tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15918030681976667462010-04-15T14:58:10.715-05:00Loud DevicesBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591803068197666746.post-35086910146850229672010-04-15T14:53:00.002-05:002010-04-15T14:58:10.731-05:00

This Saturday, April 17, 2010 is Record Store Day. The official site has a handy tool to help you find a participating store nearby. For the Chicago area, you'll find rundowns of Record Store Day events and promotions at Gapers Block and the Chicago Reader.

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The Future of Music Coalition is running an online survey to gauge the level of health insurance among working musicians. Musicians, songwriters and composers are encouraged to take the survey, which FMC expects to take about ten minutes.

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We're enjoying it here at Loud Devices HQ, so thought we'd share. The Beat the Indie Drum netlabel has released a new EP from The Wiggly Tendrils. It's Romance in the Executive Branch, nine original songs for the third Monday in February, and it's available as a free download from BTID's site.

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Soft Targets report they've have been busy recording a new CD … 

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Sunday's Chicago Tribune ran a thoughtful and provocative op-ed on musicians and health insurance penned by Nan Warshaw of Chicago's Bloodshot Records and Alex Maiolo, project coordinator for the Future of Music Coalition's Health Insurance Navigation Tool (HINT). The Future of Music Coalition blog notes: the article is interesting because instead of a “pity the poor musicians” angle, it

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This Friday night, October 9, Soft Targets again take to the Chicago airwaves. Sometime between 9 and 10:30 PM CDT, they'll be playing a live set on “Pure Hype,” the weekly live-rock radio show of 100-Watt powerhouse and Pride of the South Side WHPK 88.5 FM. You can get to WHPK's live internet stream here -- or go directly to http://whpk.org/stream/mp3.m3u.

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Soft Targets recorded a five-song set and interview for WLUW's “Radio One” show (myspace link) last week. The set will air as part the show tonight. 6-10 PM Chicago time on WLUW 88.7 FM and online via www.wluw.org. Tune in! (Songs are from the new, forthcoming CD on Roostercow Records.)

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Soft Targets are gearing up for a two-date Tour of Western Avenue (Chicago): this Thursday night, July 30, Soft Targets play at The Mutiny: 9 PM with They Might Be Pop Tarts and TBA & The TBD's. The Mutiny is at 2428 N Western Ave in Chicago (map). next Thursday night, August 6, Soft Targets will be at Quenchers: 9 PM with Slick Conditions. Quenchers is at 2401 N Western Ave in Chicago (map).

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Plastic Crimewave remembers Sky “Sunlight” Saxon, who died on Thursday, with “a sweet, illustrated anecdotal paean” online at Vice Magazine. (h/t Philip Montoro)

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Record Store Day is April 18. Over at the Reader, Miles Raymer blogs a preview of “What's in store for Record Store Day” this year.

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One last reminder: Watch the Soft Targets performance of their hit single, “The Kids Want Action” on Chic-a-go-go tonight!

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The Soft Targets have posted a clip of their Chic-a-go-go performance and interview on their blog. Check it out—and remember, the show airs this week!

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The Soft Targets performed “The Kids Want Action” at the Chic-a-go-go taping yesterday. The Soft Targets performance is part of show #608, which will air on Tuesday, March 24 at 8:30 PM and Wednesday, March 25 at 3:30 PM. That's on CAN TV19 on Cable in Chicago. Chic-a-go-go also airs in the Bay Area on “9th Floor Radio - TV” Friday and Saturday nights on Peralta TV, cable 27 in Berkeley and 28 in

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Conor Loughridge, formerly of First Coat, has a new songwriting blog, “The Wiggly Tendrils” — and the ambitious goal of writing a few songs each week for the year. With some great results so far: right now, we especially recommend “Consider the Necessity”( mp3 1.9 MB) from this past Monday. We've made some small adjustments to our links page, including our recommended listening: artists and

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The Soft Targets will be taping a “live” performance on the legendary Chicago dance tv show for kids of all ages, Chic-a-go-go. Airdate is TBA, but the taping happens at Chicago Access Network Studios this Saturday, March 7th from noon to 3 PM and is free and open to the public. (“Dress casual or wear a costume, it's up to you!”) Chicago Access Network Studios are at located at 322 S Green St (

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The Soft Targets will be playing the Empty Bottle this Sunday night, March 1st. For the low, low bargain price of just three dollars! 21+, show starts at 9:30 PM. With Mean Ohio (myspace) and Beautiful Leper. The Empty Bottle is at 1035 N Western Ave in Chicago (map).

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Plastic Crimewave Sound (myspace) headline the Empty Bottle tonight, Tuesday, February 24. Also on the bill are Rabble Rabble (myspace) and Sugarfoot (myspace). $8, doors at 9 PM. 21+. (The Great Society Mind Destroyers [myspace] were originally scheduled -- and are still listed various places on the net -- but unfortunately cannot make it because of an accident.) We estimate Plastic Crimewave

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In Chicago? Need to get over holiday-induced cabin fever? Know that New Year's Eve will inevitably disappoint? Head out tonight (12/30) to the Will Long Day annual anti-NYE dance party celebration at the Darkroom (2210 W Chicago Ave, Chicago - map): Adam Weg spins funk and soul and 9 PM; The Heaven Seventies play a set at 10 PM (their last performance until March 2009); and DJ Willy Joy [myspace]

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The Soft Targets will be playing tomorrow night, Saturday, October 25, at Ronny's “Center for the Performing Arts” (2101 N California Ave, Chicago - map). Also playing: The Mediums (“new killer garage rock project brought to you by dudes who will kill”), Shotgun for Royalty (myspace), and Animal City (myspace). 9 PM. 21+ The Brand new Soft Targets “The Kids Want Action” 7" and brand new Soft

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We've added both rockin' tracks from the new (but delayed) Soft Targets 7", ”The Kids Want Action“ and ”Don't Ask Why,“ to the Loud Devices myspace page -- so now you can preview the record both there and on the Soft Targets myspace page. Enjoy! And we promise the vinyl is coming!

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Just a quick post to note that you can preview the new Soft Targets 7" over on the Soft Targets myspace page. (!)

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Well tonight's Soft Targets show at the Mutiny was supposed to be the record release show for the new, but we still don't have the records. (In fact, they still haven't been pressed! Word from the plant, simply: "Seven-inches are backed up.") We'll let you know more when we know more, but hopefully we'll have the vinyl soon. In the meantime, tonight's free show happens as planned, there just

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It's time! The Record Release Show for the new Soft Targets 7" single “The Kids Want Action” b/w “Don't Ask Why” will take place this Friday night, September 12, 9 PM at the Mutiny (myspace link). The Mutiny is located at 2428 N Western Ave (just north of Fullerton) in Chicago (map). The Titmice (myspace) and The Party Downers are playing, too. This is a FREE SHOW! 21+ UPDATE (2008-09-12): This

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We added it to our links page when it was announced yesterday, but just wanted to help be sure the word gets out: Plastic Crimewave now has a homeplace on the Web, plasticcrimewave.com -- and it's definitely worth checking out. Blogging at the Reader, Philip Montoro observes parenthetically, “It must be very strange for him to work in a medium where he can't draw and letter everything by hand.”

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The new Soft Targets seven-inch is being manufactured as we speak. “The Kids Want Action” b/w “Don't Ask Why” is a high-powered slab of double gold and will be released as Device-004 in the Loud Devices catalog. We'll be announcing the official release date soon. In the meantime, Soft Targets are headlining the new Bottom Lounge this Saturday, August 30th. Titmice (myspace), Papillion (myspace),

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