Chicago Improvisational Jazz Band Restroy Release Self-Titled Album Dan Jarvis Music May 15, 2018 0 208Chicago and jazz have always had a strong relationship with one another. That bond will only be strengthened by the...
Wondering About the Weather by Jared Rabin – EP Premiere Alyssa Welch Music May 10, 2018 0 120Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter, Jared Rabin, is a veteran of the Chicago music scene and no stranger to the stage, studio,...
Clamor & Claw Invoke the Spirit of the Jazz Age on Final EP Gene Wagendorf III Music April 12, 2018 0 161“The only sin left is being slow, old-fashioned. To simplify matters, now there is a single standard. And that, a...
Overpass by Dogs At Large Dan Jarvis Music February 15, 2018 0 48Back in August we let the dogs out (yes, it was us) and premiered the track “White Van” by Chicago...
LOVESICK EP by Scotty Apex Alyssa Welch Music February 14, 2018 0 84What better time to discover this brand new EP, LOVESICK, by Indianapolis-based rapper, Scotty Apex, than on Valentine’s Day. The title track...
Chromesthesia by White Shape Dan Jarvis Music February 8, 2018 0 76A good psychedelic album should create atmosphere. It should live in a world of it’s own and slowly reveal that...
Super Unit by The Curls Dan Jarvis Music January 19, 2018 0 60Back in the fall when Chicago wasn’t the cold, slushy, mess it is now MWA premiered the wonderfully sunny track...
Stick Together by Mutts Gene Wagendorf III Music December 15, 2017 0 38If you even casually read Midwest Action, you know damn well how much we love Mutts. If you're new here, uh, spoiler alert: we all love Mutts.
Neon Native by Brother O’ Brother Alyssa Welch Music December 14, 2017 0 36We know Brother O’ Brother very well around here, but in case you don’t: Brother O’ Brother is a band...
Bad At Fun by Bow & Spear Dan Jarvis Music December 8, 2017 0 35It’s been a grueling 2 1/2 years since Chicago’s Bow & Spear released their debut LP Into and since y’all have been good...