pop, Netherfriends has released a new album, Middle America; the first album in his 50 Songs, 50 States project. Shawn has been touring constantly around the country, this summer he will fly out to Alaska. With his pedal loops, synth, and dance moves, Netherfriend
CONCERT REVIEW: CAVE AT THE EMPTY BOTTLE (CHICAGO, IL)
CAVE (Chicago, IL)April 21st, 2012The Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL Saturday was a busy day for anyone who likes music. Saturday was Record Store Day; the yearly appreciation for vinyl; rare, new, and re-released. Also a day to promote and support local record store around the wo
CONCERT REVIEW: BACHELORETTE AT THE VIC THEATRE (CHICAGO, IL)
Bachelorette (New Zealand)March 29thThe Vic Theatre, in Chicago, IL Annabel Alpers, also known as Bachelorette, is a solo performer who found herself far away from her native homeland of New Zealand Monday night. Chicago was treated to this pint-sized, red-haired darling in an early show at The Vic