Category: Interviews
Taska Black on finding his own sound & his first headline tour [interview + giveaway]
photo credit: @reinkooyman
Taska Black will be at Chop Shop with supporting act Rome in Silver Saturday, October 12!
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Hermitude on their world tour & new album [interview + giveaway]
HermitudeGuggenz releases new album “Cruise Control”
Mike Guggenbuehl, better known online as “Guggenz,” released a new album titled “Cruise Control” Wednesday. Continue reading
Louis Futon – interview & show recap – Chop Shop 5/3
photo credit: Don Idio
One of the most remarkable moments from my conversation with Tyler Minford, the guy behind Louis Futon, was when we discussed Aaron Carmack, aka Mr. Carmack as one of our biggest inspirations. Continue reading
birds releases new EP, “Who We Are”
birds shared a snippet of his soul with the internet this week when he released his new EP, “Who We Are.” The 6-song collection is an emotional diary of sorts, a culmination of distinct moments and feelings from the past few years. Continue reading
Win and Woo interview + ticket giveaway
photo source: Evan Brightfield
Last summer, I saw Nick Winholt and Austin Woo, aka Win and Woo, open up for Borgeous & Grandtheft at Volleywood Corona Electric Beach. It was this huge beach party hosted by Corona at North Avenue Beach in downtown Chicago. Continue reading
SAYMYNAME brings HARDTRAP to Bottom Lounge, 1/13
SAYMYNAME will bring his What’s My Name tour to Chicago this Saturday, January 13 at Bottom Lounge! Continue reading
Sullivan King on his Lost Lands set, new Vantablack EP
Sullivan King’s debut festival set at Lost Lands helped put him on many people’s radars, but this is just the beginning. The 23-year-old LA native caught bass heads by surprise with his punk and metal-infused set, resulting in a massive flood of support. Continue reading
Manila Killa: “Music is always there for me” [interview + giveaway]
Photo credit: STruong Photography
Some people go to work at a consulting firm after graduation. Others might go to graduate school. Chris Gavino aka Manila Killa is ending his I Want You tour in Chicago this weekend after performing over a dozen shows across the country this fall. That’s what he’s been doing since graduating from George Mason University in Virginia earlier last year. Continue reading
Champagne Drip on trying new things: “Learn the rules to break them”
Photo credit: Webster Hall
When I asked him about who inspired him to create music, Champagne Drip aka Sam Pool cited his former art teacher Marlene Alexander as one of his biggest motivators. Continue reading
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