Jon Elling, the man at the heart of Grand & Noble, grew up in Los Angeles and Jacksonville, Fla. His bi-coastal upbringing is partly responsible for his wide-open songwriting style. “I got the full L.A. experience, including muggings and drive-bys,”…
The Modern is the first single from the upcoming debut album Hollows and Rounds by Whitejacket. Chris McDuffie, formerly in Apples In Stereo, has produced an album inspired by his admiration of the baroque pop of the late sixties and…
Midwestern singer-songwriter and noted producer, Will Phalen, continues to blaze haunting Americana trails with his 3rd full-length release, Holy Ghost / Gold Coast, a collection of solo recordings that finds Phalen in a folksy trance, momentarily stepping outside the framework of his…
Message to Montauk is a five piece, Chicago based indie rock band that formed in the fall of 2009 and has been going strong ever since. In April 2011, they released their self-titled debut EP. Their most recent release, Vapor…
Chicago’s Filligar are releasing their new album early in 2012. Two tracks from it, this one, and Knock Yourself Out are available for free download from their web site. This will be their fifth album, the previous four released between…
