MWA Live: Record Store Day Roundup with Luck of Eden Hall, Local H, Buckingham Palace SVU & More Gene Wagendorf III LiveMusic May 13, 2015 0 175Whatever your thoughts are about Record Store Day, major label re-issues, or how the “holiday” neglects small, independent labels, there’s...
CIMMFEST Recap: Smoker, Jamaican Queens, My Gold Mask, Sidewalk Chalk & Bailiff at Double Door – 4/17 Gene Wagendorf III FestivalLiveMusic April 23, 2015 0 94Night two of the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival (CIMMfest) featured roughly fifteen shows/musical performances, but deciding which to...
MWA Live: Jeremy David Miller, Axons and Dahlia Revolt at The House Cafe – 4/9 Gene Wagendorf III LiveMusic April 20, 2015 0 191Sometimes a show is worth driving through tornado country for. On a dark, cold, stormy Thursday evening, I found myself...
MWA Approved: CIMMFEST with Bailiff, Jamaican Queens, My Gold Mask & More at Double Door – 4/17 Gene Wagendorf III FestivalMusicShow Preview April 13, 2015 0 131CIMMFEST has returned to venues around Chicago for its seventh installment, and the rad team at Shotwell Booking have put together a killer...
Give It A Spin: “Don’t Need No More Rahm” by Kent McDaniel Gene Wagendorf III Give It a SpinMusic March 18, 2015 0 81In Chicago, disliking the mayor is almost as much of a tradition as the blues. With a crucial run-off approaching...
Bored + Lazy EP by Jamaican Queens Gene Wagendorf III MusicReview March 5, 2015 0 49After a stint of heavy touring and little new music, Detroit’s Jamaican Queens have released a follow up to their...
Give It A Spin: “Uh Huh” by Rambos Gene Wagendorf III Give It a SpinMusic February 23, 2015 0 172Chicago junk-rockers return from hibernation with a snarling new single. While they haven’t played a show together since 2013, or...
Give It A Spin: “Madness” by Foul Tip Gene Wagendorf III Give It a SpinMusic December 2, 2014 0 132No guitars. No frills. No two ways about it, Foul Tip’s “Madness” makes for a solid debut. Throbbing two-piece punk...
Give It A Spin: “Can’t Shut It Off” by EGO Gene Wagendorf III Give It a SpinMusic November 18, 2014 0 89Chicago psych-punk savants Ego are back with a brand new 7”, Can’t Shut It Off, out now on Maximum Pelt...
