Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed.
“Take Five” focuses on Chicago’s ever-growing music scene by giving you insight to the city’s best local acts via the best source possible: the artists themselves. Here is the latest installment featuring Dastardly.
From their raucous live performances to their elaborate music videos, it doesn’t take much media consumption to figure out that the members of Dastardly are pretty cool customers. The Americana outfit craft soulful harmonies around rich, heartfelt storytelling and playful rhythms. The group’s debut EP May You Never… was somewhere between Elliott Smith and light-hearted bluegrass. Since then, the band has moved into a house together, pulled off a musical variety hour at The Hideout that absolutely slayed and recorded a follow-up that sounds grown-up, but still knows how to amuse.
If 2011 was busy, expect 2012 to be jam-packed for the band. Dastardly releases Bury Me in the Country on January 31, but the band celebrates the album’s release tonight at Lincoln Hall with friends Brighton, Ma, and Santah.
Loud Loop Press caught up with Dastardly’s frontman Gabe Liebowitz to steal his storytelling secrets and to discover what brand of bourbon he consumes most often.
Americana outfit Dastardly have released a video for its new single “Fever,” off their brand new record Bury Me in the Country. The video is all about movement from the passing trains to the rotating video footage. It’s enough to make you pack a bag, hop on a greyhound and see some historical sites. Dastardly celebrate the release of its new album this Thursday, January 19, at Lincoln Hall. Bury Me in the Country officially drops on January 31.
Whoa-ho-ho, there. Looking to rock out one more time before X-mas day? Here’s our abridged Holiday version of Weekend Diversions that’ll no doubt bring you yuletide cheer.
1. Pulling from the denser side of Wilco, the dramatic side of My Morning Jacket and a bit of the pluckier offerings of Fiery Furnaces, Santah create big indie rock that’s nothing short of powerful. Their songs are littered and crevices and canyons of smooth bass lines, slick guitar moves, steady beats and soulful vocals. If you haven’t already, pick up their debut LP, White Noise Bed, and be sure to read our review here. LISTEN: “White Noise Bed”
Three smoke-’em-if-you-got-’em reasons to hit up Lincoln Hall tonight…
1. Philadelphia indie rockers The War On Drugs may not be from Chicago, but the outfit is certainly reminscient of local Americana-rockers Wilco with its penchant for alt-country rhythms. Frontman Adam Granduciel takes from plenty of influences including Bob Dylan and even the spacey tones of shoegazers My Bloody Valentine to create a sound you never knew you wanted to hear, synth-folk. WATCH: “Baby Missiles.”
We’re only mere weeks away from the official start of winter, so don’t forget to party while you still can. We’re talking about some great shows including The Cell Phones at The Hideout, Russian Circles at Lincoln Hall and Missing Monuments at the Empty Bottle.
Still in town? Then you need to boogie on over to Lincoln Hall tonight for 
We’re only mere weeks away from the official start of winter, so don’t forget to party while you still can. We’re talking about some great shows including 
