Browsing All Posts By Zach Silva
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Album Reviews 3
8ScoreWilco: Schmilco
Wilco have found a groove. Last year’s Star Wars was an achievement for the band, a bizarre combination of their trademark “alternative country” sound and electric avant grade sounds that ...
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Editorials 31
The Growing Festival Scene in Chicago and What It Means For The City’s Musical Identity
Music is everywhere in the City of Chicago. In every park and on every street corner, a stage will be set up most weekends out of the year ...
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3 Of The Week 11
3 Of The Week: Rock ‘N’ Roll Nostalgia
The triumphant return of rock legend Iggy Pop along with the rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack to HBO’s Vinyl, whose first season recently came to a close, has us longing for the ...
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Album Reviews 12
7.5ScoreDeerhoof: The Magic
I feel confident in saying that everything Deerhoof composes and releases is magic. They finally got to the point and named their new record after the kind of ...
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Album Reviews 10
9.5ScoreMitski: Puberty 2
Indie rock needed a jolt of emotion, and 25-year-old Mitski was there with a bass guitar in her hand and a knife in her side. Whereas “Puberty 1” ...
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Album Reviews 1
6ScoreThe Kills: Ash & Ice
The Kills are one of the most consistent modern rock bands of the 21st century. With every new release, you can expect rock ‘n’ roll with a beating ...
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Album Reviews 3
9ScoreVarious Artists: Day Of The Dead
The Grateful Dead have had quite the renaissance over the last year. The original members of the band, minus leader Jerry Garcia who passed away in 1995, reunited ...
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Show Reviews 10
10ScoreWolf Parade @ Bowery Ballroom
Wolf Parade is the 2016 reunion you didn’t know you needed. After a five-year hiatus, the Canadian indie rock heroes are back to playing their anthemic tunes, along with a ...
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Album Reviews 0
8ScoreJames Blake: The Colour in Anything
I will never forget the first time I listened to James Blake. Around the 55-second mark of “Limit To Your Love”, a massive low-frequency pulse emerges from behind the soulful piano ...
