JAMES MURPHY & SHIT ROBOT (DJ SET)

James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem is hitting the road w/ Shit Robot and making a stop here at the MID in Chicago. 

Limited tickets will be available at the door the day of the show and if your one of the few lucky ones you might be able to Dance Yrself Clean!

Also, make sure you check out James Murphy's record label DFA Records HERE

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VIDEO: WASHED OUT - BEFORE

Washed Out - Before from Franck Deron on Vimeo.

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[LISTEN UP] NEON INDIAN - FALLOUT

Era Extraña drops on September 13th via Transgressive Records in Europe, Pop Frenzy/Inertia in Australia, and Big Nothing in Japan. Go ahead and DWLD Fallout below for FREE.

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VIDEO: CAGED ANIMALS - GIRLS ON MEDICATION

Caged Animals - Girls On Medication from Lucky Number Music on Vimeo.

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VIDEO: HOORAY FOR EARTH - SAILS

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[REMIX] WHITE DENIM - DRUG (BJöRN YTTLING)

Producer/Musician Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn & John just dropped this sweet remix of Drug from White Denim.

DWLD HERE

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 07.23.2011

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Cut Copy / Take Me Over / Zonoscope
• Amy Winehouse / I'm No Good / Back In Black
• Richard Hawley / Tonight The Streets Our Ours / Single
• Grimes / Vanessa / Darkbloom
• John Maus / Matter of Fact / We Must Become The Pitless Censors of Ourselves
• Rob Lawrence + Mark Phillips / Computer Bank / The Hidden Tapes
• Eric Copeland / Waco Taor Condos / Waco Taco Combo
• Dantons Voice / I Hear The Bells / The Hidden Tapes
• Lower Dens / I Get Nervous / Twin Hand Move Ment
• Twin Shadow / Can't Wait / Forget
• Pure X / Easy / Pleasure
• Earth Girl Helen Brown / Cry Baby Cry / Story Of An Earth Girl
• Nicolas Jarr / I Gotta A Woman / Space Is Only Noise
• Neon Indian / Deadbeat Summer / Psychic Chasms
• Loyal Divide / Vision Vision / Bodice
• Snowy Red / Relax / The Right To Die
• Lana Del Rey / Video Games / Video Games (Single)
• Shit Robot / Answering Machine / From The Cradle To The Rave
• California Wives / Tokyo / Tokyo (Single)
• Peaking Lights / All The Sun That Shines / 936
• Ford & Lopatin / Emergency Room (Gavin Russom Remix) / Emergency Room 12 Inch Single

The Minimal Beat 07.23.2011 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

Listen every Saturday on WLUW 88.7 - 2-4PM or Stream live at WLUW.ORG

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VIDEO: JOHN MAUS - STREETLIGHT

John Maus - Streetlight from David Dean Burkhart on Vimeo.

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VIDEO: PURE X - EASY

Pure X - "Easy" from Malcolm Elijah on Vimeo.

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VIDEO: GRIMES - BEAST INFECTION

Grimes - Beast Infection from ///NO PAIN IN POP\\\ on Vimeo.

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VIDEO: FULTON LIGHTS - STARING OUT THE WINDOW

"Staring Out The Window" - Fulton Lights from Ninian Doff on Vimeo.

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VIDEO: NEON INDIAN - HEART : DECAY

NEON INDIAN - HEART : DECAY from gorillavsbear.net on Vimeo.

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TORO Y MOI MINI-DOCUMENTARY FROM (MADRID)

Documentocero: Toro y Moi from numerocero on Vimeo.

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[LISTEN UP] M83 - MIDNIGHT CITY

New M83 - Midnight City, taken from their forthcoming double LP "Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming". DWLD for free HERE.

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[ALBUM REVIEW] BON IVER - BON IVER

This isn't a scoop; you've heard about Bon Iver from Bon Iver. By now, you may have also heard about the mythology of his previous album, how dude's relationship with his boo went sour, dude got mono and went on a Ted Kaczynski journey of rural Midwestern self discovery and came back with For Emma, Forever Ago. You've heard about how Kanye flew this awkward Midwestern kid out to California to lay down vocal tracks for the largest hip-hop album of the Obama era.  You've heard about his crazy falsetto vocal style, and how parts of this new album, Bon Iver, sounds like Peter Cetera or Bruce Hornsby or Michael McDonald or some kind of Yacht Rock from the '80s, but much better.  You've probably seen him on Fallon covering Bonnie Raitt, or seen that tweet from ?uestlove of the Roots saying Bon Iver played the most beautiful music he's seen on late night TV.  You guys are using the internet, so you obviously know all of that and more by now.

