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La Armada

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Fresh tracks: Almost There But Not Really, Iris Marlowe, Brian McSweeney, Reilly Downes, Tanzen and more

By Sound Check 6 months ago

Recent music and video releases from the Chicago and suburban music scene

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Fresh tracks: Beach Bunny, La Armada, Naked Raygun, Nude Bodies, Neal Francis, Dan Wade, Camp Edwards and more

By Sound Check 9 months ago

New music and videos recently released on the Chicago and suburban music scenes

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Fresh tracks: Juice Mazelee, La Armada, Nathan Wagner, CHNNLL, Save the Clocktower, Alien Eyes, NÆ and more

By Sound Check 1 year ago

Music and videos recently released from Chicago-area artists

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Recent releases from the Chicago scene

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New local singles, albums & videos

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Fresh tracks: Kings By Day, OPLIAM, Til Morning, Colleen Wild, Nora Marks, Andrew Robert Palmer, Mike Giannini, Boundary Waters and more

By Brian Shamie 1 day ago
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Fresh tracks: Better Love, Wolf Rd, Beach Bunny, Better Love, Marina City, Friday Pilots Club, Model Stranger, Whitney and more

By Sound Check 2 weeks ago
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Chicago rapper Taylor Bennett on his free show Friday, lessons he learned from big brother Chance 

By Brian Shamie 4 weeks ago
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Fresh tracks: Claude, The Darling Suns, Thrift Store Halo, Voice of Addiction, Eve Black and more

By Brian Shamie 1 month ago

Concert highlights

What's going on this week

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Making Everyday Fantastic: Rising indie-pop band headlining HVAC Pub Saturday

By Brian Shamie 6 days ago
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Sound check: ZORILA’s EP release show; The Linden Method and two doses of Take the Reins; Evanston’s Out of Space series

By Brian Shamie 2 weeks ago

About Sound Check

The who, what, when and where of the Chicago and suburban music scene. Chicago Sound Check is a collaborative look by Daily Herald local music writer Brian Shamie and concert photographers Neal Zeleznak and Denis Cheng into the world of up-and-coming musicians working hard to express themselves, entertain others and make their mark.

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