Author Archives: Mike
Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues… one man’s Art Garfunkel is another man’s Hobbit wedding band
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues by subpop …. buy it! Back from his travels far and wide, Mike brings us his review of Fleet Foxes’ latest effort. It’s nice to have other voices here, and I hope you it gives … Continue reading
Remember when Drink Up Buttercup came to town?
Young Ladies mp3 Drink Up Buttercup Born and Thrown on a Hook …. buy it! Hiking mp3 North Highlands Steady Steady mp3 North Highlands …. (recording their LP now) (all photos courtesy of the always wonderful, Will Rice) The pride of … Continue reading
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Tony Castles: No Service (EP) serves up an impressive debut
Black Girls In Dresses mp3 Tony Castles No Service … order it from Famous Class Records! Adequate Sheen mp3 We have yet another addition by our Man About Town, Mike Gutierrez. This was just too good to sit on any … Continue reading
Majestic Post-Rock artists, Caspian hit Reggies Sept. 15. Lookout Europe, they’re coming for you!
Of Foam And Wave mp3 Caspian Tertia … buy it! For my 600th post I fiddled around and wondered what to do and decided to give it away to Mike, my guest writer, because sometimes stuff isn’t very meaningful unless … Continue reading
What do you get when you plug a dancing monkey into an electric keyboard? Casiokids!
Today I bring you the first, in what I hope will be many guest posts, by a writer new to Chicago, Mike Gutierrez. He writes for QRO, Drowned In Sound, the Ampeater Review, and the Deli Magazine, and we’re very … Continue reading
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