The last time Canadian twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara came through Chicago, they were on the road celebrating the tenth anniversary of 2007’s The Con. At the time, it seemed like a fairly standard move—lately it seems like practically every long-running band has dusted off a fan-favorite album for a special show or tour. But […]
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Local slacker-rock quartet Post Child debut the music video for ‘Fake Sex’
Post Child’s new lo-fi video pays homage to the 90s, just like the band’s fuzzy songs.
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Chicago’s Post Child celebrate their new album of grungy, nostalgic slacker rock
Nineties alt-rock revivalists Post Child play a free record-release show at Emporium on Thursday night.
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Ryan Adams covers Taylor Swift’s ‘Bad Blood,’ and it’s actually really good
It’s also today’s 12 O’Clock Track.
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Prolific punk guitarist Ben Greenberg releases more new music
The Brooklyn musician drops the Beat Depression demo.
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Pittsburgh band Adventures bring their sunny, 90s-flavored indie pop to Subterranean tomorrow night
The band compares themselves to the Cranberries, rightfully so.
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Toronto slacker-rocker Marvelous Mark releases a new video for the catchy-as-hell ‘I Don’t Mind’
An outstanding track from his latest release for Burger Records.
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How to make the most of Lollapalooza 2013
Almost 150 acts play Lollapalooza this year, and we’ve got 29 to take you from gates open to lights-out.
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New reissue news from Pussy Galore and Royal Trux
An unexpected confluence of vintage anti-rock
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Fall Out Boy bails on alt-rock
The pop-punk group’s new single steers far away from pop punk.
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12 O’Clock Track: Broken Water, “Say What’s on Your Mind”
On “Say What’s on Your Mind,” Olympia’s Broken Water gives a tip of the hat to Dinosaur Jr.
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Kathleen Hanna on Teen Spirit and Stripping
The former Bikini Kill front woman talks about her part in the Nirvana legend.
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Today in Worlds Colliding: Final Placement and Medicine
Obscure shoegaze guitarist engages Internet-popular shitshow guitarist
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Today’s technology, last decade’s music video
Rob Dickinson uses a very now cell phone to make a very 90s video.
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Air Miami
Perhaps no one recording today has a more eclectic take on pop music than Air Miami singer/guitarist Mark Robinson. His previous band Unrest started out in 1987 as a punk band, yet their odd selection of covers (“21st Century Schizoid Man”) and steadfast refusal to adhere to the genre’s musical strictures put them on the […]