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Aug
7

IR Chicago Episode 4: Our Ultimate Lollapalooza Playlist

IR Chicago Episode 4: Our Ultimate Lollapalooza Playlist BAM!  That’s how we do when we return.  BAM! These United States It’s a special!  As it’s the weekend for Lollapalooza in Chicago, Insomnia Radio Chicago is bringing you OUR Ultimate Lollapalooza Playlist!  I’m gathering up all of the independent artists’ music I can find to play for you on this very special show. Who’s playing Lolla Chi?  Here’s the...
Jul
5

Album Review: Gold Motel’s Summer House

Album Review: Gold Motel’s Summer House Album: Summer House Artist: Gold Motel Release Date: June 1st, 2010 Well this is a little embarrassing.  I was sent Gold Motel’s EP a couple of months back kindly by their lead vocalist Greta, formally of The Hush Sound. But in the time that it’s taken me to get my act together to review the EP, they’ve gone and released a full length! Honestly, these indie bands and their organisational...
May
23

Episode 3: A Country Mile

Episode 3: A Country Mile Mitch and the Polecats Kimmi rounded up a bunch of artists from right around where she lives in Chicago, both on purpose and by accident (the artists… I’m sure she lives where she does by something other than an accident.)  We’ve also got an artist that’s squeaked into the playlist on a technicality (where the singer was born) but hey – you give us a reason to play some great...
Apr
13

Episode 2: Indie vs Metal, Round 1

Episode 2: Indie vs Metal, Round 1 David Shankle Group Kimmi’s batting first and furious this time bringing some great metal tracks along, including the David Shankle Group and Nekropsy.  I’m combating the evil spirits with some flowery indie pop from Iowans The Nadas and a great indie rock band, Paper Arrows. It’s a cage match.  Who do you vote for?  Metal?  Indie?  Leave a comment on the page and we’ll see who...
Mar
27

Episode 1: Insomnia Radio Chicago Reboots!

Episode 1: Insomnia Radio Chicago Reboots! It’s finally happened, we’ve pushed the reset button and the ol’ machine’s finally back up and runnin’.  Woohoo! Kimmi and myself are on board this week with eleven great tracks for y’all, all of which from in and around our great Chicago.  Included this week is a band from (Chicago Acoustic Underground host) Michael Teach’s managing...
Mar
8

Pre-Episode: New IR Regional Roundup

Hey you guys!  (Sloth!  Chunk!) Yup, we’re coming to the rescue with a pile of new Insomnia Radio shows, including US!  Have a listen – you’ll hear both Kimmi and me! The New Blood: IR: Chicago | The Crossing: Rebellion IR: Australia | Pete Usher: Out of my Depth (free album HERE) IR: Liverpool | MajorMajor: The Fixer IR: Portugal | Mr. Smith: Over the...
Mar
1

Video: “Perfect in my Mind” by Gold Motel

Video: “Perfect in my Mind” by Gold Motel Hey y’all – it’s Justin. First of all, I shall let you know that all of the subscribe links above, including Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter are all current now so click and join us all around the web. Now, the reason for this post: Greta, formally of The Hush Sound has begun a new project called Gold Motel.  We’re going to be featuring their self-titled debut EP in the coming weeks...
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