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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Permanent Records celebrates its odds-defying tenth anniversary
Permanent Records celebrates its odds-defying tenth anniversary, Comfort Station hosts the inaugural ZINEmercado festival, and more.
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The Funs make a complicated Valentine’s Day mix
Downstate duo the Funs make a complicated Valentine’s Day mix to talk about their complicated love.
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Best band primed to break out this year
Ne-Hi @nehi_band OK, maybe not so much “primed” as “teetering on the edge of.” Indie-rock four-piece Ne-Hi dropped their raw self-titled debut a little over a year ago via local label Manic Static (which has since issued a second pressing), so by now its wistful, reverb-washed melodies, perfectly simple guitar leads, and swooshing, all-for-one choruses […]
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Blizzard Babies heat up a bitter February with their long-awaited debut LP
Blizzard Babies heat up a bitter February with their debut LP, downstate label Manic Static launches a seven-inch series, and more.
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12 O’Clock Track: “Mood Rings,” hypermelodic postpunk from local duo Earring
One of the jumpier, poppier tracks off the shoegazey Nunn Ones
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Gossip Wolf: Who’s playing Riot Fest?
Riot Fest lineup predictions and busy seasons for trash-pop duo the Funs and doom band Bongripper