Crunchy grunge-pop and monolithic metal out of Chicago, Cook County Commissioner Jerry Butler's soul-man past, reviews of TVOTR and Chalk Circles, DeRogatis's bad mood, and more
Audiotree tries out a new music-business model, Gossip Wolf gossips about noise rock and a local anti-SXSW fest, Peter Margasak reviews A Hawk and a Hacksaw, 3/4HadBeenEliminated, and the Moritz von Oswald Trio, and more.
A nice surprise from Tiger Bones, two helpings of great lo-fi pop, SoundCloud's decision to alienate its DJ friends, hot Pitchfork Music Festival news, and more