Three reasons to trek on over to the Metro tonight to catch the lovely St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark)…

1. Because if it wasn’t for my beautiful, amazing, remarkable, perfect girlfriend, I’d be madly in love with St. Vincent. Sad, but true. I can’t pinpoint why. Maybe it’s that she has an amazing voice or writes all her own music – even the most complex bits – or she absolutely shreds the guitar or her angelic features or…well I think I’ll just stop there. Anyway, if you haven’t checked our her album Actor, one of my picks for the 10 best albums in 2009, I suggest you do buy or download it right now.

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Chicago experimental outfit Mako Sica are streaming their first full length album titled Dark Horizon at La-soc.com. The record is currently scheduled for a February release.

Dark Horizon was recorded and mixed by Todd Rittman (D. Rider, US Maple, Singer) and Jim Zespy (Magnolia Eclectric Co.) at Logan Hardware.

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Don’t forget to tune into Radio DePaul on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. for episode #2 of Loud Loop Radio. This week Loud Loop Press editors Richard Giraldi and Andy Kahn once again grace the internet airwaves for smart musical discussion.

This week features album reviews for Yo La Tengo, Russian Circles and My Were They. Additionally, “Best of Summer 2009,” discussion is on tap, which rates the best albums and summer Chicago concerts from this past summer. Listeners are encouraged to call in and share their own favorite picks. Finally, the show will highlight the top weekend musical diversions as well as preview what’s on tap for LoudLoopPress.com next week.

Finally, if you missed Loud Loop Radio Episode #1, here’s the entire show, edited together magnificently by our managing editor Josh Reed, for your streaming/downloading pleasure:

Loud Loop Radio Episode #1

Editor’s Note: In the Loud Loop Radio Episode #1, we refer to the Built To Spill track as “There Is No Enemy.” CORRECTION: The track is called “Things Fall Apart” and the album is titled There Is No Enemy.