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LISTEN: First Track from New Beastie Boys

Mike — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:26:38 +0000

The Beastie Boys have released the first track from their upcoming album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two. It’s called “Make Some Noise.”

That should be all you need to know to have a listen. It’s the Beastie Boys — and you knew they’d bring it.

MAKE SOME NOISE

Hat tip to Rap Radar.

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Sound Citizen Radio 18: Gigmaven Launch Party

Mike — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:54:53 +0000

This week on Sound Citizen Radio we preview the Gigmaven coming out party with four great Chicago bands. Gigmaven comes to Chicago with a service that helps local bands book shows at various venues in the city – a valuable service to artists of all kinds. Gigmaven, in association with HEAVE Media, is putting on a show January 6 at Subterranean to celebrate their launch. On the lineup are four great Chicago artists. You can hear them all, right now.

Please get out and support your Chicago music scene. This week’s lineup:

Dozens, “Lacuna”

Netherfriends, “I’m Gonna Start”

The Lonliest Monk, “The Ghost and the Silhouette”

Wolf in a Spacesuit, “Bark of a Cedar”

If you have suggestions for future episodes of Sound Citizen Radio, please send an email.

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Sound Citizen Radio 17: Chicago Bluegrass & Blues

Mike — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:45:37 +0000

This week on Sound Citizen Radio, we feature one band you can find at the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival, as well as two other Chicago bands and one from Long Beach, CA. They’re all good and, hopefully, you get a chance to get out and see them.

If you have suggestions for future episodes of Sound Citizen Radio, please send an email. This week’s lineup:

Van Ghost, “Heartbroken on the Wrong Day”
December 4, Congress Theater

Dastardly, “Exercises in Self Loathing”
December 9, Schuba’s

The Fling, “Wanderingfoot”
December 4, Metro

The Ragtones, “Destruction”

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Sound Citizen Radio 16: Don’t Call it a Comeback

Mike — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:34:15 +0000

This week we bring five great bands all playing Chicago concerts in November. You won’t want to miss this podcast or any of these shows.

It’s been a while since our last broadcast of Sound Citizen Radio, but we’re back. Thanks for staying tuned and for listening this week. We’ll keep bringing great music that you can hear locally, in Chicago.

This week’s lineup:

Dawes, “When My Time Comes”
November 10, Lincoln Hall

Coyote Grace, “A Guy Named Joe”
November 20, Martyrs

Smith Westerns, “Be My Girl”
November 5, Lincoln Hall

Horse Feathers, “Belly of June”
November 4, Schuba’s

Futurebirds, “Breathe for Days”
November 19, Schuba’s

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Sound Citizen Radio 15: Coast to Coast

Mike — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:40:34 +0000

Sound Citizen Radio is back. After a long few weeks on hiatus, we’re ready to rock again. This week we feature four bands who span coast-to-coast, with four wildly different sounds — and we think that’s a good thing.

Make sure to mark them on your calendar.

This week’s lineup:

Menomena, “TAOS”
Metro, Saturday, September 25

Wavves, “King of the Beach”
Lincoln Hall, Sunday, September 12

Wooden Birds, “False Alarm”
Schuba’s, Tuesday, August 24

Little Gold, “Chainsaw”
Not Playing Here (See Tour Dates)

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Sound Citizen Radio 14: Pitchfork Preview

Mike — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:19:30 +0000

It’s Pitchfork Music Festival time in Chicago. Like every year, dozens of great bands are ready to rock. So, this week on Sound Citizen Radio we preview four bands that will be playing over the weekend, along with a bonus band playing in two weeks at Empty Bottle.

Don’t forget to subscribe to Sound Citizen Radio here, or on iTunes by searching “Sound Citizen” and, as always, please send any feedback, suggestions or accolades to soundcitizenmike@gmail.com. Enjoy the festival!

This week’s lineup:

Local Natives, “Sun Hands”
Pitchfork Music Fest, Sunday, July 18, 3:35pm

The Tallest Man on Earth, “King of Spain”
Pitchfork Music Fest, Friday, July 16, 4pm

Surfer Blood, “Swim (to reach the end)”
Pitchfork Music Fest, Sunday, July 18, 4:45pm

Smith Westerns, “Be My Girl”
Pitchfork Music Fest, Saturday, July 17, 4:45pm

Futurebirds, “Breathe for Days”
Empty Bottle, Sundday, July 25

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Sound Citizen Radio 13: Happy 4th!

