In the 2010s, Alicia Walter led criminally underappreciated Chicago band Oshwa, who played dizzying, dramatic math-rock with the finesse of a tween Mensa member simultaneously solving three Rubik’s Cubes. Walter moved to New York in 2016, the same year Oshwa released their final album, I We You Me, but her Chicago connections remain strong: this […]
Tag: Oshwa
Posted inMusic
Mia Joy is singing the dream
Mia Joy has turned her debut album, Spirit Tamer, into a place of solace that welcomes anyone who listens.
Posted inMusic
FeelTrip launches a cold-blooded dance-music label
FeelTrip launches a cold-blooded dance-music label, Ryan Ensley of Shiloh returns with the twangy new Sonny Falls, and more.
Posted inMusic
Concert photographer Bobby Talamine thanks donors for their help replacing stolen gear
Concert photographer Bobby Talamine thanks donors for their help replacing stolen gear, Chicago label Scrapes teams up with proto-industrial duo Hogg, and more.
Posted inMusic
Sound man Che Arthur celebrates Prince—and his own birthday—onstage with Bob Mould
Sound man Che Arthur celebrates Prince onstage with Bob Mould, Chicago Singles Club throws a free show for its third anniversary, and more.
Posted inMusic
Dance collective the Era debut their footwork film festival
Plus: Bill Tucker and Lil Tits celebrate new releases on Maximum Pelt, and DIY venue Young Camelot gives away dozens of recordings from its shows.
Posted inMusic
Footwork crew the Era teaches dance workshops in Pilsen
Footwork crew the Era teaches dance workshops in Pilsen, a Wax Trax! Records documentary hits its Kickstarter goal, and more.
Posted inMusic
Ruido Fest brings three days of Latin alternative music to Addams Park this summer
Ruido Fest brings three days of Latin alternative music to Addams Park, Radar Eyes play two farewell shows, and Killwave and Vaya celebrate new releases.
Posted inBlogs
Five Chicago albums to look forward to in 2015
The new year’s already looking good for local music.
Posted inBlogs
It’s psychedelic Friday at the Beat Kitchen, courtesy of Ghastly Menace and Oshwa
The experimental-pop bands promise to share new material at tonight’s show.
Posted inMusic
Gossip Wolf: Fame spotting at the Pitchfork Music Festival
The famous folks mingling at Pitchfork last weekend included Taylor Bennett, who’s playing an antiviolence fund-raiser for Kids Off the Block.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Chicago Answer to Tune-Yards
Like Merrill Garbus, this band’s singer forgoes sultry front-woman crooning in favor of something headier and more interesting.
Posted inMusic
Gossip Wolf: Brooklyn band Go Deep want their stolen gear back
Brooklyn band Go Deep want their stolen gear back, the Whistler gives away the last of 1,000 free LPs, and more.
Posted inMusic
Gossip Wolf: The Funs and Earring split a new cassette
The Funs and Earring split a new cassette, Chicago Singles Club commits its first year to vinyl, and more.
Posted inMusic
In Rotation: My Gold Mask’s Gretta Rochelle on Omar Souleyman’s ‘psycho percussive festivity’
Current musical obsessions of Oshwa’s Alicia Walter and My Gold Mask’s Gretta Rochelle