Earlier this fall, Chicago alt-rock heroes Wilco released The Whole Love, the band’s eighth proper LP and their first release since forming their own record label (though ANTI- is distributing it) and it’s already heralded as the band’s best album since 2002’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. The band also self-produced the album and there are certain flourishes - dense layers of organ and percussion - that separate the album from previous efforts even as the band continues, overall, to sound like, well, Wilco. more ›

As music fans know, the brothers Kinsella are plenty busy these days. Earlier this year, Joan of Arc, the Chicago-based eclectic collective the brothers founded, released Don’t Mind Control, a compilation of/introduction to many Kinsella-affiliated music acts. Then, there’s also the matter of their influential proto-emo group Cap'n Jazz currently making the reunion circuits to much acclaim. But, just before Cap'n Jazz makes their final victory lap, one Kinsella brother, specifically Mike, is set to release a tiny morsel of new music. According to indie label Polyvinyl Records, Owen, Kinsella’s folk-tinged project, will release a new 7-inch, Abandoned Bridges, on Sept. 28th. more ›

Today's weather is gonna feel like late August. Sunny skies, brisk south winds, rising humidities...too bad this could be summer's last hurrah? Well, probably not as we typically see plenty of warm spells but a glance at the rest of the week shows cloudy and cool in the forecast. ANYWAY. Today. Yes. It will be nice and warm with highs in the upper 80s. Overnight, lows drop into the upper 60s and a chance of storms as the night wears on, especially towards the north burbs. more ›

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