Young Buffalo come from Oxford, Mississippi, but they could just as easily have come from Oxford, England. They could be part of that new-ish Blessing Force scene. Rather than sounding American, they recall one of those British bands from 2007-8 who merged indie jangle with the tempos and textures of Afrobeat.
Read MoreDrawing inspiration from living in a city rich in blues and American roots music history, Joseph Messing and his band blend blues, folk, and rock to create dynamic music that is both powerful and unique.
Read MoreKay Kay and His Weathered Underground have, fittingly, a back-story as long and interesting as their name, but here’s the abridged version, because it’s not just about where you came from, it’s more about where you’re going.
Read MoreThere is an abiding circle: one where romance and tragedy exist together and hope coincides with desperation as a coil in nature as much as the unseen. In this understanding lies the dark themes and bruising medium of O’Brother.
Read MoreViva Brother are an English Britpop band from Slough.
Read MoreThe O’ My’s make music that garners comparisons to the soul and blues of Chicago’s past, yet the essence of the music is beyond pretension and their sound is far from contrived.
Read MoreR.O.E. (Rising Over Envy) got his name because that is what he plans to do, rise above the envious. Born and bred on the westside of Chicago, R.O.E. was influenced by soul music, 90′s hip hop, and poetry, which helped him hone his sound.
Read MoreOde share their dark poems and dreams through an authentic rock vibe, a familiar, yet new wave of melodious tunes that creates a blend of Chicago rock music.
Read MoreThe Field Auxiliary is a Chicago-based recording/performance ensemble initiated by the kinetic release of potential energy waveparticles via the limb tips of songer/wrongrighter Dan Smart and collaborators Rob Jensen, Jon Ozaksut, and Josh Kalvelage.
Read MoreWill Phalen centers on melody and storytelling, and in turn, collides the two with flashes of the surreal and the psychedelic.
Read MoreOberhofer songs are too big to be contained.
Read MorePaper Thick Walls presents a mix of deep, reflective, and at times haunting music, which captures elements of sound similar to acts like Arcade Fire and Sufjan Stevens.
Read MoreTake 5 Southern California guys, mix in some surf, stone, and psychedelic, throw them in a haunted mansion in West Hochiminster and with a little luck, you might get a band like The Growlers. The bands name comes from lead singer Brooks Nielsen and guitarist Moustache Matt.
Read MoreDetroit-native, Rachele Eve set out for Chicago in 2006. She currently works with several musicians around the city promoting her debut full-length record entitled Mouth of Feathers.
Read MoreThe Memorials make music that is intelligent and calculated, exhibiting certain pop sensibilities within the scope of songs that rock out.
Read MorePrussia was born at the AC Rich. They are influenced by Motown, psychedelic rock, and 60’s girl pop.
Read MoreMy name is Mike. Bob and I started Mutts over some beers in Gainesville, Florida, after playing a gig with Company of Thieves in 2009. It was on a tour opening for Plain White T’s, and so we escaped after our set to a bar across the street, whose jukebox fortunately featured several Tom Waits records.
Read MoreThe Dig are a rock band from NYC. Their music, written by the bands’ three main songwriters, draws on influences from early rock and roll and rural folk and blues to new wave and modern rock bands.
Read MoreA relatively young band, both in terms of the members’ ages (ranging from 19-22) and the amount of time they’ve been playing together (just over a year), Weakness has a great interest in music theory and arrangement, says drummer Michael Squeri.
Read MoreAdmiral of Black is influenced by the decades of great rock, metal, and blues music that predates them.
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