Bear In Heaven “Lovesick Teenagers (Lindstrom Remix)”
Javelin “Cowpoke”
Liturgy “Generation”
Archive | April, 2011
Talking Shop with Soul Singer Jonathan Tolliver
29 Apr
As much as we love it, we have to admit that in Chicago young rock bands are a dime a dozen- as are pop punk, folk, electro, metal and well, just about every style of music imaginable. But here to save us from the monotony of hearing the same genre tackled over and over again are people like Jonathan Tolliver: Soul Singer. Raised by a kickass gospel singer mother, Jonathan didn’t really come into his own as a singer until later in life. “Because I thought I sounded like a toad (I still feel this way sometimes). Before then I would play piano in church and sort of mumble along with the choir so that no one could hear me. I did a musical my freshman year called “Once on This Island” that helped get me out of my shell.” (Jonathan Tolliver)
Though the EP featured on his Bandcamp captures his penchant for Soul and R&B, Tolliver is anything but a one-track mind. Keyboardist for fellow Chicago musician Briar Rabbit and dabbler of making electronic music, when it comes down to it Jonathan Tolliver is an ambitious young musician who just loves creating sound, whatever the capacity creativity may strike in.
Jonathan recently charmed us with an email interview where he told us about his influences, his musical goals and what songs he hates getting stuck in his head.
The Weekend in Shows
29 AprFresh off a new album, Mogwai will be at the Metro this Friday and on the same night over at Subterranean a stellar line up of local bands Reviewsic has shown love to over the past year will all be coming together. Of course, there are plenty more- like The Loneliest Monk, Chaperone and Vacation Bible School- that will be playing, so take your pick, head out and enjoy supporting your local music scene.
Oh no, did we forget something? That’s okay, just because we didn’t list your event doesn’t mean its not happening. But next time, give us a heads up! Bands, venues and promoters: Email us details about your upcoming shows- be they in a concert hall or a coffee shop- we want to let people know about them. Send show details to: Reviewsic@yahoo.com
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Free Single The Poison Control Center’s Upcoming Record, “Stranger Ballet”
27 Apr
Official Bio from Afternoon Records:
Proud, loyal Iowans The Poison Control Center released their second full-length Sad Sour Future in May 2010 and spent the next five and a half months solidly touring behind the album. It was in this, the first leg of what was eventually to become a 200+ date tour that their third LP Stranger Ballet was born. The band found the kernels of inspiration in both the near-nightly high of playing shows and the sort of quiet isolation only to be found whilst driving open stretches of highway the next day. Though born on the road, Stranger Ballet is no road record. It is not mere documentary. This album is the joyous, fist-pumping camaraderie of four guys against the world. It is also the realization that, indeed…they are four guys against the world…and the discovery of all that it entails. It is a commemoration of new friends. It is a deep longing for long-distance loves. It is a disdainful lament for a love long-gone. It is about dreams, sometimes big and sometimes bizarre. It is about confronting ugly reality with courage, conviction and a passionate, unfailing self-belief. Stranger Ballet is a wide-angle snapshot from a band living each day and playing each note as though life depended upon it.
Stranger Ballet will be released on Afternoon Records on June 7, 2011. The band has recorded an EP of Covers (Guided By Voices, Thin Lizzy, The Kinks, and more) to be given away for free with any pre-order of the record before June 7th. The band will tour the whole U.S. starting June 3rd.
Get your free download of “Torpedoes on Tuesday” from The Poison Control Center here
5 Albums Out This Week
26 AprHaving our own history working in big box record stores, we know that Tuesday’s tend to be big release days in the entertainment world. In light of it being a Tuesday,(and honestly, what else do Tuesday’s really offer?) we bring you this installment of our ‘List of 5′ series:
5 New Albums Out This Week
(Click any of the album covers to check out more information.)
