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DISQ – ” Communication “

Posted: October 18, 2019 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Isaac deBroux-Slone and Raina Bock, are the duo behind Disq, they grew up together as family friends, but joined forces later in middle school after discovering they liked the same music. Those influences haven’t steered them wrong. Disq sound like they took meticulous notes on Todd Rundgren instead of the modern-day bands influenced by him, like Tame Impala or Quilt. They’re a young band (they wrote their first album in eighth grade), but Disq already know how to mellow out on the weird side of ’60s psych-pop

Band members

Isaac DeBroux-Slone,-Guitar and Vocals Raina Bock -Bass, Brendan Manley -Drums, Logan Severson -Guitar and Vocals, Shannon Connor -Guitar and Keys

Disq – Communication from the Communication b/w Parallel 7″ vinyl on Saddle Creek Records

LABRADOR – ” Power​/​Secret Feelings (Acoustic) “

Posted: March 10, 2019 in MUSIC
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Before we leave for SXSW2019 tomorrow, we thought we’d go ahead and release a lil’ acoustic dual single! So, if you ever wanted to hear what “Power” and “Secret Feelings” sound like Nebraska-style with just me and my tenor guitar,
A dual single featuring acoustic versions of “Power” and “Secret Feelings” from Labrador’s debut EP, “Tell Me About Your Dad” 
released March 10, 2019
Vocals, Tenor Guitar – Hannah Switzer 
All Songs by Hannah Switzer

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SLOW PULP – ” At Home “

Posted: March 8, 2019 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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The hypnotically snaky guitar line in Slow Pulp’s “At Home” recalls the spare majesty of bands like Bedhead, but lead singer Emily Massey elevates it by lending the song a certain melancholy swirl. She’s the newest member of Slow Pulp, having once been brought in to sing backup and play rhythm guitar. But given that the other three players have been collaborating since elementary school, it’s no surprise that the group performs its dreamy, subtly forceful rock songs with great clarity and chemistry.

Chicago is an inspiring place, and there’s a lot of really good shows happening all the time, it’s invigorating…” Henry says. They bring an electric but dreamy energy to the scene that is quickly at home. Joining the ranks of Lala Lala, OHMME, Grapetooth, and many others, Slow Pulp brings to the table their exploration of dreamy psychedelic punk. And they seem to be taking to it well too—they played their first headlining show in Chicago on January 4th and are in the studio working on a new EP.

LABRADOR – ” Tell Me About Your Dad ” EP

Posted: March 7, 2019 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Hannah Switzer’s band Labrador describes its songs as “wry and melancholy meditations on all the ways the Patriarchy creeps into relationships and ruins everything.” The group’s debut EP, Tell Me About Your Dad, pairs those meditations with brightly rendered, strangely moody, slightly countrified arrangements that meet somewhere between Neil Young and the stormier reflections of Big Thief. Switzer herself looms largest over the proceedings with a rangy and evocative voice that can haunt, lament and sneer, sometimes all at once.

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Hypnotic vocal melodies, intricate undercurrents of drums and bass, and the unusual touch of finger-picking tenor guitar.
Labrador The Band
Vocals, Tenor Guitar – Hannah “Sundance Lass” Switzer 
Drums – Lawrence “Casio Kid” Gann 
Bass – Kent “2 Moist” Genis 
Guitar Solo on “Dumb” – Grant Kempski 
All songs by Hannah Switzer
released November 16th, 2018.

TROPHY DAD – ” Louis Sachar “

Posted: January 8, 2017 in MUSIC
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One of the best things of following a local band is watching them grow; when you get to see the same artists play in your town every month, you can see their subtle evolution overtime. Trophy Dad has been one such band with unassumingly powerful indie rock the band is getting tighter every time  they set foot on stage. It’s rare to find a band that’s equal parts capable of making you jump around in a sweaty basement and contemplate alone on the bus, but Trophy Dad manages to find that line. Their latest single “Louis Sachar” released right at the beginning of the year and bumped them up on a list of bands to look out for this year. It’s both a musically well-oiled track and spot-on narrative of what it feels like to witness the male gaze: “I remember eating crackers as you watched her like a TV.” Singer Abby Sherman describes helpless frustration in the midst of pressure to keep cool: “don’t cause a scene, it’ll be alright” Their lyrical and and musical growth on top an already solid foundation of tracks combined with the promise of new music this year means you’ll wanna keep an eye out for them this year.

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R.E.M – ” Chronic Town ” 30th Anniversary ” Live At Merlin’s April 24th 1982

Posted: December 22, 2014 in MUSIC
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Today we celebrate one of the more significant milestones in the college-rock era, the 30th anniversary of the release of R.E.M.’s debut EP, “Chronic Town”. the five-song record that launched the band and, in many ways, the ’80s indie scene.

To commemorate this classic record — which, bizarrely, has never received an official standalone CD release — we present audio of a concert recorded a few months earlier, in Madison, Wisc., on April 24, 1982, that finds the band working through its early catalog.

This bootleg is widely available as “Carnival Of Sorts” from their 1982 tour stop at Merlin’s in Madison, Wisconsin. The rest of the cd is very good, save for a mysterious drop in volume for a few songs midway through the set. Some great rare stuff here, though, including this performance of “Stumble/ Skank ” as well as a blazing version of the unreleased song “That Beat” and a rare live performance of “Wolves, Lower”.

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