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Muzzle of Bees Interview :: White Hinterland
We’re excited to present White Hinterland and Dosh at the Cactus Club in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. Get tickets here. We talked to Casey Dienel about her new album, the books she loves, and albums she’s excited about this year. Let’s talk about the recording process of KAIROS? Where and how was it recorded, and [...]
7 Questions with DJ STV SLV of the Hood Internet
By Jeff Kollath Since 2007, ABX (Aaron Brant) and DJ STV SLV (Steve Reidell) have performed, mixed, and mashed as the Hood Internet. Based in Chicago, the duo began putting tracks on the web, but eventually began performing live at clubs around the city. 2009 saw ABX and STV SLV hit Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, and [...]
6 Questions with Sharon Van Etten
By Alex Schaaf If you missed Sharon Van Etten’s 2009 release, Because I Was in Love, then you missed out on an album that got a lot of year-end nods. In addition to her own album, she contributed guest vocals to The Antlers’ Hospice, which landed at #9 on our list of favorite albums from [...]
5 Questions with We Became Actors
By Jodi Root There’s no question that Ryan is the go-to-guy for all things repping the Wisco music scene, and I like to think I know a thing or two about the Chicago vicinity, but it seems our Midwest sister metropolis Minneapolis seems to get left in the waste side time and time again. Up [...]
5 Questions with MiniBoone
By Jodi Root Thinking it would be a wise idea to coincide a long overdue trip to NYC to visit some friends this past October along with discovering some cool new tunes, I worked my vaca days around CMJ. I gotta say, I’m either getting older or the party scene this year was severely affected [...]
Roman Candle :: 5 Albums
I’ve dropped the ball on sharing the greatness of Roman Candle with you earlier. Their 2009 release Oh Tall Tree in the Ear has to be in consideration for most underrated album of the year. The Chapel Hill group carries the North Carolina torch from Whiskeytown to the present day with their own blend of [...]