A couple of years ago I double-dipped and posted two singles from eee gee about a month apart. I hate to do that normally, but the music was too good to keep to myself. She put out her debut album, Winning, last year. Her second, SHE-REX, is coming out September 1st. “ghost house,” the latest single, offers a little glimpse of what’s to come at … Continue reading eee gee-ghost house
Since moving into a condo and taking on a mortgage, cooking at home has become a more regular thing. A great thing about cooking at home is that it almost always ends up turning into a mid-evening dance party. Lately, TOPS has been an almost daily kitchen-dance-floor contributor. So, it’s been great to have some new music from Marta Cikojevic’s solo project, Marci. The new … Continue reading Marci-KITY (Keep It To Yourself)
Swim Club, the moniker of Copenhagen’s newest indie pop sensation Laurits Steinberg, is putting out their first EP at the end of May. Last week, we got a listen to the debut single, “Hercules,” and if the rest of the record is like this, we are in for a treat. Written and recorded after two months out at sea, Swim Club brings that feeling of … Continue reading Swim Club-Hercules
I missed an opportunity to see Alaina Castillo in a smaller venue here in Chicago back at the end of 2021. I regret it, because that was probably the only chance I’ll ever have to see her perform in a place like that. Her star has continued to rise, holding her own as she played the stage with huge names like H.E.R. and Coldplay. “éxtasis” … Continue reading Alaina Castillo-éxtasis
After 38 years, it’s easy to take a band like Poi Dog Pondering for granted. They’ve been consistently putting out albums every few years and touring almost constantly. So it seems crazy that Keep On Loving Each Other, which came out in January, is their first album in five years. Given the period of time that these songs were likely written over, it’s comforting to … Continue reading Poi Dog Pondering-Keep On Loving Each Other
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