FIDLAR - Awkward

HAPPY FRIDAY! NOW: Check out the new video from FIDLAR for their single, Awkward, shot live in Australia! You can see the band in Chicago on October 31 with The Orwells at Subterranean. For more tour information, click here!

Summer Triangle Love Family, The Red Threads, and Cold Country at Subt

Here's a show to see tonight. Come dance to these 3 rockin' acts at Subterranean. Show starts at 8:30, $8 cover.

Fall Out Boy at Subterranean + New Single

After a 3 year hiatus, Fall Out Boy is back with a new song, "My Song Knows What You Did in the Dark," an album dropping on May 6th and a tour announcement starting tonight at the Subterranean. The show is sold out for tonight in Chicago, but in the mean time check out the new single and give a "Welcome Back" to the boys!

Stamps Band - LIVE at SubT THIS SUNDAY!

Listen to Stamps, Lost in California, and download for FREE. Then come see them LIVE this Sunday at SubT, on 6 corners with Tall Animals and Red Threads.

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What You Should be doing Tuesday Night

It takes some unique individuals with passion and good humor to make an impact in the music world. Enter Kenny Alden, front man for Magic Milk. After starting as the sole member and walking through a seemingly revolving door of band mates, it would seem as though Magic Milk has finally found some solidity in its members. With some friend making via Craig's List, Alden's trio has made their name as a solid contender in the garage rock scene in Chicago.  However if you ask him he'll tell you that their music is more “cellphone-knife-fight-psych-punk” that will hopefully, maybe just one day, get them noticed by Metallica, Alden says.  

Their numerous EPs have given them a solid foundation to progress into the larger scene of alternative music and they are currently working on a second album. Their most recent EP, Mellows, features a more well rounded collection of their sound than previous EPs, suggesting that this band will not solely belong to Chicago for too much longer. Check out their music via bandcamp, facebook or at their website by clicking here.

Their next show this Tuesday at the Subterranean  features not only Magic Milk, but also a variety of Chicago including Slushy, Dead Mellotron, The Bingers and more. It's set to be a rad night and for $8 , you can't really lose. Between Alden's encouraging antics of performing sans pants and the band's killer drums, courtesy of Maggie Laleman, every Magic Milk show offers a night of unapologetic fun that gets their audience out of their seats and on the floor. Pants off and party on.  

Magic Milk's Bandcamp can be accessed here: http://magicmilk.bandcamp.com/album/mellows

Tickets for the Sub-T show, Tuesday July 24 can be bought at the door OR here!

The Earth is a Man: Having Fun in this Life with Friends

SOTW catches up with the opening band for Delicate Steve performing this Thursday @ Subterranean.

According to its members, the name is google-able. The Earth is a Man may not only translate to an ambiguous connotation, but it is also the name of a 20^th century surrealist painting by Matta exhibited in the modern wing of the Art Institute in Chicago. The band consists of not one man, but four: Maxwell Allison (bass and acoustic guitars, omnichord), Paul Birhanu (drums), Doug Kaplan (electric guitar), and Zach Robinson (electric and acoustic guitars). After its inception at Northwestern University, The Earth is a Man eventually played the well-known Chicago venues Subterranean, Bottom Lounge, Reggie’s, Double Door, and the Underground Lounge.

Their repertoire typifies the genres that they each enjoy with Tortoise, Cluster, and Brian Eno as main influences. There is a constant debate and discussion on categorizing their sound as they are evolving their compositions into louder, more metal-y noises. They currently describe themselves as heavy post rock with a mild math element. “We’re not one of those bands that claim to have ‘our own sound.’ We actually like sub-genres and categorizing everything.”

The band released their debut album last February on Bandcamp. Their fan base continues to expand as evidenced by a steady stream of downloads. A couple months ago they were featured as a staff pick on the site’s home page. The band gained notoriety when they were given the opportunity to collaborate with Adult Swim’s Tim Heidecker. Tim posted on Twitter looking for someone in Chicago to help him record a Bob Dylan cover. The Earth is a Man tweeted him back and shortly after Tim was in Max and Doug's basement for 8 hours recording “All the Tired Horses”. The song was later played on LA’s NPR station.

As for future projects, the band wants to maintain the same aesthetic and create more experimental music in terms of song structure. “We want more loud noises, more looping, more technical risks, more funk, and overall more complexity.” They are currently undergoing a heavy writing stage and focusing on a new EP expected to be released this fall.

The Earth is a Man will be playing with Delicate Steve and Noumenon at Subterranean this Thursday July 12. {Buy tickets here!}

Just like their music, they leave us on a good note with their flawless motto: “Having fun in this life with friends.”