Mike — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:24:56 +0000

Welcome back to Sound Citizen Radio. It’s Fourth of July weekend, meaning it’s time to kick off your shoes, sit in the sun, sip a cold one and, of course, take in some music.

This week we feature three bands with shows over this holiday weekend, and they’re all Chicago folk. Not included, but recommended is The Streets on Fire at Double Door on July 2.

Send any future Sound Citizen Radio suggestions, comments and questions to soundcitizenmike@gmail.com.

This week’s lineup:

Joe Pug, “The Sharpest Crown”
Fitzgeralds, Berwyn, July 2, 3

Filligar, “Gray Area”
Lincoln Hall, July 7

The Shams Band, “Working Man”
Beat Kitchen, July 8

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Sound Citizen Radio 12: Summer Sounds

Mike — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:20:01 +0000

This edition of Sound Citizen Radio (at the bottom of this post) is all about summertime. As such, we present four bands with songs that should fit nicely into your summer playlists, and three of them have outdoor Chicago concerts coming up.

It’s summer concert season in Chicago, so stay tuned for future episodes of Sound Citizen Radio to make sure you don’t miss out. Don’t forget to subscribe to Sound Citizen Radio in iTunes, where you can also catch up on back episodes. And if you like what you hear, please don’t hesitate to give a “thumbs up” at the top left of this page.

This week’s lineup:

Love Language, “Heart to Tell”
June 20, Taste of Randolph, Chicago, 4pm.

Ben Keeler and The 500 Club, “Water, Water”
June 17, Abbey Pub, Chicago
June 20, I Am Fest, Chicago
July 10, Folk and Roots Festival, Chicago

The Thermals, “Now We Can See”
July 5, Millennium Park, Chicago, FREE

Thao and The Get Down Stay Down, “Bag of Hammers”
June 28, Lincoln Hall, Chicago (with Mirah and The Most of All)

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Sound Citizen Radio 11: Hideout, Kitchen, Hall

Mike — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:17:03 +0000

Welcome to another edition of Sound Citizen Radio. This week we celebrate three of our favorite Chicago music venues in The Hideout, Beat Kitchen and Lincoln Hall.

The past two weeks on SoundCitizen.com we reviewed Local Natives, interviewed and reviewed Clem Snide and made some Austin City Limits recommendations. Check them out after listening to the podcast!

And GO BLACKHAWKS!

This week’s lineup:

Jonny Rumble, “BRZRKR”
June 25, Beat Kitchen, Chicago

Visqueen, “Jimmy vs. James”
May 31, The Hideout, Chicago

Gold Motel, “We’re on the Run”
June 11, Lincoln Hall

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Sound Citizen Radio 10-4, Good Buddies

Mike — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:29:42 +0000

Time for more Sound Citizen Radio! Once again we’ve outdone ourselves with not three, but FOUR great songs from FOUR great bands (at the bottom of this post.)

We’ve had a great couple of weeks here, including a trip down to Memphis for the Beale St. Music Festival. You can read about Memphis in May right here.

This week a few of us are headed to see a new favorite in Local Natives and an old soul in Clem Snide. You can hear Clem Snide on Sound Citizen Radio 9.

Thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, go ahead and share it with your Facebook friends by clicking the thumbs up at top left. As always, please send any suggestions, thoughts or music for an upcoming episode to soundcitizenmike@gmail.com.

This week’s lineup:

Besnard Lakes, Montreal, Canada. “Albatross”
Pritzker Pavillion, Millenium Park, Chicago (FREE), May 24

Dexateens, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. “Down Low”
Schubas, Chicago, May 20

Love of Everything, Chicago. “It Feels So Good to Be Alive”
Empty Bottle, Chicago, CORRECTION: May 18

Morning Benders (playing with Broken Bells), San Francisco/New York. “Excuses”
The Vic, Chicago, May 31

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