Fresh tracks: The Flat Five, Amelia Harlovic, Hollyy, Face Time Police, Burr Oak, Jacks and Atoms and more
Brand new music and video releases straight from the Chicago-area music scene.
Phillip-Michael Scales
Sound check: Phillip-Michael Scales’ new single addresses the personal impact of racism
“There’s something that just feels off that you can’t put your finger on.” Dive-bar soul singer Phillip-Michael Scales addresses a lifetime of subtle jabs that can cut more deeply than overt racism in his new single, “Tell Me How I Sound Again.”
Playlist: Chicago Sound Check 2020.v7
Explore this month’s Spotify playlist for our favorite recent releases from the Chicago and suburban scenes.
Fresh tracks: Rise Against, Sean McCole, Brad Redlich, Dan Asio, Knuckle Puck, Phor, Tsunami and more
A collection of great new music and videos from our friends on the Chicago and suburban music scenes.
Fresh tracks: Release(r), Tom Morello, Prizefighter, Marina City, Phillip-Michael Scales and more
Check out some new music and videos fresh from the Chicago-area scene.
Video: Sound Check Presents … Phillip-Michael Scales
If you missed last weekend’s livestream concert with Phillip-Michael Scales, catch the video here
Phillip-Michael Scales brings acoustic blues to livestream series Friday
The lack of live musical performances has taken its toll on artists, but dive-bar soul singer Phillip-Michael Scales is making the best of these weird times.
Playlist: Chicago Sound Check 2020.v4
Explore this month’s Spotify playlist for some excellent new releases from the Chicago and suburban scenes
Fresh tracks: High Wire, Mathien, Radar, Prizefighter, Phillip-Michael Scales, Marina City and more
Stay in and enjoy some new music and videos from Chicago-area artists
Fresh tracks: Face Time Police, Grey Shore Avenue, Flowtone, Ezra Furman and more
Fresh new music and videos from Face Time Police, Ezra Furman, Capital Soiree, Phillip-Michael Scales, Grey Shore Avenue, Secret Bad Boy and more.
Playlist: Chicago Sound Check 2020.v1
Featuring: New Nights, Blaqrock, Dead Lucid, Camp Edwards, Nehemiah Heckler, Primal Moon, The JAB, Foo
JC Brooks Band, Phillip-Michael Scales — Sleeping Village 12/6/19
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Sound check: JC Brooks at Sleeping Village; Chris Isaak’s rockabilly Christmas
Soul at Sleeping Village The Chicago neo-soul rockers of the JC Brooks Band are bound
Fresh tracks: Million Miler debuts with new single; Owen and the Ghosts, Phillip-Michael Scales, The Band Calderisi, Twin Peaks and more
Million Miler The Band Calderisi Owen and the Ghosts Twin Peaks Nehemiah Heckler The Steady
Fresh tracks: Friday Pilots Club, Camp Edwards, Tiny Kingdoms, David Paige, I Fight Dragons and more
Friday Pilots Club The Almas Tiny Kingdoms Jonfin READ MORE: ‘Australian Alien’ solidifies Jonfin on
Premiere: ‘O, Hallelujah’ a dose of gratitude from Phillip-Michael Scales
“You’re ready for what you’re ready for when you’re ready for it.” A conversation with
Chicago Sound Check 2019v6: Trickshooter Social Club
Featuring: Trickshooter Social Club, Box House, The Mizzerables, Bury Me in Lights, Ax and the
Fresh tracks: Phillip-Michael Scales, When the Sun Sets, The Shades, Gazebo Effect, GoodSex and more
Phillip-Michael Scales When the Sun Sets The Shades Scotch the Filmmaker The Kreutzer Sonata Gazebo
Chicago Sound Check 2019v4: Violet Crime
Featuring: Violet Crime, Phillip-Michael Scales, The Footlight District, Ignescent, Johari Noelle, Capital Soiree, Noah Childs,
Fresh tracks: The Kings Rising, AM Taxi, She Rides Tigers, Guardrail & more
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