For the past year, Chicago musician Matthew Hord has produced a slew of tapes by local bands with his cassette label, Priority Male Tapes. via Tapes ’n’ Tapes: Priority Male Tapes | Music | A.V. Local Video | The A.V. Club Chicago. Vol. 2 for my video series!
Well, put that money where your music-literate mouth is this Thursday at the Empty Bottle, when Logan Square record store Saki and Chicago independent community radio station CHIRP host their first trivia night. via What’s Iggy Pop’s real name? Saki and CHIRP hosting trivia night Thursday | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago. I want to … [Read more…]
An indie band that dabbles in electronics, Brooklyn’s Home Video creates soothing, warm tones that are as indistinguishable from one another as they are forgettable. via Home Video: The Automatic Process < PopMatters. Not every album slated for a review is a winner. Oh well.
Evan Thomas Weiss doesnt exactly have a lot of name recognition—the 26-year-old emo troubadour, who plays a mix of singer-songwriter ballads and heavy pop-punk tunes, does most of his recording as Into It. Over It., and that cant be helping. via The Buddy System | Music Feature | Chicago Reader. I met Evan while researching … [Read more…]
Thanksgiving Day is traditionally known as a time for family, friends and, well, giving thanks. It’s also a time when practically everything in Chicago shuts down, to the point where the city seems barren just thinking about it. But, there’s still a little something for the intrepid and curious who are looking to subvert the … [Read more…]
The newest band featured by Scion A/V? Local grindcore trio Magrudergrind. via New Magrudergrind EP Available Now – Arts Desk – Washington City Paper. Magrudergrind and Scion A/V. So… odd. Scion A/V Presents: Magrudergrind – Crusher by ScionAV
A local band on the rise, emo quartet Castevet has garnered acclaim from punk music tastemakers like AbsolutePunk and Alternative Press. That’s because its newest record, The Echo & The Light, culls inspiration from Chicago’s punk past and present to create a sincere, visceral album. via Castevet’s Nick Wakim on five bands to watch | … [Read more…]
“I’ve never felt like much of a member of the metal community, and certainly the other members of the band I think dont really identify with metal so much,” says Hunt-Hendrix. “In New York theres not much of a metal community, at least, that Ive ever been involved with.” via Tomorrow: Liturgy, Brooklyn’s Finest Black … [Read more…]
These days, it might sound foreign to try and release a debut record with just two songs that both stretch beyond the 15-minute mark, but UK experimental metal band Jesu did just that with the 2004 EP Heart Ache. via Jesu: Heart Ache & Dethroned < PopMatters. Review of Jesu’s new/old album – a half … [Read more…]
Welcome to Tapes ’n’ Tapes, a bimonthly video series that focuses on local cassette labels to help get the feel for why some people have turned to tapes for their musical medium. via Tapes ’n’ Tapes: Neon Blossom Records | Music | The A.V. Club Chicago. I’m quite happy this has come to fruition: A … [Read more…]