MWA Approved: Sarah Shook & The Disarmers at Empty Bottle – 5/4 Dan Jarvis Music May 2, 2018 0 20Country music comes in many forms these days—it’s more than just cowboy chords, pickup trucks, and a southern drawl. Helping...
Red Scarves Announce Spring 2018 Tour Alyssa Welch Music May 2, 2018 0 19Chicago’s Red Scarves just announced their Spring 2018 Tour alongside Pyramids from Seattle. October 2017 saw the release of Red Scarves’...
Give It a Spin: “Oh Tina!” by Swimsuit Addition – Song Premiere Dan Jarvis Music April 30, 2018 0 80Well, it’s been nearly 3 years since we’ve featured Chicago’s Swimsuit Addition on this site and we are ECSTATIC to bring...
Watch This: “The Walls” by Scout Ripley – Video Premiere Dan Jarvis Music April 27, 2018 0 241Fronted by singer/songwriter/violinist Claire Watkins, Chicago’s Scout Ripley blends rich layers of orchestral instruments, guitars, keys, and rhythm into an indie rock...
Clamor & Claw Invoke the Spirit of the Jazz Age on Final EP Gene Wagendorf III Music April 12, 2018 0 209“The only sin left is being slow, old-fashioned. To simplify matters, now there is a single standard. And that, a...
Give It a Spin: “Cellophane” by Emily Blue Gene Wagendorf III Music April 10, 2018 0 47Sweet. Psychedelic. Stuck in your head. Sound familiar? That’s how we started off our last check-in on electro-pop savant Emily...
MWA Approved: Vamos Record Release Show at Empty Bottle – 3/16 Dan Jarvis Music March 16, 2018 0 39Chicago punks Vamos are back with yet another ripper of an album! 1, 2, 3 is a damn catchy collection of dirty garage...
Give It a Spin: “Get Naked” by SAYERS – Song Premiere Alyssa Welch Music March 16, 2018 0 146Today, Midwest Action is excited to premiere the song that’s been stuck in our heads for the past week: “Get...
Give It a Spin: “Chasing Tail” by Win and Woo Alyssa Welch Music March 6, 2018 0 45Chicago’s Win and Woo are back with their first release of 2018. Guys, “Chasing Tail” is incredible! Maybe it’s just...
Give It a Spin: “Under The Serious Moonlight” by Deadly Habits Alyssa Welch Music March 5, 2018 0 66Deadly Habits is a trip hop, R&B and electronic music project helmed by Chicago-based producer Evan Lyman. “Under The Serious...