We at TMB simply want to give Bon Iver a high five as he takes his victory lap.  It's been a month and this record is still burning up our mp3 players.  That moment one minute into "Calgary" when the synth drops for a second, then resurfaces in synch with the drum machines still gives us chills.  The dueling drum parts panned to opposite speakers in "Holocene" still cause’s goose bumps.  The deep power of Vernon's surprising non-falsetto voice in "Minnesota, WI" still feels like a gut shot.  This is real music, the type you listen to with your whole body.  Its music we're proud of, but not because we had anything to do with it; Bon Iver sounds like it belongs to us because it's too strange to belong to any single music scene.  This doesn't sound like the folk of For Emma.  It is still sad and weird and beautiful, but now it feels like a colorful work of a collage artist working with the memories of a Midwest childhood in the '80s. At times it's bleak and gray, lonely and vacant, but still lively and lush.  This is a four season album.  This is a benchmark being made right before our eyes, music that sounds better on the 15th listen than it did on the 14th.  We, the voices of the internet, have already lost this artist to Starbucks, Jimmy Fallon, and Kanye West. Nevertheless, as voices of the Midwest, we salute Justin Vernon and company for creating something this important.

By Philip Stone; July 19, 2011

New album Bon Iver is available now via Jagjaguwar Records HERE

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VIDEO: APPALOOSA - JUMPING ON BEDS

Appaloosa -- Jumping on Beds from appalOOsa on Vimeo.

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SUCH A SCENE: DEERHUNTER

Deerhunter Live at Pitchfork Festival 2011 - Chicago, IL

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SUCH A SCENE: TWIN SHADOW

Twin Shadow Live at Pitchfork Festival 2011 - Chicago, IL

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SUCH A SCENE: TORO Y MOI

Toro Y Moi Live at Pitchfork Festival 2011 - Chicago, IL

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SUCH A SCENE: KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS

Kurt Vile & The Violators Live at Pitchfork Festival 2011 - Chicago, IL

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VIDEO: WASHED OUT - EYES BE CLOSED

Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed available now via SUB-POP HERE

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LIVE STREAM: PITCHFORK FESTIVAL 2011

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 07.16.2011

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

DJ Shadow / What Does Your Soul Look Like Part II / Entroducing...

*Woods Live Stream from Pitchfork Fest

James Blake / The Wilhelm Scream / James Blake

Health / Perfect Skin [Curses! Remix] / Noise Disco Fashion 7 Inch

Sun Airway / Waiting On You / Nocturne Of Exploded Crystal Chandelier

Shabazz Palaces / Swerve... the reeping of all that is worthwhile / Black Up

*Cold Cave Live Stream from Pitchfork Fest

Cut Copy / Feel The Love / In Ghost Colors

Baths / Heart / Cerulean

Tune-Yards / Sunlight / Bird-Brains

Guided By Voices / My Thoughts Are A Gas / Matador Records Comp

Zola Jesus / Night / Sacred Bones

Twin Shadow / Castles In The Snow / Forget

Toro Y Moi / Saturday Love / Freaking Out

Wild Nothing / Bored Games / Gemini

Battles / Ice Cream (Feat. Matia Aguayo) / Gloss Drop

TV On The Radio / Halfway Home / Dear Science

*No Age Live Stream from Pitchfork Fest

Neko Case / Favorite / The Tigers Have Spoken

Kurt Vile / Baby's Arms / Halo for my Smoke Ring

Fleet Foxes / White Winter / Fleet Foxes

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti/ Immune to Emotion / Worn Copy

EMA / Grey Ship / Past Life Martyred Saints

Destroyer / Blue Flower-Blue Flame / Trouble In Dreams

The Minimal Beat 07.16.2011 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

Listen every Saturday on WLUW 88.7 - 2-4PM or Stream live at WLUW.ORG

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VIDEO: CULTS - GO OUTSIDE

Go Outside, by Cults from Boing Boing on Vimeo.

