The Chicago Reader gave a nod to our CS: ATX album in their latest issue (on news stands today). They mention the coming album, as well as the release party taking place at Beauty Bar on March 12th in their Gossip Wolf column, even decking out the Wolf in full CS gear. The artwork by Keith Herzik if featured above, and here’s an excerpt from the mention:
“… Ruby Hornet is expanding beyond the Web and into the music biz! On March 15 the site’s label, Closed Sessions, will drop its first commercial release, the cleverly titled Closed Sessions: ATX, with help from Decon Records. Recorded in a mansion in Austin… and for sale as a CD or download, it pairs local hip-hop talent with outtatown MCs in a one-off extension of Hornet’s Closed Sessions series (which usually happens at Chicago’s SoundScape Recording). “I would come downstairs from my room and Rakaa and Babu of Dilated Peoples would be working with someone like Fashawn, GLC, or Curtains,” says Ruby Hornet editor in chief Alex Fruchter. “I came back from one run to the store and Paul Wall was just hanging out.” Closed Sessions celebrates the album’s release March 17 in Austin with an unofficial SXSW showcase, and Beauty Bar throws a local release party Saturday, March 12—for $5 you can see Walter J. Liveharder, Tennille, and the Cool Kids‘ Sir Michael Rocks.”
Check out the rest of the Gossip Wolf column, also mentioning early Pitchfork rumors and more.