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WALRUS: Twenty Thousand Leagues
The multi-cultured, gender friendly emo/powerpop band WALRUS will rock your face and leave your hair messier than than a late night in the sack.
MP3 price: $4.99
OPAL CANDY: 35mm Craze
Guitar driven rock with strong grooves, pop hooks, and a hip-hop flare.
CD price: $8.00
THE MICAH WALK BAND: Bright Side Fantasy
Nostalgic Songwriting with an Alt-Country vibe
CD price: $13.99 / MP3 price: $5.99
CARLOS BENDFELDT: Miriam
Classical meets Latin American/Flamenco with Fire
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.97
BILL KOEHLER: Vandana Journey2gether
As the London Double Bassist Magazine puts it, "Bassist, Bill Koehler and Indian percussionist, Manpreet Bedi join forces to create an exotic and inspirational blend of sounds are at once transcendental, joyous, serious, contemplative and mystical."
CD price: $12.97
BOHOLA: bits of bohola (and a bit)
"bits of bohola (and a bit)" is the second collection of digital gems from the bohola music archives
MP3 price: $9.99
ARABESQUE MUSIC ENSEMBLE: The Music of the "Three Musketeers - "al-Fursan at-Talatha"
Classical Arabic Music.
CD price: $17.00 / MP3 price: $17.00
FRED HOLSTEIN: Fred Holstein - Live at the Earl of Old Town
A folk singer in the Pete Seeger tradition who interprets traditional and contemporary folk tunes and encourages his audiences to sing along.
Recommended if you like Pete Seeger.CD price: $20.00
GEOFF SOULE: A Dialogue Between Feminine Wisdom And Masculine Uncertainty
Home-recordings by Geoff Soule of the band Fuck.
CD price: $12.00
MATLOCK: Moonshine
Highly anticipated album from Chicago’s Matlock, featuring RA the Rugged Man, battle legend J.U.I.C.E., Pacewon, and Rusty Chains, as well as production by DJ Babu (Beat Junkies/Dilated Peoples), Overflo(Diverse, PsalmOne, Illogic), Kaz1, and White Shadow
Recommended if you like Eminem, Jedi Mind Tricks.
HORSE IN THE SEA: I Order The Sun To Shine On Everyone
Horse In The Sea plays independent rock music influenced by post punk, folk, rock, and gloom.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
JAMES CONWAY: Mouth Box
Traditional Irish Harmonica. In the jigs, hornpipes, and reels that he so masterfully plays, one can hear the sounds of Old Ireland, and at times hear the growl of the Mississippi Delta.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
ABSTRACT GIANTS: Unearthed
A live organic hip hop band behind rapid fire vocals.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
JOHN PAUL RUDOLPH: Reflections
Smooth vocals with a twist of Broadway musical and classical meets pop. Similar to the vocals of Josh Groban or Michael Buble.
CD price: $12.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
HATEWAVE: Hatewave
Fast, brutal extreme metal from the late '90s combining black/death/war metal with old school thrash, new school tech and avant garde dissonance featuring Weasel Walter on drums.
CD price: $11.99 / MP3 price: $8.99
SLEEPER CAR: Love and Anxiety
This Five piece folk/alt-country/rock-Americana band brings down home to downtown and truly fills a room with music. By combining the double bass, violin, pedal steel, unique drumming and passionate drawling vocals to both electric and acoustic guitar.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
ECKHARD GERDES & SHELF LIFE: Scuff Mud
Spoken word with music: experimental fiction performed with improvisational electronic avant-garde music
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
TENKI: We're Not Talking About The Universe, Are We (#2)
Chicago indie psych pop with spacey guitar hooks, juicy beats and screaming trumpets.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $9.99
M.I.A.3: Renewal 101
Hip Hop that points listeners to Christ and keeps heads nodding.
MP3 price: $9.99
VIRGINIA HILL: LOL
Contemporary Christian Pop/Rock with heartfelt original music and lyrics that will brighten your day and soothe your soul.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
SUSAN WERNER: Last of the Good Straight Girls
This break-through album remains a classic of the 1990s singer-songwriter scene. New York Times: "extremely promising singer and songwriter who writes about changing social patterns from a perspective that is clear eyed and leavened with humour..."