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PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011

Pitchfork Music Festival 2011, which takes place this Friday, July 15th through Sunday, July 17th at Chicago’s Union Park is less then 24 hours away! Plan accordingly; there are so many must-see acts this year that getting high and sitting under a tree most of the day is just not an option. Limited Tickets are still available and can be purchased HERE

2011 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

FRIDAY, JULY 15 – gates at 3pm

8:30 (GREEN) Animal Collective
7:30 (BLUE) James Blake
7:20 (RED) Neko Case
6:30 (BLUE) Das Racist
6:25 (GREEN) Guided By Voices
5:30 (BLUE) Curren$y
5:30 (RED) Thurston Moore
4:35 (GREEN) Battles
4:30 (BLUE) tUnE-yArDs
3:30 (RED) EMA
3:20 (BLUE) Gatekeeper

SATURDAY, JULY 16 – gates at 12pm

8:30 (GREEN) Fleet Foxes
7:40 (BLUE) Zola Jesus
7:25 (RED) DJ Shadow
6:45 (BLUE) Twin Shadow
6:15 (GREEN) The Dismemberment Plan
5:45 (BLUE) The Radio Dept.
5:15 (RED) Destroyer
4:45 (BLUE) OFF!
4:15 (GREEN) No Age
3:45 (BLUE) Wild Nothing
3:20 (RED) Gang Gang Dance
2:50 (BLUE) G-Side
2:30 (GREEN) Cold Cave
1:55 (BLUE) Sun Airway
1:45 (RED) Woods
1:00 (BLUE) Chrissy Murderbot Feat MC ZULU
1:00 (GREEN) Julianna Barwick

SUNDAY, JULY 17 – gates at 12pm

8:30 (GREEN) TV on the Radio
7:40 (BLUE) HEALTH
7:25 (RED) Cut Copy
6:45 (BLUE) Toro Y Moi
6:15 (GREEN) Deerhunter
5:45 (BLUE) Kylesa
5:15 (RED) Superchunk
4:45 (BLUE) Baths
4:15 (GREEN) Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
3:45 (BLUE) Shabazz Palaces
3:20 (RED) OFWGKTA
2:50 (BLUE) Twin Sister
2:30 (GREEN) Kurt Vile & the Violators
1:55 (BLUE) How to Dress Well
1:45 (RED) Yuck
1:00 (BLUE) Darkstar
1:00 (GREEN) The Fresh & Onlys

For all the latest up to date info visit www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com

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[LISTEN UP] TORO Y MOI - SATURDAY LOVE

New Toro Y Moi Freaking Out EP will be released in September via Carpark Records. Download the first single "Saturday Love" a funky cover of a song by Alexander O'Neal & Cherelle for free below.

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VIDEO: LANA DEL REY - VIDEO GAMES

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 07.09.2011

ARTIST/TRACK/ALBUM
*Guest DJ Casey Meehan of Chicago Mixtape w/ Tom Schraeder.

Absolute Body Control / Figures / Figures
Deux / Decadence / Decadence / Decadence
Ford & Lopatin / Channel Pressure / Channel Pressure
Ruth / Roman Polaroid Photo / Cold Wave and Electronics Vol 1
Pretty Good Dance Moves / I Wonder Why? / Limo
La Femme / Sur La Plache / Le Podium #1
John Maus / Quantum Leap / We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
Snowy Red / Euroshima (Wardance) / The Right To Die
Eric Copland / Wao taor Condos / Waco Taco Condos
Stereo / Somewhere in the Night / Cold Wave and Electronics Vol 1
Shit Robot / Answering Machine / From The Cradle To The Rave
Oppenheimer Analysis / Radiance / Minimal Wave Tapes Vol 1
Jonny Rumble / Cox Road / JR
Baby Teeth / The Part You Play / Hustle Beach
Bobby Conn / United Nations / Rise Up!
White Mystery / Blood and Venom / Blood and Venom
Bailiff / Curtains / Red Balloon
The Record Low / Immediate Family / The Record Low
Baby Teeth / The Birds Are Crying / Hustle Beach
Tom Schraeder & His Ego / Needle Will Bite /
Jonny Rumble / Toe The Line / JR
Bobby Conn / Baby Man / Rise Up!
Kurt Vile / Baby’s Arms / Smoke Ring From My Halo
Pete Townsend  / Sheraton Gibson / Who's Next
Velvet Underground / Here She Comes / White Light - White Heat
Woods / Hand It Out / Sun & Shade

The Minimal Beat 07.09.2011 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

Listen every Saturday on WLUW 88.7 - 2-4PM or Stream live at WLUW.ORG

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RADIOHEAD'S THE KING OF LIMBS: LIVE FROM THE BASEMENT

The King of Limbs: Live From The Basement, recorded by Nigel Godrich a performance of the band’s latest album (plus “The Daily Mail” and “Staircase“) This has been shot for distribution by the BBC.

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[MIXTAPE] LOVE INKS - 90:26

Austin based band Love Inks are getting ready to hit the road later this year behind there amazing new album E.S.P.! They just announced a European Tour with a few select US dates as well... With there busy schedule fortunately for us they had some free time to put together this dope 2 sided Mixtape for the blog... This is a perfect soundtrack for the rest of your Summer folks! Enjoy.

