Akasha to Celebrate the "Cool Ruler" at The Hideout!

Chicago crew Akasha bring their smooth, organic take take on reggae and ska to The Hideout on Friday, July 22. They will be joined by rhythm and roots upstarts JT & the Clouds and top soul/funk spinner DJRC for a night that promises to be super fresh.

Akasha will be celebrating the drop of their new mixtape, a tribute to the late, great Gregory Isaacs, which can be heard here.

For more info on the show and to purchase tickets, check out The Hideout's official Website.

Chicago Blues: A Living History @ Buddy Guy's Legends This Friday!

The firecracker group behind 2009's Grammy-nominated Chicago Blues: A Living History is back with Chicago Blues: A Living History; the (R)evolution Continues (Raisin' Music) and will celebrate the release with a show at Buddy Guy's Legends this Friday, July 1, at 9 PM.

Chicago Blues: A Living History; the (R)evolution Continues picks up where the first volume left of, covering the early years of rock n' roll with fantastic takes on Chuck Berry's "Reelin' and Rockin'" and "Rocket 88," a song made famous by Ike Turner.

The deluxe, 2-CD set features 23 tracks, a 34 page booklet with comprehensive liner notes and amazing photography and, most importantly, top notch performances by Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch, Lurrie Bell and Carlos Johnson. Very special guests include the legendary Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Magic Slim, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Zora Young and Mike Avery.

Expect the core players and some surprises at Legends this Friday. Tickets are available here.

Paper Thick Walls Riding the Wave of High Profile Shows!

After a sold out record release show at The Hideout and a well-received performance at the North by Northeast festival in Toronto, Paper Thick Walls is off to Milwaukee for Summerfest this weekend. Before they leave town, they will play on an early bill at Beat Kitchen with emo outfit The Second, local power pop group The Bright White and Chicago rockers Old Irving. Tickets for the all ages show this Saturday, July 2nd, can be purchased here.

Chicago's Voodoo Kings Bring Classic Rock n' Roll to Montrose Room!

Long-running Chicago rockers The Voodoo Kings will be playing two sets of the good stuff at The Montrose Room @ The Intercontinental O'Hare, 5300 N River Rd, on Friday July 15. The first set is at 9 PM.

The song "Animal" from VDK's American Lights has been picked up by the company Song And Film for licensing opportunities. "When I See Her," from the same album, was featured in the motion picture Deal starring Burt Reynolds and produced by Seven Arts Pictures / MGM.

Time Out Chicago calls Montrose Room one of Chicago's "Top 5" suburban bars!

Hard tickets for free admission to the show will be available at the venue and at Avenue N Guitars.

New Single From Buffalo's Son of the Sun!

Currently on tour out east, Buffalo psych rockers Son of the Sun have released a new single, "My Best Mistake," in advance of their upcoming LP, Almost Not There, on I Blame Yoko Records.

"My Best Mistake" is propelled by some seriously cosmic guitar work that recalls The Church, while the vocals are clean and up-front--much more in a straight-ahead, rock n' roll vein. Almost Not There drops nationally on Tuesday, July 26.

Upcoming Tour Dates :

Jun 18: Great Scott, Allston, MA

Jun 25: Nietzsche's, Buffalo, NY
(Record Release Show)

Jul 22: Molson Canal Concert Series, Lockport, NY

Jul 23: Happy Dog, Cleveland, OH

The Luck of Eden Hall-Butterfly Revolutions CD Review

Long-running Chicago psych group The Luck of Eden Hall returns with Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 1, a follow-up to 2009's acclaimed When The Clock Starts To Wake Up, We Go To Sleep.

The album opens with a dose of trippy power pop entitled "Chrysalide," Gregory Curvey's lead vocal a dead ringer for Guided by Voices main man Robert Pollard.

After a strong introduction, the standout cuts are plentiful: "Medicine Queen" sounds like it was magically transported directly from 1967; "Velvet and Corduroy" is similarly enamored with the vintage stuff, but will appeal to fans of contemporary psych outfits like The Brian Jonestown Massacre; "Shampoo" manages to be both bubbly and grungy; "Silly Girl" is serious dream pop; album closer "Queen Anne's Lace" has some beautiful bass work, shimmering acoustic guitar, prog rock percussion and an almost orchestral weight that never overburdens the delicate arrangement.

The Luck of Eden Hall celebrates the release of Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 1 with a show at Beat Kitchen on Wednesday, July 20.

New Limited Edition Single by The Loneliest Monk!

Chicago avant pop duo The Loneliest Monk is releasing their single "Hiding Places" on 7" red vinyl via Kilo Records. The record release show is Friday, July 8th at Reggie’s Rock Club and features special guests Stephen Paul Smoker and Flying Cars (Brooklyn, NY). All advanced ticket purchases include the 7" Vinyl plus a bonus photo booklet from IshootRockstars.

REGGIES ROCK CLUB | JUL 8TH
The Loneliest Monk
Stephen Paul Smoker
Flying Cars
8pm | 18+ | $10 adv / $12 day of

Paper Thick Walls Announce High-Profile Festival Gigs!

Hot on the heels of releasing their much buzzed about debut, A Thousand Novels, Chicago's Paper Thick Walls announce two hot festival shows for the summer.

On Thursday, June 16 the band will be taking part in Toronto's prestigious North by Northeast Festival and Conference. This year's week-long celebration includes headliners Swervedriver, Devo and Fucked Up, and PTW will be sharing a bill with Ketch Harbour Wolves and Young Doctors in Love at The Painted Lady (218 Ossington, M6J 2Z9).

Then, on Sunday, July 3 they will be performing at Milwaukee's annual Summerfest. Festival-goers can catch Paper Thick Walls at the Cascio Interstate Music Groove Stage at 3PM!

The Bright White to Showcase at This Year's MOBfest!

Emerging Chicago indie rockers The Bright White are one of a handful of bands set to take part in this year's MOBfest.

Now in its 15th year, MOB (short for "Music Over Business") is taking over The Hard Rock Hotel from June 23-June 25.

The Bright White is scheduled to perform at 9 PM on Friday, June 24, alongside hard rockers Heart-Set Self-Destruct and progressive rockers Amrita (more acts TBA).

The Bright White will be debuting some new material, both onstage and via a giveaway sampler of the tracks "13 Years" and "Long Live Young Love."

Tickets for The Bright White at MOBfest are available here.
from June 23-June 25.