Riot Fest 2016 Review

Photos by J. Frank Riot Fest 2016 returned to Douglas Park and definitively proved why it’s the best summer music festival in the city. Together with Ruby Hornet veteran photographer J. Frank, we conquered through a near-dozen acts at this year’s Riot Fest. Check out the some of J. Frank’s best photos over the next […]

Chicago’s own Piece of Cake releases new song “Rusted”

Everybody loves A Piece of Cake right? This indie act, featuring Brynn Bixby, Dave Nolden, Mark Alletag, Paul Karnatz, and Rob Lejman, is from Chicago and are gearing up to release their self-titled debut in May. But the band are giving you a taste of the new material with their latest single “Rusted.” The track […]

[Review] Antarctigo Vespucci: “Leavin’ La Vida Loca”

At first, Leavin’ La Vida Loca by the indie folk-inspired punk duo Antarctigo Vespucci seems less reminiscent of Chris Farren and Jeff Rosenstock’s main projects (Fake Problems, Jeff Rosenstock) and more of Antarctigo Vespucci’s first EP, Soulmate Stuff. Establishing Antarctigo Vespucci as their own, vibrantly disparate sound than their alter-egos, the duo have proved to be […]

[SXSW Interview] Cheers Elephant, SXSW Veterans

Photography by Andrew Zeiter Watch Cheers Elephant for even a fraction of a sogn and you can tell they’ve been doing this for awhile. The majority of the upbeat, indie rock from Los Angeles by way of Philadelphia has been playing together since grade school, plenty of time to get to know one another and […]

[SXSW Interview] The Tontons, Well on Their Way

Photography by Andrew Zeiter Back in November I was in Austin for a different festival, Fun Fun Fun Fest, where I first met Asli Omar and the guys from The Tontons. At the time, the four piece blues-y rock group from Houston was riding a wave of publicity en route to their breakthrough project, Make […]

[Video] Kaiser Chiefs: “Coming Home”

British indie-rock band, Kaiser Chiefs, have been together for over a decade and are releasing their fifth studio album Education, Education, Education & War on March 31 via Universal Music. As a preview for the new album they dropped a music video for the debut single “Coming Home.” Lead vocalist Ricky Wilson is shown waltzing around […]

[Video] Glass Animals: “Gooey”

British four-piece Glass Animals has released a new music video for the smooth and glossy single “Gooey.” The track is off of their upcoming EP, Gooey, produced by Paul Epworth and due out in April via The Harvest Imprint. Strange and intriguing, the video follows individuals who immediately transform into their most unrestricted, strongest, and best […]

[Video] St. Vincent Performs On ‘The Colbert Report’

St. Vincent AKA Annie Clark  just released her eccentric fourth full-length, self-titled record, St. Vincent. Clark is exploding out of herself, bringing her strange, yet dazzling sound to new levels. St. Vincent performed some of her new material after a comical and informative interview with Stephen Colbert. Colbert asked about “getting” the new album, highlighted […]