In case you haven’t been paying attention. tonight we’ve curated and are sponsoring a very excellent bills featuring four of what we think are Chicago’s raddest up-and-coming indie rockers. The bands – Summer Girlfriends, BigColour, Magic Milk and Swimsuit Addition – are no strangers to our seen having already built up a solid following. But for them to play the same show in the gorgeous and killer sounding venue Lincoln Hall? Well, I definitely think that’s worth checking out. Don’t take my word for it, check four excerpts from out 12 Chicago Bands to Watch In 2012 list, which features all four acts:
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It makes complete sense that at their New Years Eve show at the Empty Bottle this past January that Disappears played a set that featured new songs and a number of covers from bands such as Joy Division, New Order, David Bowie, Suicide and The Stooges. Their latest release, Pre Language, finds the band at their strongest in terms of songwriting. Each track is distinct in mood and feel – much like the aforementioned bands – and finds the Chicago noir-rockers putting more stock into their tones, textures and nuances, which results in their best record yet.
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It’s rare that a song has the power to evoke an intense visceral response, but that’s exactly what Chicago alternative rockers Northpilot manage to do in their track entitled “Maps and Dragons.”
The song is eerily beautiful, especially with the haunting, child-like layered keyboard work. As in Atreyu’s “The Theft” or Cage the Elephant’s “Shake Me Down” (two very different tracks from two undoubtedly very different bands), Northpilot joins the ranks artists who have successfully created music that inexplicably reaches into your heart, grabs hold and refuses to let go.
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Hey look! We’re throwing a super cool show with Summer Girlfriends, BigColour, Magic Milk and Swimsuit Addition – all of whom were on our 12 Chicago Bands To Watch In 2012 – at Lincoln Hall on Tuesday, April 17! That’s like…eight days away. Whoa!
So you better grab tickets now over at Lincolnhallchicago.com for $8 (that’s $2 a band!) or just dish out $10 (that’s $still only like 2.50 a band!) at the door. Oh, and student in the area? Well, this one’s 18+ cause the kids are alright. Don’t be late either cause the rock kicks off at 8:00 p.m. And be sure to RSVP at the Facebook event page!
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Cursive
Three cheers for the weekend! After a scorcher of a week, we’re in for a nice (slight) cool front. But it doesn’t get any cooler than this weekend’s lineup. Sure, that was a lame segue, but it doesn’t make the statement any less true.
We’re highlighting sweet shows featuring such artists as Blizzard Babies, Radar Eyes and Cursive.
C’mon ride the train…
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Minor Wits
Three reasons to forget half of Chicago went to SXSW and soak in some local ambiance tonight at Lincoln Hall…
1. Arlington Heights trio Minor Wits specialize in snappy indie rock of the nerdy, variety. The hallmarks of early-to-mid 90s alt-rock are present with the band’s penchant for screechy guitar riffs and endearing harmonies. Minor Wits is Nada Surf, Weezer and Superdrag all rolled into one bouncy pop entity that comes topped with a bit o’ Midwestern twang and swagger. Twagger, if you will. LISTEN: “Won’t You Wait in Line?“
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polica
Three reasons to dress up as
Leap Day William at Lincoln Hall tonight…
1. Minnesota is well represented tonight. Minneapolis’ own rising indie darlings Polica delight with thumping bass, double drum theatrics, and lush, autotuned vocals. The quartet’s tasty electronic R&B flavor more than makes up for the omission of electric guitars on its debut album Give You The Ghost, which was produced by Gayngs’ Ryan Olson.
WATCH: “Lay Your Cards Out“
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