Sarah Shook & the Disarmers are known for their roots-driven sound, but on their new third full-length, Nightroamer, Shook’s country aesthetics battle for space alongside some pretty healthy indie inclinations. The production is a bit denser on this recording compared to its predecessor, 2018’s Years—keyboards occasionally factor into the arrangements—and Shook herself gives off less […]
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Bloodshot Records is bought by Exceleration Music
Update 6:22 PM Fri 10/22: This story has been changed to add a comment from Bloodshot Records cofounder Nan Warshaw. Bloodshot Records, the Chicago record label that launched the alternative-country genre in the mid-1990s, was purchased this week by a newly formed global investment group that plans to manage and monetize its back catalog. Exceleration […]
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Will Bloodshot Records stay in the saddle?
Internal strife, unpaid royalties, and the looming possibility of a sale have forced venerable Chicago indie Bloodshot Records to a crossroads.
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Bloodshot turns 25 on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by local artist Justin Hertner.
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Record Store Day 2019: how and where to celebrate
Details about discounts, giveaways, in-store performances, and more at three dozen shops—with an interactive map and alphabetized listings
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How Jon Langford’s Four Lost Souls found a second home in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Four Lost Souls—Jon Langford, Tawny Newsome, John Szymanski, and Bethany Thomas—celebrate their new album on Wednesday at the Hideout.
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Bethany Thomas brings her first original songs from the stage to the studio
Actor and singer Bethany Thomas celebrates the release of her debut EP, First, on Monday at the Hideout.
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Al Scorch plays roots music with unlikely roots
Chicago banjo fiend Al Scorch talks about his inspirations—including freak bikes, DIY hardcore, and Kelly Hogan.
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Strap on your dancing shoes for the Chicago Square Dance Summit
Recent Bloodshot Records signee Al Scorch throws a jamboree for lovers of string bands and contra dancing.
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Where is Bloodshot Records going now that ‘insurgent country’ has outgrown it?
On the occasion of the label’s 20th birthday party, cofounders Rob Miller and Nan Warshaw talk about diversifying their roster, surviving the collapse of album sales, and not getting rich.
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Our guide to the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival 2014 (the music part)
Music headliners at CIMMfest 2014 include Yo La Tengo and Goblin soundtracking Suspiria.
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Mai tais and monsters collide in Uptown
Pete Klockau and Katie Monachos’s house is home to six-foot totems and 200 tiki mugs.
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Artist on Artist: Paul Burch talks to Jon Langford of the Waco Brothers
Nashville singer-songwriter Paul Burch talks to Jon Langford of the Waco Brothers