Hardcore four-piece Wrong War show Trumpism the door, Hieroglyphic Being drops his tenth new release since July, and more.
Tag: Dan Smith
Spritz Burger: Last seat on the burger bandwagon
Spritz Burger, the Hearty Boys’ collaboration with Gale Gand, hops on the upscale-burger bandwagon a half decade too late.
Cocktail Challenge: Pimenton
Jonah Frank of Trenchermen revivifies the Corpse Reviver #2 with Spanish paprika.
Cocktail Challenge: Fermented black beans
Dan Smith of Barrelhouse Flat finds a Boilermaker-inspired “beer seasoning” that makes his cup runneth over.
Cocktail Challenge: Truffle oil
Wade McElroy of the Sportsman’s Club crafts a truffle-oil pousse-cafe that passes the taste test.
Gossip Wolf: A hazy new comp from Lillerne Tapes
A sold-out comp from Lillerne Tapes returns as a free download, Black September drops a second LP, and Dan Smith launches a live dark-electronic series
Neon Marshmallow gets smaller, stronger; remains strange
A collaboration between Dan Smith (who runs the Neon Blossom cassette label) and Matt Kimmell (who maintains the concert-video site acid-marshmallow.com), the Neon Marshmallow Music Festival showcases notable names in experimental music, from drone to noise to ambient to electronic. For its second edition, the fest moves from the Viaduct Theater to the Empty Bottle […]
Gossip Wolf: Just like a real country singer
Gwyneth Paltrow samples the whiskey at Schwa. Plus: Tim Kinsella lands a deal for his first novel and the Neon Marshmallow fest drops a fund-raising tape
Secret History of Chicago Music: Ultima Thule
These 70s rockers reunited in 2007 as the Willing
Begushkin’s old weird whatever
Begushkin, a New York group with an uncategorizable sound somewhere between psych, folk, and indie rock, opens for Bonnie “Prince” Billy at the Vic on Saturday.