MWA Premiere: “The Overlook” by Freaks for Geeks Alyssa Welch MusicPremiere January 8, 2015 0 204In August of 2013, Freaks for Geeks released their debut EP, Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em. We dug it,...
MWA Approved: Unmanned Ship & A.M. Stations Record Release Show at Empty Bottle – 1/10 Dan Jarvis MusicShow Preview January 8, 2015 0 46The holidays are finally over. Now we can get back to going to shows every weekend and getting drunk every...
MWA Approved: Elle Casazza Releasing New Single “Witness” at Beat Kitchen – 1/8 Dan Jarvis MusicShow Preview January 7, 2015 0 72Elle Casazza has been performing regularly for nearly 3 years now, her debut EP “For Your Pleasure” came out last...
Best of 2014: Our 12 Favorite Albums Alyssa Welch MusicReview January 7, 2015 0 743If nothing else, 2014 was a year filled with an impressive number of Midwest albums, and good albums at that....
FIVE x FIVE: Brad Sawicki of Ancient Friends Alyssa Welch FIVE x FIVEInterviewMusic January 3, 2015 0 2315 writers, 5 questions, 1 band, hand-picked by the MWA writers. Welcome to FIVE x FIVE. This week: the melodic...
Cloud Gavin: A Band With Midwest Blood Josh LaMore InterviewMusic December 31, 2014 0 264Cloud Gavin, hailing from Danville, Illinois, Newport, Indiana, and Nashville, Tennessee, sure aren’t an easy band to track down. And...
Best of 2014: Our 5 Favorite Chicago Venues Alyssa Welch Music December 30, 2014 0 74At Midwest Action, we go to a few shows – it kind of comes with the territory. Our Chicago crew...
MWA Approved: Taft at the Empty Bottle – 12/21 Eric Slager MusicShow Preview December 17, 2014 0 62Well I’m not quite sure how it happened, but the holidays are almost upon us. If you’re looking to spend...
Crowdfund Crawler: Santah Eric Slager Crowdfund CrawlerMusic December 10, 2014 0 122For this edition of Crowdfund Crawler, we’re headed over to PledgeMusic where our friends in indie-rock outfit Santah are raising...
MWA Live: Mutts Record Release Show at The Metro – 12/6 Dan Jarvis LiveMusic December 8, 2014 0 238There’s any number of big name bands and locals you can see play on a Saturday evening in Chicago but it’s not...
