Chicago experimental, rhythmic powerhouse A Lull have just released “Weapons For War”, the first single from their upcoming full-length album titled Confetti, which is set to drop later this year.
“Weapons For War” is a tribal drum stomper that features some twistedly melodic breaks. Listen and/or download here: “Weapons For War”.
Additionally, the single is also available in a vinyl 7″ format, which, according to A Lull’s Facebook page, can be found at both Permanent Records and Reckless Records’ Broadway and Milwaukee locations. The 7″ edition also features the B-side, “Spread It All Around”.
Finally, A Lull will play local dates this summer with some national tour dates planned for August.
Chicago lo-fi power duo Love of Everything play with some balls in their brand new video. Tennis balls rather. The clip features band mates Bobby Burg and Elisse La Roche performing their surf-soul track, “Fear of Missing Out”, while forgoing drum sticks and using tennis balls as a percussion device. It’s seriously funny, captivating and provocative all at the same time. A must watch, if you will. Anyway, Love of Everything blew the roof off Madison Avenue in the loop last Saturday when they rocked Reckless’ downtown location for Record Store Day. Their Myspace page doesn’t list any Chicago dates right now, but they’ll be all over the midwest performing in Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska in May. Anyway, check out the sweet vid:
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that this Saturday, April 17, is the third annual Record Store Day. Like the past two years, record stores around the country are offering exclusive releases, great deals, free goodies and even in-store performances for Saturday’s celebration of independently owned record stores. The event is even better if you live in Chicago because there are many great record stores strewn across the city, but it’s hard to keep count of which one is doing what. Therefore, we’ve done the dirty work for you in this handy guide to record store day in Chicago in which we break down which stores have what releases and even which bands you might find playing.
One thing to keep in mind: If you’re on the hunt for the Record Store Day Exclusives, GET THERE EARLY. All of the exclusive releases are being released in limited quantities. Plus, some stores are even offering free goodies, but only to the first few who show up. Finally, we’ll be updating our guide up until Saturday morning with more information as to who will have what and maybe even add some additional locations that we’ve found will be participating as well. But enough small talk. On with the Loud Loop Press Guide to Record Store Day in Chicago:
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.
• Windy City Rock had the scoop on Mr. Russia and Reckless Records teaming up to offer a free vinyl copy of the band’s latest 7”.
• Gaper’s Block posted a solid review of The XX at Lincoln Hall last Thursday.
• Jambase has a clip and details about Umphrey’s McGee’s entrance into the Rock Band Network with their song “1348.”
• HiddenTrack covered the Wilco show complete with some stage shots from the Orpheum Theatre in Boston from last week.
• The Reader filled us in on what’s happening with Lampo’s experimental music presentations as it searches for a new permanent space.
Local H frontman Scott Lucas takes a page from singer-songwriters Bob Dylan and Neil Young for his debut George Lassos the Moon with his new group the Married Men and comes out a winner.
Local H frontman and Prairie Cartel sideman Scott Lucas is about to be a very busy man. Lucas releases his debut album, George Lassos the Moon, with the Married Men on Tuesday, Feb. 16, and to celebrate he is hitting the road for a short tour of the Northeast beginning Friday, Feb. 12, in Cleveland, Ohio.
The eight-date tour concludes Saturday, Feb. 20, with two home-town shows; Scott Lucas and the Married Men will appear first at an in-store at Reckless Records, 1532 N. Milwaukee, at 5 p.m. and later that night at Schubas.
On October 27 Pelican will release its fourth studio album What We All Come To Need on the Southern Lord label. To promote the release the loud, post-rock quartet will play an in-store performance at 7:00pm October 16 at Reckless Records, 1532 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago experimental, rhythmic powerhouse A Lull have just released “Weapons For War”, the first single from their upcoming full-length album titled Confetti, which is set to drop later this year.
On October 27 
