Dumpster Tapes books the Demolición festival to make room for Latinx rock in the self-segregated north-side scene.
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Honoring Englewood’s musical history with a cast of hundreds
Quantum Englewood honors the neighborhood’s history with a cast of hundreds, Devin Shaffer outdoes her own dreamy folk on Yarrow’s latest, and more.
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The Memorial Day Parade and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Bike the Drive and more goings-on 5/25-5/28.
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Chicago native Max Clarke uncoils the darkness in his cheerful melodies on the debut full-length by Cut Worms
Under the name Cut Worms, Max Clarke conjures deeply nostalgic, comforting sounds and bygone eras, evoking the sweet close-harmony singing of the Everly Brothers and the irresistible Merseybeat hooks of early Beatles. While the surface of his tunes on the recent Hollow Ground (Jagjaguwar) appear ripe for joyful sing-alongs, the words that fall out of […]
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Max Clarke conjures Merseybeat on his new EP as Cut Worms, but his pop instincts are timeless
The latest EP by Cut Worms, Alien Sunset (Jagjaguwar), opens with “Don’t Want to Say Goodbye,” which sounds like a lost Merseybeat classic dubbed onto a beat-up old cassette. But it’s more than just a crafty imitation of a naive early-60s Brit rocker in love with the Everly Brothers—its irresistible melody would sound great in […]