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Music, Music Feature Aug 22, 2018
Andrew Smith throws Jungle Green’s homemade songs at a bigger wall—will they stick?

The Chicago singer-songwriter has promoted his music mostly by sending it to people who reply to flyers he’s taped to lampposts. Fortunately he’s also made some well-connected fans.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Jungle Green, Andrew Smith, Jonathan Rado, Foxygen, Paul de Jong, Books, Matthew Sage, M. Sage, Patient Sounds, Wesley Willis, Willis Earl Beal, Jandek, A Letter for Monica, Rock and Roll Star, Kingfisher Bluez, Dirty Beaches, Blood Sisters, Eight Doo-Wop Gems, Michael Rault, Empty Bottle Presents, Logan Square Food Truck Social, Brent Heyl, Mike Gebel, Berkshire Music School, Wild Man Fischer, Joey Pizza Slice, R. Stevie Moore, Scott Lewis, The Scott and Gary Show, Columbia College, Atlantic City Melodies, Corwood Industries, If, You Fucken Sucker, Spencer Tweedy, Blisters, Rubber Band Gun, High Road Touring, Live From Tony’s Italian Pizza Temple, Lemon Twigs

Blogs, Bleader Aug 13, 2014
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Chicago producer Starfoxxx talks about dumb tattoos, sampling cats, and his forthcoming debut album

Baby I'm Off Drugs and I'm Ready to Marry You officially comes out next week and we're streaming one of the songs, "No Text No Call."
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Boom!, Music, David Beltran, Starfoxxx, FeelTrip, Donky Pitch, the Range, Baby I'm Off Drugs and I'm Ready to Marry You, No Text No Call, Yawn, Twin Peaks, Dirty Beaches, My Cats Will Die B4 Me, Video

Blogs, Bleader May 31, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: Dirty Beaches is back and darker than ever with "Mirage Hall"

"Mirage Hall" is the bleak electronic centerpiece from the brand-new Dirty Beaches LP.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Dirty Beaches, Badlands, Drifters/Love Is the Devil, Alex Zhang Hungtai, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jan 11, 2013
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A short history of FeelTrip's DIY venue

Cofounder Dave Beltran talks about the label and how it transformed into a multipurpose space
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Neighborhoods, Music, FeelTrip, Yawn, David Beltran, music, Starfoxxx, Pitchfork Music Festival, Dirty Beaches, Twin Peaks, DJ Earl, Sepalcure, Machinedrum, Orwells, Daniel Perzan, Adam Gil, video, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 23, 2011
Gossip Wolf: Music From the Third Dimension

A local multimedia artist makes noise you can almost touch. Plus: Wild Flag tops the latest Pitchfork rumors, Ben Weasel loses some fans at SXSW, and more
- By Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Jon Satrom, Lampo, Graham Foundation, Mannequin Men, Eternals, Chris Connelly, Hollows, Population, Kris Poulin, BLVD, Michael L. Abramson, Numero Group, Wild Flag, Dirty Beaches, Pitchfork Music Festival, Gang Gang Dance, Shabazz Palaces, Gallagher, Girl Talk, Lollapalooza, Ben Weasel, Screeching Weasel, South By Southwest, Weseal Fest, Football, Jim McCann, Baseball Furies, Srini Radhakrishna, France Has the Bomb, Jerred Gummere, Ponys, Mike Lust, Tight Phantomz, Urge Overkill

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