By Ryan Saar Angel Olsen has always been a compelling figure. Watching her progress from humble lo-fi beginnings to this year’s magnificent All Mirrors, her music’s clear consistent value has been its demand for humanity. Olsen seesaws from forlorn ballad to thrilling rock opera, but listeners can always count on is her commitment to plumbing the common emotional core. What she tends to find at the center isn’t always pretty, but it’s worth turning out … Continue reading Angel Olsen to Play the Riv in Support of “All Mirrors”
Month: November 2019
Alex Cameron: Brando, the Boys, and Banned from Google Reviews
By: George Chili I was admittedly a little exhausted when I filed into the packed chambers of Thalia Hall. But even the bitter Chicago cold, and a near overdose of over-the-counter cough syrup, couldn’t stop me from going wild when Alex Cameron danced his way onstage, bleached eyebrows, makeup, and all. Alex’s second EP, 2017’s “Forced Witness” brought him a new wave of success and created blistering anticipation for what would be next. In his … Continue reading Alex Cameron: Brando, the Boys, and Banned from Google Reviews
Inside Alex Cameron’s Theatrical Realm
Alex Cameron and Roy Molloy on the new album “Miami Memory,” PC culture, and more. Alex Cameron is an ingenious singer-songwriter, and the voice of what some critics term “sleaze-pop.” But Cameron's music is a bit more complex than this category leads on. The Australian-native’s first two albums, “Jumping the Shark” and “Forced Witness,” built a fictional universe, consisting of caricatures and commentaries on topics such as toxic masculinity. On songs like “Marlon Brando” and … Continue reading Inside Alex Cameron’s Theatrical Realm
WLUW Chats With Visual Artist and Lead Singer of Numb.er, Jeff Fribourg
It was less than a week before Halloween and The Empty Bottle was filled with more morbid dolls than usual and an adult crowd ready to rock to three electronic punk bands. The opener was Dendrons, a Midwest band that considers themselves a rock n roll experiment, and to close the night was UK duo The KVB. Sandwiched between the two was Numb.er, pronounced as NUM-ERR, as in to feel nothing, more. At least that … Continue reading WLUW Chats With Visual Artist and Lead Singer of Numb.er, Jeff Fribourg
Bridal Party’s Joseph Leroux Talks Origins and Releasing a Full-Length Album
By Maddie Chaudron. Bridal Party is a band out of Victoria, BC playing what they call “pop music that [they] like.” Drawing influences from pop music over several decades, the band creates a sound that draws listeners in, whether they are a pop enthusiast or otherwise. WLUW chatted with vocalist and guitarist Joseph Leroux prior to Bridal Party’s show at the Hideout, alongside Little Church, on Sunday, Oct. 6. Maddie Chaudron: First things first – … Continue reading Bridal Party’s Joseph Leroux Talks Origins and Releasing a Full-Length Album