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Joan Of Arc to release limited-edition instrumental LP

On February 8, veteran experimental rock band Joan Of Arc will release a limited-edition double LP on white and black…

Tera Melos: Controlled Chaos for a Twisted Pop Transition

On its newest record, Patagonian Rats, math-rock trio Tera Melos balances accessibility and experimentalism by accentuating its vocal melodies and…

Marnie Stern’s five favorite guitarists

Marnie Stern knows a thing or two about shredding. With two critically acclaimed albums under her belt and a new album,…

Zach Hill announces second solo album, Face Tat

Maniacal drummer Zach Hill, best known for his work in Hella, has announced a fall 2010 release for his second…

Zach Hill: Compositional inspirations inform demented tech-pop debut

Inspired less by drummers and more by instrumentalists such as John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, and Ornette Coleman, drumming virtuoso Zach…

Weekly Music News Roundup

Hella returns as a duo; Converge posts a studio preview of a new song; Busdriver, Shining (Norway), Om, Russian Circles…

Hella Recording New Album as a Duo

Despite each releasing a solo album in 2008 and having plenty of other projects on their plates, multi-instrumentalist Spencer Seim…

Members of The Mars Volta + Hella = El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez

Guitarist/composer Omar Rodriguez Lopez, mastermind of The Mars Volta, has tabbed drummer Zach Hill and synth bassist Jonathan Hischke of…

Local Shows that Have Us Excited (9-26-08)

Being in Chicago means always having great show options, and this weekend (bleeding into early next week) is no different. …

Tera Melos: Finding A Voice

Previously instrumental, Tera Melos started playing with vocals on Complex Full of Phantoms (Temporary Residence), a split CD with instrumental…