Watch This: Bailiff's HearYa SessionWith all the excitement over The Black Keys' outstanding new album, El Camino, 2012 will surely be the year of similarly-minded Chicago psych-rock visionaries Bailiff. Honestly, we don't understand why this quartet isn't on the lips of every Chicago rock fan yet, but it's only a matter of time. Josh... continue reading on Chicagoist
Bailiff Breaks OutIf you've got an interest in local music and anyone to talk about it with, chance are you've heard of Bailiff. The Chicago trio has been stitching together a complex quilt of challenging rhythms, unsettlingly melodic vocal and guitar lines and a howling, psychedelic backwash of atmosphere that's unlike... continue reading on Chicagoist
Butch Walker: (Mostly) Out With The Old, In With The New ... With Mixed ResultsPhoto by Lizz Kanneneberg I've been a Butch Walker fan for awhile now, at least since his (very) brief reign as a MTV power-pop prince with former band The Marvelous 3 in the late '90s. While his music has always been an ever-evolving stew of nods to the history... continue reading on Chicagoist
Last Minute Plans: BeirutNeed a little aural pick-me-up after a long Monday? Good news - Chicagoist fav Zach Condon, a.k.a Beirut (a.k.a. the finest Balkan-inspired folk purveyor ever to blast out of New Mexico) brings his eclectic live show to the Congress Theater tonight in support of his fantastic latest offering, The... continue reading on Chicagoist
Do This: Brilliant Corners of Popular AmusementsOutdoor festival season may be drawing to a close for 2011, but the organizers of Noble Square's Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements festival want to make sure you have one last chance to get your freak on this summer. Part circus, part music festival, part community art celebration, the... continue reading on Chicagoist
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