Sleater-Kinney @ Pitchfork 7-18-15

Featured Artist: Sleater-Kinney Pitchfork (Green Stage) @ 8:30 p.m., 7/18/15 Union Park, Chicago, Illinois After a long hiatus dating back to 2006, Sleater-Kinney has reunited and released their 8th studio album, No Cities to Love. Now touring their punk inspired effort Carrie Brownstein, vocalist/guitarist Corin Tucker, and drummer Janet Weiss will be ...
July 8, 2015
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Le Butcherettes – Sin Sin Sin

Featured artist of the week for 6/28/15: Le Butcherettes - Sin Sin Sin (LP) Released : May 12, 2011 Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions All Songs written by Teri Gender Bender. Produced by Omar Rodriguez Lopez. Mixed by Lars Stalfors. Originally hailing from Guadalajara, Mexico, the LA-based Mexican/American Garage band Le Butcherettes (Teri ...
June 28, 2015
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Mayor Daley – Fifteen Silver Arrows (Revisited)

Featured Artist for the Week of 6/22/15: Mayor Daley - Fifteen Silver Arrows From the album "Sand Bath", Rotted Tooth Recordings, July, 2012 Released July 4, 2012 Kelly Carr: Vox, Guitar, Mellotron Emily Elhaj: Vox, Bass Paul Erschen, Drums Chicago's Mayor Daley is preparing for their 2015 Summer Tour of the ...
June 22, 2015
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The Hecks – Trust and Order

WCSF 88.7's featured artist of the week for 6/17/15: The Hecks Thumbing through music is a constant. There's a parallel sense of memory and timelessness. One of the truw pleasures is running across a tune like Trust and Order. Released in 7" on Moniker Records in 2013, the sound is ...
June 17, 2015
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Toupée – Leg Toucher LP Release at the Empty Bottle 7/6/15

Toupée - Leg Toucher, LP Release at the Empty Bottle 1035 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 July 6, 2015 Chicago's Toupée has been described as "creepy" post punk. The group recently released the video "Mommy is a Mummy" and is set to release the LP Leg Toucher at the Empty Bottle on ...
June 15, 2015
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Bob Kase – As We Gather

Bob Kase has been developing a distinct relationship with Jazz music as an artist and educator for more than 40 years. Recently, the COMP Magazine caught up with Kase to discuss his rich history, what he values in creating music, his new release "As We Gather", and why the ...
June 9, 2015
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Blur – The Magic Whip

Artist of the week is Blur - The Magic Whip: Recorded in Hong Kong and London, Blurs 8th studio album appears to be a strong comeback for one of London's 1990s trend setters. Helen Brown of the Telegraph, "stated that the album "turns out to be a triumphant comeback," ...
June 4, 2015
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Speedy Ortiz – Foil Deer

Artist of the week is Speedy Ortiz - Foil Deer: Hailing from Northampton, Massachusetts, Indi Rock band Speedy Ortiz has three LPs The Death f Speedy Ortiz (2011), Major Arcana (2013), and Foil Deer (2015). The latest released on April 21, 2015. Variously described as "barbed-wire wordplay" (Pitchfork),"mischievous creation" ...
May 29, 2015
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5/25/15 – WCSF 88.7fm Weekly Album Chart

Here's what tunes are starting off your summer break out in J-town!
May 27, 2015
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Chicagoland Summer Music 2015

Chicagoland Summer Music 2015 Music festival season is closing in upon us and here’s a summary of what the southwestern edge of Lake Michigan plans to hear… Spring Awakening (Soldier Field) June 12-14, 2015 – The rave scene is set to reawaken after a long wintery slumber in the windy. ...
May 9, 2015
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