This Friday..

This Friday at the Flat Iron Building, there's a special event.  The 2nd Annual 'Now You See It, Now You Don't' exhibit.  The hallways of the building will be canvases for select artists.  An artistic 'happening' if you will, all to be covered when the show is over. 

Come check it out, we'll be there!

Record Release 2/1/2011

The Go! Team, Rolling Blackouts (Memphis Industries)

 

Sick of Sarah. 2205 (Adamant Records) 

 

MEN, Talk About Body (IAMSOUND)

Ducktails, Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics (101 Distribution  

The Dirtbombs, Partystore (Int eht Red Records)

 

Friday Feature - Local Music

Our local Friday feature artist is 'Calm Palm Vapor'.  Hailing from the southside of Chicago, this duo has invented their own brand of music dubbed 'Space Motown'.  What's that you ask?  As they put it 'blissed out guitars and triumphant melodies contrasted with Motown bass and beats'.  

We gave their new album a listen, you can too! It's free for download for a limited time, if not forever.. the boys haven't decided yet. The sound, as I interpreted it, is layered and dreamy.  Fuzzed out ambient distortion envelopes the melodies.  Some tracks are soft and angelic throughout but the tracks that stick most in my mind are the ones that aren't like 'Everyday We Grow'.  Perhaps I'm just a sucker for sharps and flats.. 

In contrast to the spacey quality the recordings emote, the live show is hailed as a high energy experience. Well it sounds interesting to say the least. We can't wait to see the pair in action on Saturday night!  They'll be at Simone's in Pilsen playing a free show w/ Panda Riot, Vehicle Blues and a DJ Set by Wolf in a Spacesuit.

Simone's
960 West 18th Chicago, IL

Where we want to be this upcoming weekend . . . Maybe we’ll get to hang out!

1/27 Empty Bottle & Scion A/V Garage Show Present
King Tuff & The Hex Dispensers
1035 N Western
10pm, Free with RSVP

The Hideout & CHIRP Radio Present
The Dirty Diamonds w/ DJ spots by DJ Mary Nisi and DJ Kristin Marks
Chirp 1 Year Anniversary Party
1354 W Wabansia
9pm, $8 Tickets


1/28 The Mid Mayhem at The Mid
Matthew Dear, Loyal Divide, Orchard Lounge

306 N Halsted
8p, $10 Tickets

Buddy Guy’s Legends
Buddy Guy and Carl Weathersby

700 S Wabash Ave
Tickets sold out online but not at the door, $50



1/29 Simone’s Bar
Calm Palm Vapor, Panda Riot, Vehicle Blues, +1 Secret Performance

960 W 18th St
8:30 pm, Free More Info

1/30 Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall & Museum of Contemporary Art
Olafur Arnalds
CCC - 3 pm, Free
78 E Washington St
MCA - 7:30, $10 Tickets
220 E Chicago Ave

If you don't know, now you know - Snacks the Cat Video Debut

Bethany, the super stoner bitch from Best Coast is so obsessed with her cat "Snacks the Cat" that he's made its way onto BC's album cover, has its own twitter account (@snacksthecat), and is now directing their music videos, stoned . . .

Stream The Go! Team - Rolling Blackout

The Go! Team's third album is ripe for the punch featuring sounds that remind me of being a dumb teenager but in that warm fuzzy l dance my ass off kinda way. The screamy pop album album features spots from Deerhoof's Satomi Matsuzuki and Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino. This dance music catchy enough to make a skinny jean clad, ray ban wearing youth blush and groove.

THE GO! TEAM - ROLLING BLACKOUTS by thegoteam

Todays Record Releases

Talib Kweli, Gutter Rainbows (Javotti Media/3D)

Deerhoof, Doorhood vs. Evil (Polyvinyl)

Destroyer, Kaputt (Marge Records)

Peter, Bjorn & John, Second Chance – Single (PBJ Musik AB)

Say Hi, Um, Uh Oh (Barsuk Records)

Cloud Nothings, Cloud Nothings (Carpark Records)

Cold War Kids, Mine Is Yours (Interscope)

The Radio Dept., Passive Aggressive – Singles 2002-2010 (Labrador)

Grizzly Bear, Blue Valentine OST (Lakeshore)

Fujiya & Miyagi, Ventriloquizzing (Yep Records)

Iron & Wine, Kiss Each Other Clean (Warner Bros)

Amos Lee, Mission Bell (Blue Note)

My Disco, Little Joy (Temporary Residence)

Monotonix, Not Yet (Drag City)

Young Prisms, Friends for Now (Kanine)

Sidi Touré, Sahel Folk (Thrill Jockey)

Did we miss something you think we all need to hear? Let us know!