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Zach Silva

A Northwestern graduate, currently working and living in New York. Sam Cooke and St. Vincent get him through the day.

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  • Wilco Schmilco Album Review
    8Score
    Album Reviews 3

    Wilco: 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 ...

    On September 19, 2016 / By Zach Silva
  • 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 ...

    On July 26, 2016 / By Zach Silva
  • 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 ...

    On June 29, 2016 / By Zach Silva
  • Listen on Spotify
    7.5Score
    Album Reviews 12

    Deerhoof: 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 ...

    On June 29, 2016 / By Zach Silva
  • Listen On Spotify
    9.5Score
    Album Reviews 10

    Mitski: 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” ...

    On June 17, 2016 / By Zach Silva
  • The Kills Ash & Ice Album Review
    6Score
    Album Reviews 1

    The 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 ...

    On June 7, 2016 / By Zach Silva
  • Day of the Dead - Various Artists - Album Review
    9Score
    Album Reviews 3

    Various 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 ...

    On June 1, 2016 / By Zach Silva
  • 10Score
    Show Reviews 10

    Wolf 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 ...

    On June 1, 2016 / By Zach Silva
  • Review of James Blake 'The Colour in Anything' new album
    8Score
    Album Reviews 0

    James 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 ...

    On May 11, 2016 / By Zach Silva
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