Cullen Omori – New Misery (Review)
Funny story.. Cullen Omori invited me to sit in his car for a lil’ preview of this album in August of 2015. My friend and I never got around to accepting the offer since we were enjoying our time boating on Lak...
Monday Mixer
The best way to get me out of bed and on time to those dreadful 9 am classes in this -5º weather is dreaming of summer. So put on your favorite pair of shades, and let's count down the next 30 days until we...
WPGU @ Lollapalooza 2013: Preview
For the past 5 years, Lollapalooza has been a staple of my summer schedule. I will never forget my dad walking me down to the gates when I was 15, somehow allowing me to enter this lawless and crowded mass of ...
Smith Westerns stream new album in full
I know I've been off my blogging game for WPGU lately...but that ends today! Today, Chicago dream-pop band Smith Westerns have their third album Soft Will up for stream via NPR. The band's previous two ef...
Smith Westerns – Varisty (Video)
Everyone's favorite Chicago indie music stars are back with their first video from Soft Will as well as a slew of new announcements. The new video, for the song "Varsity", features a young couple "explorin...
Smith Westerns – Soft Will (Album Teaser)
One of my most anticipated albums of 2013 is easily the 3rd effort from Smith Westerns. The Chicago-based dream-pop band's first two albums have shown significant improvement over each other, and it will b...