Playlist: Chicago Sound Check 2020.v5
Hit PLAY on this Spotify playlist of some of our favorite recent releases out of Chicago and the suburbs.
Tiny Kingdoms
Premiere: Tiny Kingdoms leaves bad habits behind with new single, ‘Daydream’
Grab ahold of some summer vibes with Tiny Kingdoms’ new single “Daydream”
Fresh tracks: Kowloon Bay, OK Go, Mock Nine, Brother Derek and more
Settle in and enjoy some new music and videos fresh from the Chicago-area scene
Sound check: Common joins charity telethon; Side Street’s Battle goes online
Common and Chicago join a lineup of hometown celebrities for this weekend’s charity telethon; Side Street Studio Arts opens submissions for a virtual Battle of the Bands; and more
Playlist: Chicago Sound Check 2020.v2
Explore this month’s Spotify playlist for some excellent new releases from the Chicago and suburban scenes.
Premiere: Tiny Kingdoms seeks a change with new ‘Rose Gold/Coasting’ EP, video
“I wanted to give something a little different,” Nico Muira said of Tiny Kingdoms’ new two-song EP, out today.
Lucky Boys Confusion brings the show back to the ‘burbs
Lucky boys Confusion, the Chicago-area rock band that got its start playing around Naperville, Lisle and Downers Grove, is bringing its show back to the suburbs with an April show at Lombard’s BrauerHouse.
Holiday Sound Check 2019
Featuring: Fairview, The Fold, Guy Meets Girl, High Wire, Observing With Annie, Kevin Mileski, Daniel
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: Poignant ‘Mindreader’ ushers in a new era, new name for Oceans Over Airplanes
When Tony Pagorek hit the studio with Oceans Over Airplanes to record the new single,
Sound check: Sleep On It, Like Pacific make tour stop in Chicago
Sleep on It tour stop While fans are eagerly anticipating the follow-up to 2017’s “Overexposed”
Concert highlights 6/7-6/13: Bury Me in Lights EP release, Josh Groban at Ravinia, Todd Kessler’s showcase and more
A.M.B. Fest: 5 p.m. Friday, June 7; and 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 8
Chicago Sound Check 2019v4: Violet Crime
Featuring: Violet Crime, Phillip-Michael Scales, The Footlight District, Ignescent, Johari Noelle, Capital Soiree, Noah Childs,
Concert highlights 4/19 – 4/25: EELS headlines Thalia Hall, Gazebo Effect at Schubas, Nick Moss Band at Hey Nonny
Solo Night with Dianne Christine, Zack Baumgartner, Lara Bell and Will Orlyk: 7 p.m. Friday,
Fresh tracks: State and Madison, Eric Davies, Glory Days, Ignescent, Redhorse and more
State and Madison Eric Davies ROM (Max Romero) Glory Days Ignescent Tiny Kingdoms Redhorse Quantum
Chicago Sound Check 2019v3: Downers Groove
Featuring: Downers Groove, Gazebo Effect, jonfin, The Off Days, Moore, Mel Senese, Marina City, The
Sound check: Plain White T’s, Lucky Boys Confusion together at Joe’s
DuPage County, represent! The Plain White T’s, the West suburban romantics who bounded to national fame
Fresh tracks: Tiny Kingdoms, Ember Oceans, Molehill & more
Tiny Kingdoms Ember Oceans Molehill The Burst and Bloom Adem Dalipi The Buzzhounds
Sound check: Guardrail, charity pajama party make Snuz Fest a must this weekend
Don your jammies and head out for Snuz Fest, the annual punk rock pajama party