Gel Set

Verma side project Matchess released an album, touring with Gel Set (dates, streams)

When she’s not unleashing her powerful pipes as part of Chicago postpunk outfit Verma, Whitney Johnson makes beguiling soundscapes under the moniker Matchess…

The-Drum & Gel Set added to Friday's Big Black Delta show at the Empty Bottle

The-Drum @ Hotel Vegan (bvChicago-SXSW 2012) (more by Amanda Hatfield) As mentioned, M83 collaborator and former Mellowdrone member Big Black Delta (aka Jonathan Bates) is currently on tour and will make his way to Chicago for a show at the Empty Bottle this Friday (8/24)…

What is a Hipster?

According to Wikipedia… “A hipster is a person who is strongly associated with a subculture that has been deemed “hip”, or “hep”. The term was used originally in the 1940s and 1950s to describe aficionados of jazz, and it eventually described many members of the Beat Generation, but its usage declined in the 1960s, with the advent of hippies…