MP3 price: $15.00
UGOCHI: African Buttafly
Afrobeat meets urban soul. With one foot firmly planted in United States and the other rooted in Motherland vibes, an eclectic and unique sound rich in originality and culture.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
SONES DE MEXICO ENSEMBLE: Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)
An immigrant's musical manifesto: this Chicago-based ensemble is rooted in Mexican 'son' and plays all-original arrangements: traditional and experimental, from true-to-tradition huapangos and son jarocho to new hybrids of rock, classical and folk.
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00
KEVIN O'DONNELL: This Is For You: Music from The House Theatre of Chicago production "The Sparrow"
"a haunting original score from Kevin O'Donnell." - Chicago Tribune
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
BUMPUS: All The People
With guitar, bass, sax, keyboard, drums, and vocals, Bumpus brings listeners the real, raw, feel-good sounds of alternative soul.
MP3 price: $9.99
BRIAN PETERS AND PAUL WERTICO: Ampersand
7 time Grammy winner Paul Wertico teams up with multi-instrumentalist Brian Peters to create one of the most ambitious records ever released. The spirit of instrumental rock from the 1960s meets the sounds of today.
MP3 price: $9.99
ANIMATE OBJECTS: Riding In Fast Cars With Your Momma
Looking for conscious, positive lyrics, strong melodies and solid live band grooves that blend Hip-Hop , Soul, Jazz, and Funk styles? These 12 unique songs could revolutionize your music collection.
CD price: $5.00 / MP3 price: $5.00
TEEFA: G.A.W. (Grown A$$ Woman)
G.A.W (Grown A$$ Woman) the new album from Teefa is positioned to enter the books as a true hip hop classic. Working with Diverse City to market and promote the album, this Chicago native showcases some of the best productions and hottest collaborations.
MP3 price: $9.99
REBL MUSIC: Free Goods
Good new fashion hip hop with an original sound. Free Goods is the third album from the Rebl Music catalog. Rokko's rides over bLuDsHoT beats on all ten tracks. Never have heard a bad word spoken about this one.
Recommended if you like Common, Atmosphere.CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
ISSA BOULOS & NERMIN KAYGUSUZ: Rif
This recording features Nermin Kaygusuz on kemence (Turkish fiddle) performing original compositions by Issa Boulos. The work explores conceptual, technical and interpretational aspects of maqam music making.
Recommended if you like Neva.CD price: $13.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
DON STIERNBERG: About Time
Acoustic jazz in an ensemble setting, featuring legendary mandolinist Don Stiernberg and a select grouping of Chicago's finest improvisational instrumentalists.
Recommended if you like Miles Davis, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman.CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
THE FLYING LUTTENBACHERS: Retrospektiw IV
a hardcore collection of non-lp tracks by the seminal punk jazz/no wave crew recorded between 1996 and 2000.
CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $6.99
WALTER J LIVEHARDER: Land Of The Haters
Walter J Liveharder is Chicago's introspective voice in hip hop.
Recommended if you like Atmosphere, Organized Konfusion.MP3 price: $9.99
SUSAN WERNER: The Gospel Truth
A socially conscious, contemporary gospel album, it balances the faithful and the agnostic in one collection of Susan Werner originals. The infectious joy of gospel music with lyrics almost anybody can agree with - and sing along to.
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00
JANICE BORLA: Agents of Change
"The #1 Jazz Album of 2003" (Chicago Public Radio). "Eight breathtaking canvases, each a perceptively executed masterpiece.Genius. Pure genius."
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
BRIAN BIGLEY: Uilleann Pipes
Traditional Irish Music played on the uilleann pipes, flute, and whistle with some guitar accompaniment.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
SUSAN WERNER: New Non-Fiction
Performing Songwriter Magazine's Editor's Choice, top 10 DIY records of the year. Washington Post: "always an impressive songwriter, Werner continues to compose sharp, funny, compassionate lyrics, a gift rare enough to set her apart..."
MP3 price: $15.00
RADICAL TURF: Hello Future?
A genre bending compilation of cutting edge electronic music.
CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
VARIOUS: A Chicago Jazz Tour
Get a taste of Chicago's current jazz scene - includes trad., modern, hybrid, and beyond.
CD price: $16.98