SIDE A

01. Vincent Gallo - No Regard

02. Taj Mahal - Honky Tonk Women

03. Cody Chesnutt - My Women, My Guitars

04. Deux - Decadence

05. Brian Eno - Becalmed

06. Dirty Beaches - Blue Birds

07. Johnny Thunders - Joey Joey

08. David Peel & Lower East Side - Happy Mother's Day

09. Joe Strummer - X-Ray Style

10. Mallard - Texas Weather

11. Marconi Union - Sleepless

12. Asia - Voice of America

SIDE B

01. Vashti Bunyan - Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind

02. J. J. Cale - Call Me the Breeze

03. Unknown - Sea of Love

04. Frederick Knight - I've Been Lonely For So Long

05. Secos and Molhados - Sangue Latino

06. William Devaughn - Be Thankful for What You Got

07. Paul Simon - Peace Like a River

08. Donny Hathaway - Jealous Guy

09. Elton John - Slave

10. Leon Russell - Delta Lady

11. Bill Callahan - Sycamore

12. Harry Nilsson - Living Without You

Love Inks new album E.S.P. LP available now via Hell Yes! HERE

DWLD HERE

[MIXTAPE] LOVE INKS - 90:26 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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CHICAGO MIXTAPE CURATES ULTRA VIOLET PETTING ZOO FESTIVAL

It's going down this Sunday (July 10th) at 2pm at 3900 Rockwell St in Paul Revere Park (basically between Western Ave and California Ave on Irving Park Ave.)

It only costs a $5 suggested donation!

Bands Include: White Mystery, Bobby Conn and Monica Boubou, Baby Teeth,Tom Schraeder and his Ego, Bailiff, The Record Low, Jonny Rumble and We Repel Each Other.

Attractions include: 23 Carnival Rides (biggest carnival in Chicago), A Real Petting Zoo, A Pie Eating Contest, more!!

All proceeds go to benefit the Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club which provides after school programs (like T-Ball!!) to over 1,500 children, this is their main
fundraiser.

RSVP HERE

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VIDEO: SECRET COLORS - REWINDER

Secret Colors - Rewinder from Secret Colors on Vimeo.


Secret Colors new album Water Mirror drops July 26th on Group Tightener

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THE LONELIEST MONK RELEASE NEW SINGLE!

Avant Pop duo The Loneliest Monk just released a brand new single titled "Hiding Places" on 7" red vinyl via Kilo Records. I really think they have found their sound with this new single and can't wait to hear more... Listen to the tracks below they are playing a show to celebrate the new the release in Chicago at REGGIES ROCK CLUB | JUL 8TH.

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VIDEO: KURT VILE - BABY'S ARMS

* Todd Cole shot this video entirely on a Windows 7 Cell Phone! Watch him explain more about the making of the video HERE.

"Smoke Ring for my Halo" from Kurt Vile is now available via MATADOR HERE

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FAVORITES OF 2011! SO FAR...

Here is a list in no particular order of my favorite music releases from the first half of 2011! I know your probably looking at this list and saying to yourselves wait a minute! How come Tomboy from Panda Bear is not on here or how about Wit's End from Cass McCombs? That was a great album... These are just the ones that i really liked! Go ahead and add your favorites in the comments section and tell me what I missed.

FAVORITES OF 2011! SO FAR... (AS LISTED ABOVE)
Lower Dens / Deer Knives (Single)
Keep Shelly In Athens / Hauntin Me (Single)
Love Inks / E.S.P
Toro Y Moi / Underneath The Pine
Wilco / I Might (Single)
Washed Out / With And Without
Wu Lyf / Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
Earth Girl Helen Brown / Story Of An Earth Girl
Ford & Lopatin / Channel Pressure
Flaming Lips With Neon Indian / EP
Grimes / Darkbloom EP
Lykee Li / Wounded Rhymes
Cults / Cults
John Maus / We Must Become The Pitiless Cencors Or Ourselves
Nicolas Jarr / Space Is Only Noise
Disappears / Guider
White Mystery / Blood & Venom
Eric Copland / Waco Taco Condos
Shabazz Palaces / Black Up
Peter Bjorn & John / Gimmie Some
Peaking Lights / 936
Gil-Scott Heron & Jaimie XX / We’re New Here
Bon Iver / Bon Iver
Woods / Sun & Shade
Dirty Beaches / Badlands

DWLD this past weeks show HERE for my favorite tracks off the albums listed above!

If you like any of these albums visit INSOUND or your favorite local record shop and spend some $$$$

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