The Zincs

BLACK POMPADOUR

Lead by expatriate Jim Elkington (of the British-based bands Sophia and Elevate), The Zincs play brooding pop music rooted in the mysterious sounds of America and Britain to which the band grew up … Read More

The Fiery Furnaces

WIDOW CITY 

There are few things in life as exhilarating as a new album by The Fiery Furnaces. Establishing themselves as one of rock music’s most consistently engaging, exciting and thought-provoking bands, The Fiery Furnaces … Read More

Sea & Cake

EVERYBODY

The Sea and Cake are back with Everybody, the band’s first full length in just over four years. The record finds the band continuing to perfect their singular brand of dreamlike, hot-buttered pop music that … Read More

Pit Er Pat

PYRAMIDS 

Pit er Pat is the Chicago-based trio of keyboardist Fay Davis-Jeffers, drummer Butchy Fuego and bassist Rob Doran. When approaching a title for the new album, the follow up to 2005’s Shakey, … Read More

Ooioo

TAIGA 

Communication with nature is not a new theme for OOIOO. Visually, previous album art deisgns and band photos bare hidden repetitions of “o-o-i-o-o” and videos have visually featured woods of the forest above any … Read More

Howe Gelb

SNO ANGEL LIKE YOU 

SNO ANGEL is a new project from Howe Gelb, set up when he records and tours with a full gospel choir.

LIKE YOU is the name of his record here with ‘SNO … Read More

Frequency

Nicole Mitchell

“One of Chicago’s more inspiring jazz visionaries, » (Chicago Tribune), Nicole Mitchell is a creative instrumentalist, composer, bandleader and an educator. She is the founder of Black Earth Ensemble (BEE), Black Earth Strings (BES) and Tindanga Mama: groups that celebrate … Read More

Fred Anderson

FROM THE RIVER TO THE OCEAN

The closest of relationships gives its members space to expand, change, develop, and play.  Tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson and drummer Hamid Drake have just that kind of partnership, one … Read More

Extra Golden

HERA MA NONO 

Hera Ma Nono is the exhilarating sophomore effort from Kenyan and American cooperative Extra Golden. Kenyan benga music and American rock first met with a friendly handshake on the group’s 2006 debut, Ok-Oyot System, and are … Read More

Exploding Star Orchestra

WE ARE ALL FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE

In 2005, cornetist Rob Mazurek was approached by The Chicago Cultural Center and the Jazz Institute to put together a group that would represent the more contemporary / avant-garde … Read More