Tag: Chicago
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Big Black Coat by Junior Boys
This article originally appeared in TechNews It’s been 12 years since Junior Boys first took the world by storm with their critically-acclaimed debut, Last Exit. The duo were one of the pioneers of the warm, R&B-influenced techno-pop sound that characterizes so many of today’s festival lineups and club playlists, and had a run of forward-thinking…
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Design Contest
A few selected submissions from our Student Art Initiative logo design contest late last year, some of which you may recognize if you’ve ever communicated with any of us at the station. Most of our Executive Board members are partial to one of the 31 entries, and have adopted their favorite as a profile photo…
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Student Appreciation
An image from our tribute to Illinois Tech student Jay Morris, on air Saturday, January 30th from 5 to 7. Jay was killed early Thursday morning by a fellow student, and we’re sharing songs and stories related to his life right now.
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Marble Mouth by Pillar Point
This article originally appeared in TechNews Scott Reitherman is no stranger to the indie pop community. As frontman of Throw Me The Statue until that group’s departure in 2013, he’s already become a familiar face in his native Seattle and beyond, scoring a minor college radio hit with that band’s song “Lolita” in 2009. The…
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Nerdcore @ The Bog
Thanks to everyone who came out to Nerdcore @ The Bog, featuring @souporvillainz and @1uphiphop. We had a ton of fun, and we’ll let you know when we have another of our unique music events coming up once again!
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Plaitum EP by Plaitum
This article originally appeared in TechNews on November 10, 2015 Barely ten years into his career as a music producer, Paul Epworth can already be considered a kingmaker. He’s been behind the board for the debut albums from Bloc Party, Florence + The Machine, Maxïmo Park, and more, and his ability to bring out new…
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U.S. Elevator by U.S. Elevator
This article originally appeared in TechNews on October 27, 2015 On a warm, humid evening in April of 2013, I somehow found myself as the guest of somebody who was attending a folk concert at The Frog Pond, an invite-only, BYOB venue in the middle of a collectively-run farm in Silverhill, Alabama, twenty miles southeast…
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Mister Divine by Naytronix
This article originally appeared in TechNews on October 13, 2015 Nate Brenner’s association with tUnE-yArDs at this point in his musical career has been, to use a clichéd phrase, both a blessing and a curse. Serving as the only permanent member of that group aside from central figure Merrill Garbus, Brenner has already gained experience…
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Big Grams EP by Big Grams
This article originally appeared in TechNews on October 6, 2015 Some collaborative albums come about as natural extensions of deeply connected music scenes, and by the time they happen, they seem inevitable. This one is neither of those things. Put together following a series of brief meetings at music festivals, Big Grams is the debut…
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Heartless Bastards At Metro
This article originally appeared in TechNews on September 29, 2015 It’s truly a shame that Chicago doesn’t seem to have the same appetite for roots rock as cities like Milwaukee or Nashville. Aside from Wilco, who made it big on their experimentalist tendencies rather than their alt-country leanings, there are very few Americana success stories…
