The Dillinger Escape Plan begins recording a new album in July; El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez and Madvillain post tracks; Sunny Day Real Estate is rumored to be reuniting; Steve Reich wins a Pulitzer. Keep reading in the roundup. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Young Widows’
Weekly Music News Roundup
Friday, April 24th, 2009Three Reasons Why I Like The Young Widows “Old Skin” Video
Thursday, March 5th, 20091. I was the third person to view the video on YouTube. Early-adopter status confirmed!
2. “Old Skin” is a song from the great album Old Wounds.
3. Legit Midwest: beards, plaid shirts, and a wood-paneled club. I can smell the stale PBR.
See the video below:
Ten Current/Upcoming Tours to Catch
Monday, February 9th, 2009As the season’s wintry punishment eases (it cracked 50 in Chicago this weekend), more and more artists are getting back in their vans and braving the roads for packed and sparse crowds alike.
Here’s a list of tours on our radar, including dates from The Bad Plus, Fucked Up, Orange Tulip Conspiracy, P.O.S., Secret Chiefs 3, Young Widows, and more. (more…)
Weekly Music News Roundup
Friday, January 30th, 2009Announcements are made for new albums from Irepress, Karl Sanders, Black Moth Super Rainbow, and Staff Benda Bilili — a group of paraplegic Congolese street musicians.
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey releases its new studio album for free; Secret Chiefs 3 announces a concert DVD; Les Claypool announces an outstanding mini festival that will be in a town near you. This and more after the jump. (more…)
What We’re Doing This Weekend
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
The Lonesome Organist
Care to stalk us this weekend? Search for us around Chicago as we see Subtle, The Lonesome Organist, Eastern Blok, the Andreas Kapsalis Trio, Young Widows, and more. And maybe you’d care to see The Dark Knight with online editor Scott Morrow…
What We’re Doing This Weekend
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
The Sword
Our plans this weekend include local shows with the massive stoner metal of The Sword, the experimental jazz of the Umbrella Music Festival, and the raw alt-country of O’death.
And our friends in Austin have another great festival of their own, as the Fun Fun Fun Fest run on Saturday and Sunday.
This Week’s Best Albums
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Fusing Indian music, 1970s film noir, and psychedelic sounds into heavy acoustic and electric rock, Portland’s Grails tops a lengthy list of great albums out this week. Earthless, Young Widows, Jolie Holland, Fucked Up, and East Coast Avengers are just a handful of our editors’ other picks.
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