FOCUS // HEATHEN SPIRITUALS: EX-SWANS PERCUSSIONIST THOR HARRIS DISCUSSES HIS NEW ALBUM THOR AND FRIENDS
Polymath percussionist Thor Harris inaugurated Thor and Friends in the autumn of 2015, after years of touring as...
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FOCUS // LOSING THE WAR INSIDE OUR HEADS: Weasel Walter of The Flying Luttenbachers Discusses the Band’s History, Their Brutal Prog Resurgence, and More
It really can’t be overstated how significant the early 1990’s in Chicago were for creating a fertile ground...
FOCUS // BIG EARS SETS THE BAR HIGH FOR 2025’S IMPENDING FESTIVAL SEASON
Over the course of 4 days in late March, it seemed as if the center of the experimental...
EXCLUSIVE // American Draft Celebrate 25 Years Together With New Single Premiere and Album Announcement
Celebrating 35 years of friendship and 25 years of creating music, AMERICAN DRAFT is excited to release their...
FOCUS // QUIETLY APPROACHING: GASTR DEL SOL RETURN WITH NEW ARCHIVAL ALBUM, A FITTING CAPSTONE FOR THE ICONIC TWO-PIECE
Chicago in the 1990’s was the home to a cultural touchstone for experimental music. The Midwest served as...
EXCLUSIVE // JUST HAMMERS DROP A WEIGHTY DEBUT WITH SELF-TITLED EP AND THEIR FIRST MUSIC VIDEO
Just Hammers is one of the freshest bands coming out of Chicago. While the band is new, dropping...
THE HISTORY OF MATH ROCK PT. 4: “WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NOISE?! THE EVOLUTION OF THE MATH ROCK SOUND”
Some years back, we looked at the genre of ‘math rock’ through a historical lens to try and...
EXCLUSIVE // POSITIONER POISE THEMSELVES AS “KING OF NEW FUN” WITH THIS MIND-MELTING SUMMER MATH ROCK BANGER
San Diego’s Positioner is the brainchild of composer-guitarist George Pritzker (ex-Weatherbox, Japandi), who along with the help of...
EXCLUSIVE // CHILDSPEAK DIAL IN SOME MATHY PROG VIBES WITH FIRST SINGLE FROM THE BAND’S UPCOMING ALBUM, DATURA
Portland’s Childspeak have been one of the most interesting math rock / post-rock bands to come out of...
EXCLUSIVE // FOREVER ERA (MEMBERS OF THE POISON ARROWS AND MY WAY MY LOVE) DEBUTS THEIR GROOVY, THICK LP
We’re excited by every new music project involving members of Chicago’s The Poison Arrows, and the Japanese /...