Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Antietam Plus’ “His Majesty’s Request: A Wink O’Bannon Select”

In every local music scene, there’s a person who knows. They know the tunes, the sounds and the ways to

October 27, 2021 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Stepping forward while looking back, Parquet Courts push musical boundaries while still retaining a sense of identity on Sympathy For

October 22, 2021 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Freedom, Kris Kristofferson once wrote, is just another word for nothing left to lose. Rhyton’s singer and string-bender, Dave Shuford,

October 18, 2021 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

When Bob Dylan hit the New York folk music scene, he found that one singer stood out from all the

October 6, 2021 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

A survey of “what’s in your bag” record-store interviews is bound to reveal that most music lovers nowadays like more

September 16, 2021 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

There’s no shortage of music documentaries that leave way too much in; how many hours do you really want to

September 7, 2021 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

If you name your country band Tobacco City, you’re duty bound to play some songs about bad decisions. The Chicago

August 27, 2021 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC