Tag: Mutts
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Chicago’s Mutts Announce Pre-order for New LP
Chicago powerhouse Mutts have been mainstays in the Midwest Action rotation (they even made it onto our very first record label release). The three-piece have made music a full-time business—playing hundreds of shows every year and delighting crowds with their brand of piano-based rock with a ton of soul. Today, they’ve unveiled the cover art for…
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MWA Live: Mike Maimone at Lincoln Hall – 2/8
On a chilly Friday evening we schlepted out to Lincoln Hall for one of the hottest sets we’ve seen in a long time. Piano virtuoso Mike Maimone and his band burst out of the gates opening with their latest single “Garbougie” to a packed room. They even premiered a the brand new video for the song on the big…
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Give It a Spin: “Garbougie” by Mike Maimone – Song Premiere
Whether you know Mike Maimone from his keyboard heavy three-piece MUTTS or one of his many whisky-infused solo performances at the Hi-Hat Club, he’s become a household name for any self-respecting Midwestern music fan. As of late, he’s branched off into some “solo” endeavors under his own name, sometimes accompanied by just a trusty keyboard or a…
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Stick Together by Mutts
If 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.
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Watch This: Mutts Remind us Love is Blind in “I’ll Be Around”
Just about any way you spin it, 2017 has been a motherfucker of a year. While you may be inclined to queue up only your loudest punk records in a quest for musical catharsis, four years of straight headbanging probably won’t offer much relief. Embracing anger might be energizing, but embracing love is uplifting
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Mutts Headline Schubas with Special Guests – 2/27
With the massive amount of touring Chicago’s Mutts fit into a year, every one of their local shows feels like a homecoming. This is their first headlining gig in over a year and word has it they have plenty of surprises in store. You might remember the band from Midwest Action’s very first 7″ release,…
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Mutts release Halloween-themed cover EP and announce fall tour
I can’t think of a better way to kick off October than with a chilly day and the release of a Halloween-themed cover EP from some of our favorite local rockers, Mutts. The 3-track EP titled Ghoul Your Delusion is home to covers of tracks by Warren Zevon, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, and…
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MWA Approved: Mike Maimone of Mutts at The High Hat Club, 3/5
If you haven’t noticed, we’re big fans of Mutts around here. The hard-working Chicago trio are always up to something, and now frontman Mike Maimone has landed himself a sweet monthly residency at Chicago’s High Hat Club. Billed as “Mike & Friends”, Maimone will be taking the stage with a special guest or two on…
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Best of 2014: Our 12 Favorite Albums
If nothing else, 2014 was a year filled with an impressive number of Midwest albums, and good albums at that. It was hard to narrow down one expansive list to a much smaller list the MWA staff could agree on – but we sat down and hashed it out for you. After much deliberation and hours…
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Best of 2014: Our 7 Favorite Vinyl Releases
Vinyl is unanimously our favorite way to enjoy music here at Midwest Action. We love unwrapping a brand new LP and digging through old crates at our local record shops. We especially love when some of our favorite Midwestern bands manage to put together amazing records that look as good as they sound. Here’s a short list of some of…
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