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Artist Essays

Artist Essay: Friend of a Friend Discovers Themselves Amidst Harsh Joshua Tree Environment

Joshua M. Miller - May 7, 2024

We had been working on our record FACILITIES with Jordan Lawlor for about a year when we made this video, coming in for a...

Artist Essays

Artist Essay: Nice Try By Red Scarves’ Robby Kuntz

Joshua M. Miller - April 26, 2024

Nice Try by Red Scarves NICE TRY ————————————————————— This album is about failure. ————————————————————— Red Scarves played what would be our final show of 2020 on February 14th. It...

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Interview: Chicago’s Red Scarves Are Here To Cheer You On With New Album Nice Try

Joshua M. Miller - April 24, 2024

All this week we’re celebrating Chicago-based band Red Scarves, who will be releasing their new album Nice Try on Friday, April 26. It’s an...

Artist Essays

Artist Essay: “Lament” Essay By Red Scarves’ Braden Poole

Joshua M. Miller - April 22, 2024

Lament is a song that was inspired by events of 2020. With so many disasters experienced in such a short amount of time it...

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Sweet Revisit: With New Live Album, Matthew Sweet Turns The Clock Back To 1893, er, 1993 (Interview)

Joshua M. Miller - March 31, 2024

Earlier this year, alt-rock/power pop pioneering singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet released a new live album, Live at Grant Park Chicago July 1993. It was originally...

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Water Tower Sessions: Course

Joshua M. Miller - March 21, 2024

Chicago-based singer-songwriter Jess Robbins is feeling grateful for things mostly working out the past few months. Robbins has been performing under the moniker Course...

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Creativity Overflowing: Sonny Falls Lets Loose On Latest Album (Interview)

Joshua M. Miller - March 8, 2024

For the better part of a decade, Chicago singer-songwriter Ryan "Hoagie” Wesley Ensley has been performing under the moniker Sonny Falls, creating a distinctly...

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