sorority noise

The Old Boys Club would hate Sorority Noise

Given the antics we are barraged with on TV and Facebook, it seems I can't have any sort of discussion nowadays without it getting politicized. So when I was mulling over sending out this email about the new Sorority Noise album (which is hella tight!), the...

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of Verona – Kids on the Street

Talented indie-alt based band, of Verona, have just released their latest offering, "Kids on the Street," a melodic thought provoking track in support of their second full length album "Glass Beach," due out this Friday. As lead singer Mandi Perkins mentions, “the song is a...

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The Midnight Faces of Sergio Flores

Slide in to your Monday with these appropriately easy to listen to tracks with enough sexy sax to boost your spirits (granted, they could always use a little more sax, but I'll take it. Did I listen to "Careless Whisper" on repeat afterwards? Maybe I...

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Bring Back My Name Is Earl (St. Clair)

When I first saw this dude's name, I thought he named himself after that amazing Zac Efron movie where he chats and plays baseball in the woods with his dead brother while sailing or whatever, but then, after looking it up, saw that was Charlie...

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New 2017 Fiasco (Lupe)

Chicago native, Lupe Fiasco, was born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, and rose to fame in 2006 after his album "Food & Liquor," which coincidentally were the only two things on my New Year's Resolution list. Unlike the majority of bands I feature, Fiasco is no fledgling,...

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You Can’t Misinterpret a Palindrome

Waking up in 2017 can feel like you're going the wrong way on a one way street. Unless you toss out your tech and stick your head in the sand, it's loud and it's brash, and entirely overwhelming. "Someone's always trying to tell me who...

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