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genre: Metal

EPISODE 27: Elijah Cirricione from Dismalimerence

Dismalimerence
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Elijah Cirricione is the main man, guitarist, and vocalist for the band Dismalimerence. The band started off as […]

Erik Oldman May 23, 2022 Podcasts

EPISODE 19: Uncouth

Uncouth
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Erik chats with Riki and Karl from Uncouth about how they have been holding up over the pandemic, […]

Erik Oldman February 7, 2022 Podcasts

BEST OF 2021: Top Nine Local Releases

Best of 2021
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Covering a wide range of genres from indie pop to hardcore to progressive metal from some new faces […]

Erik Oldman December 30, 2021 Best of Lists, Staff Picks

EPISODE 15: Alexi Front

Episode 15: Alexi Front
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In this episode, Erik chats with Alexi Front, founder of Scorched Tundra, a heavy music festival that takes […]

Erik Oldman November 15, 2021 Podcasts

FIRST FRIDAY: November New Music Round-up

First Friday New Music Roundup
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November’s round-up brings us some continuation with artists featured earlier in the year who are putting out new […]

Erik Oldman November 5, 2021 First Fridays

EPISODE 9: Taran de Pablos of Fierce Atmospheres.

Taran de Pablos
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This episode is a premiere preview of tracks from the upcoming release “Speed of Dreams” by the Chicago-based […]

Erik Oldman September 13, 2021 Podcasts

FIRST FRIDAYS: September 2021

First Fridays September 2021
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September’s submission queue gives us a really wild collection covering of eleven tracks covering a wide range of […]

Erik Oldman September 3, 2021 First Fridays

EPISODE 8: Mik Dempsey

Mik Dempsey
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The theme for this episode is a conversation around the intersection of the metal community and craft beer. […]

Erik Oldman August 31, 2021 Playlists, Podcasts

PLAYLIST: Chicago Prog Vol. 2

Chicago Prog Vol. 2
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Presenting our Chicago Prog Vol. 2 playlist feature. Sixteen tracks were selected from artists working within the progressive rock, progressive metal, art rock, and fusion idioms from our area.

Erik Oldman August 16, 2021 Genres

FIRST FRIDAYS: August 2021

First Fridays New Music Roundup: August 2021
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Here’s our 12 featured First Friday submissions for August of 2021. It’s always to see some new music and videos from some friends in the scene along with some new artists to discover from around the Chicago metro area.

Erik Oldman August 6, 2021 First Fridays

EPISODE 2: Maura Walsh

Episode 2: Maura Walsh
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Our interview guest for our second episode and first Guest Curator for June is visual artist Maura Walsh

Erik Oldman June 7, 2021 Featured Artists, Guest Lists

FIRST FRIDAYS: June 2021

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Our First Friday new music roundup for June 2021. A feast of ten tunes and videos from a wide range of indie, punk, and metal artists from the Chicago area for your listening and viewing pleasure.

Erik Oldman June 4, 2021 First Fridays

METALCORE VOL.1

Metalcore Vol. 1
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Featuring 90 minutes of heavy music from some of Chicago’s best metalcore and genre-adjacent groups featuring scene veterans Veil of Maya, Born of Osiris, Dead to Fall Oceano to hard-hitting newer bands such as VCTMS, Erabella and Atlanta is Burning.

Erik Oldman May 23, 2021 Playlists

FIRST Fridays: May 2021

First Friday May 2021
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Presenting our First Friday new music list for May, 2021. This month we’re featuring a variety of different […]

Erik Oldman May 7, 2021 First Fridays

Mel’s Birthday List

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Today we’re celebrating curator Melissa Flowers’ birthday. For her birthday, Mel curated a 90-minute playlist of some of her favorite bands from many different scenes and genres from our area.

Erik Oldman April 30, 2021 Staff Picks

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