Black Duck comprises three mainstays of the Chicago music scene, Douglas McCombs of Tortoise, Brokeback, and Eleventh Dream Day plus Bill MacKay and Charles Rumback. It’s a project rooted in improv; for years, the band played completely improvised shows, and when the time came to record their self-titled debut album, they brought along...

Pitchfork has announced the lineup for the 2023 edition of its Chicago music festival. The Smile, Big Thief, and Bon Iver are the headliners this year; Alvvays, Perfume Genius, Weyes Blood, King Krule, Kelela, and Koffee also got the big-font treatment on the poster.

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We’ve heard a lot from Ratboys since 2020’s sick Printer’s Devil, including features, covers, one-offs, re-recordings, and Paul McCartney takes. Now it seems like the twangy Chicago indie rockers might be ready to roll out a new album.

Since releasing their debut album Moveys in 2020, the Band To Watch Slow Pulp have toured on their own and, more recently, as support for all-stars Alvvays. They released Deleted Scenes, a couple of Moveys leftovers. And the band — which started in Madison, WI but is now based out of Chicago, has signed to ANTI- Records. They&#8217...