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WMXM’s RPM/Electronic Music Director Max Stern selects his favorite electronic albums released in 2011: Tycho – Dive Genre: Electronica / Ambient Label: Ghostly International Similar Artists: Boards of Canada, Ulrich Schnauss, Helios “Relaxing, atmospheric, synthetic bliss. A… [continue reading »]

One of the best kept secrets of the Chicagoland alternative scene YAWN recently released their new L.P. Open Season and have begun touring in support of the album. Thankfully enough, they were able to take time out… [continue reading »]

December is apparently is a fantastic month for music. Its starts and ends with some fantastic shows. So this year when you are invited to some lame party where there is terrible cheese platters and cheap champagne,… [continue reading »]

The geniuses at The Hideout have come up with what will probably be the best thing you could do in the freezing month of January.

Hey everyone! This week’s jam comes courtesy of a very cool bluesy rock band called Radio Moscow, who just put out a fantastic new album called “The Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz”. This most definitely gets the… [continue reading »]

Berlin-based electronic artist Emika recently opened at the sold-out Amon Tobin concert at Congress Theater, Chicago on October 21st, 2011. Her performance was darkly seductive, yet delicately atmospheric, as she explored bass-heavy textures of electronic sound along… [continue reading »]

Chicago is quite the city. Rebuilt to be one of the largest, most powerful, and prideful cities in the US, it’s diversity has bred some of the most influential and eccentric  music in the world. There’s no… [continue reading »]

MANNEQUIN MEN & RABBLE RABBLEBy WMXM 88.9 FM  |  View on Facebook When: Nov 5, 2011 (8:00pm – 11:00pm)Where: Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest, Illinois, United States» View mapSpecial Guest: ANIMAL CITY… [continue reading »]

Hey all! This week’s Jam o’ the Week is pretty hot off the presses, so to speak. It’s off of the debut album by Eagles of Death Metal’s lead singer Jesse Hughes, who goes by the name… [continue reading »]

Imagine you’re living in Chicago. It’s summertime, and asphalt is making it twice as hot as it should be. All you want to do is ride your bike, maybe feel the wind in your hair, but you… [continue reading »]