I don’t remember exactly when I first heard Slug and Ant do their thing together as Atmosphere; their tracks have seemingly always been around, thanks to cooler older cousins and […]
Let’s look past the current state of freezing temps and icy roads to a warmer, more inviting season where festivals rule the weekends. It’s never too early to start planning […]
Hard to believe that it’s been 30 years of the Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere. Composed of MC Slug and producer Ant, Atmosphere have dished out over a dozen albums, a […]
There are very few bands that have successfully put out flawless albums consistently back to back so I was rather astonished and heartbroken to hear the news that Alaina Moore […]
It’s pretty obvious that both Chicago and the Salt Shed adore the sensational indie-pop outfit Japanese Breakfast. I get the impression that the band has a rather devoted cult following in […]
It’s always a treat to see bands that ushered me into a completely new world of music at a young age. Both Cursive and Bright Eyes released some of their […]
On first glance the pairing of Noah Lennox’s Panda Bear and Chaz Bear’s Toro y Moi seems a bit dissonant. While both Lennox and Chaz have one foot deeply entrenched […]
It’s starting to feel a little crazy that albums I listened to in high school are turning 20 years old. But reality is that those bands that I grew up […]
Chicago was treated to a marvelous double-featured evening last weekend with electro funk gurus Chromeo and synth-pop band The Midnight. Venturing on their soon to be legendary Chrome Nights Tour, […]
There are a select few bands in my life that are as special to me as The Gaslight Anthem. I was first introduced to them through my Mom constantly playing […]
The Salt Shed isn’t well known for being an old haunt of metal and/or hardcore bands, but that doesn’t mean they don’t partake in the dark arts from time to […]
It doesn’t seem like 10 years since Madlib and Freddie Gibbs collaborated on Piñata, but given this short tour and that pesky thing called reality, it’s true. Madlib has a […]