Speck Mountain
Wedding Dress (ex-Maps & Atlases) prep new LP ft. mems of Karate, Chin Up Chin Up, more
Listen to lead single ”I Don’t Know Love By Its Name” now.
Downtown Sound and Loops & Variations return (Falty DL, Sharon Van Etten, Lee Ranaldo, Dan Deacon, Dessa & more)
Pritzker Pavilion lawn (more by Zach Pollack)
The City of Chicago’s annual, free music programs at Millenium Park‘s Jay Pritzker Pavilion, called Downtown Sound and Loops & Variations, will return this summer on Monday and Thursday evenings, respectively…
Speck Mountain releasing 'Badwater,' touring (dates, streams)
Chicago’s Speck Mountain will release their third album, Badwater, via the Carrottop label on January 22. Says our sister site BV Chicago:The group’s primary songwriters Marie-Claire Balabanian and Karl Briedrick may not be from Chicago, but they’ve been based here for quite some time now…
Speck Mountain releasing 'Badwater,' touring, playing Lincoln Hall & the Hideout
Chicago foursome Speck Mountain are set to welcome their third album, Badwater, on January 22 via Carrot Top Records. The group’s primary songwriters Marie-Claire Balabanian and Karl Briedrick may not be from Chicago, but they’ve been based here for quite some time now…
Sharon Van Etten was the 'special guest' at her show with She Keeps Bees & Speck Mountain (pics, setlist, audio)
This was so so so so so so lovely. What a treat to see Sharon in such a small space again with just a guitar & Heather Broderick on backing vocals for some of the songs. Sh…
Sharon Van Etten presenting a NYC show w/ She Keeps Bees, Speck Mountain & "special guests"
Sharon Van Etten at Town Hall earlier this month (more by Chris La Putt)
Sharon Van Etten put together a show with her “favorite people in the world,” happening at Cameo Gallery on December…
Chin Up Chin Up breaks up, members now in other bands
Windy city avant-pop combo Chin Up Chin Up will play their final show on May 15th at the Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL.
Here is what Lead Singer Jeremy Bolen had to say about the Break up:
I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we really had intentions to keep making music together for an infinite amount of time, but just as this band began in a natural way it is naturally coming to an end…
Arcade Fire played Judson Church
I didn’t have a ticket. How was it?
Photos by mediaeater
(I’ll update this post as the day goes on)
The Apples in Stereo | 2007 Tour Dates + Colbert
“We’ll be heading out on the road with our new touring group, featuring original Apples in stereo members Robert Schneider, John Hill, and Eric Allen, and new touring members including Elephant 6 co-founder Bill Doss (Olivia Tremor Control, Sunshine Fix), John Dufilho (Deathray Davies), and John Ferguson (Ulysses, Big Fresh)…
Devendra Banhart guest blogging Jane Magazine
“pppuuummmpppkkiiinnn,
it is a lovely word.” (thx all)
Previously
Devendra Banhart plays for Lindsay Lohan & Ashley Olsen @ Fashion Show
Devendra says ‘freak folk’ stupid & tacky term
