Implodes

Innovative Chicago label Kranky Records are celebrating their 20th anniversary this winter with a series of hometown shows. The series features Grouper, Stars of the Lid with the Wordless Music Orchestra, Tim Hecker, Lichens, and many more…

Stars of the Lid in NYC in 2008 (more by Chris Owyoung) Veteran ambient duo Stars of the Lid haven’t played the US in five years, but that will change this fall…

On Monday (4/8), Implodes played a free show at the Empty Bottle with support from Population and Acteurs. The show served as the record release for Recurring Dream, which hit stores earlier this month via Kranky…

DOWNLOAD: Implodes – “Scattered in the Wind” (MP3) Chicago quartet Implodes are set to release the follow-up to their 2011 debut LP Black Earth on April 1 via Kranky…

Last night (Friday, April 13), Disappears and Lotus Plaza (aka Lockett Pundt of Deerhunter) kicked off their spring North American tour with a packed show at Lincoln Hall…

Lockett Pundt with Deerhunter at Bonnaroo 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Lotus Plaza (aka Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt) just released his sophomore LP, Spooky Action at a Distance, earlier this month via Kranky, and is about to kick off a tour in support of it…

Chicago-based guitarist Ken Camden released his debut solo LP Lethargy and Repercussion in 2010 via Kranky Records. He’s also a member of the band Implodes, which released their debut LP Black Earth this past spring via Kranky as well…

Speaking of the Polyvinyl anniversary show, Joan of Arc, who are also on the Pygmalion bill, have added dates to their tour with Implodes. The new dates include a NYC show on August 9 at Glasslands, the day before their previously announced Mercury Lounge show (8/10)…

Joan of Arc in 2008 (more by Leia Jospe) After dates on their current southwestern tour and a forthcoming UK tour come to an end, Joan of Arc will kick off another leg of dates in Pontiac, MI with Implodes heading toward the East Coast before looping back to a tour-ending show in St…