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Russian Circles: Mladek

From their 4th album Empros, available Everywhere October 25, 2011. Chicago’s Russian Circles return with their fourth and heaviest album to date. Empros is Russian Circles‘ first full-length to be released worldwide exclusively via Sargent House, the band’s longtime management…

Widowspeak: Harsh Realm

Widowspeak is a trio from Brooklyn by way of Tacoma and Chicago, comprised of Molly Hamilton (vocals, guitar), Michael Stasiak (drums), and Rob Thomas (guitar). Stasiak and Hamilton both grew up in the dreary Pacific Northwest, and were part of…

Scattered Trees: Four Days Straight

Scattered Trees grew up together in the outskirts of Chicago, playing music together in various groups over the years. As is the case with any ambitious set of individuals with aspirations beyond their hometown, as they grew, Scattered Trees spent…

Clara May: Hush

Clara May is Tom Silva, a Malaysian-born filmmaker, corporate executive, University of Chicago grad student and writer, and Nicole Sotelo, a Harvard-trained theologian and author, with Phillip Amerson, Chicago producer and leader of hard-rock group, Bitterson. Recorded at Chicago’s legendary…

Welcome to Ashley: These Dreams of Mine

How many killer rock bands call Chicago home? Tons. How does a band manage to stand out from a crowd like that? By making music just like Welcome To Ashley does. Have a Hall-of-Fame list of musical influences, release a…