ira glass / Dish / Scribblers

ira glass (chicago) -= "finally, a chicago post-hardcore band named ira glass," esteemed Chicago Reader scribe Leor Galil tweeted yesterday. It's true: Ira Glass are a new Windy City act named after the NPR mainstay and This American Life creator. Their music is noisy, tense, and aggressive; I hear shades of everything from Deftones to the Jesus And Mary Chain in the mix, but the prevailing aesthetic is ominous, discordant post-hardcore so volatile it can hardly be contained. - Stereogum

Dish (avl alt-shoegaze)

Scribblers - Scribblers combine prog rock excess with 1970s power pop ear Candy. Like other Texas luminaries Doug Sahm and Billy Joe Shaver, Aubrey's lyricism combine heart felt sincerity with self reflective humor. Modular synth Wizard Jared Hooker gives the music a sophisticated, harmonic language, creating the perfect backdrop for Andy Burns' incendiary lead guitar. Drummer Joe Exposito and bassist Steve Streit dutifully serve the song providing a firm back bone to these rock 'n' roll gems.