Brain Idea

Chicago’s Outside World make hooky, anthemic janglepop in the tradition of Tommy Keene, The Barracudas and The dB’s, the latter of whom they opened for in their hometown…

Chicago indie rockers Outside World formed earlier this year, serving as a side project to frontman Ben Scott‘s Brain Idea. Brain Idea called it quits in August, and now Scott has more time for his bandmates Hazel Rigby (ex-Big Knife) and Evan Jenkins…

Pop. 1280 @ Public Assembly in February (BKLYN) (more by Erez Avissar) NYC-based outfit Pop. 1280 released their most recent LP, The Horror, in January via Sacred Bones…

Girl Talk crowd @ Congress Theater on NYE 2009 (more by Graeme Flegenheimer) New Year’s Eve Weekend 2011 presents a wide variety of options for Chicagoans…

DOWNLOAD: Heavy Times – Future City (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Brain Idea – Oh I’m Free (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Los Campesinos! – By Your Hand (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Strange Boys – Me and You(MP3) I’m heading to the M for Montreal festival tomorrow which will keep me busy and entertained, but here’s what I’ll be missing this week while I’m there…

DOWNLOAD: Heavy Times – “Future City” (MP3) LP Cover As written about on BrooklynVegan, Chicago’s own Heavy Times are set to release their sophomore effort Jacker via HoZac Records on October 25th…

DOWNLOAD: Heavy Times – Future City (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Brain Idea – Oh I’m Free (MP3) Chicago trio Heavy Times will release their second album, Jacker, later this month on HoZac Records…

The Raincoats are about to hit the road with Grass Widow for a short tour that hits the Double Door in Chicago on Monday (9/19). Greg Kot spoke to them, and he writes that…