The Fourth is behind us but we're still moving forward with that special celebration of I-N-D-E... you know the rest. Fireworks are gonna keep sparking up the Empty Bottle stage and these fresh streams will persuade you to get your summer-self on in here. Grab your drink, grab your butt, and enjoy the finest of the fine.Moods, baby, moods... pair 'em with music, friendly, dancing and you have got yourself one of the finest evenings of the week. Sonny & the Sunsets are headed to the bottle this evening with that California sunshine following right behind them. Their sixth studio outing Moods Baby Moods invites you to take a dive into the creative mind of Sonny Smith for his fresh perspective on life supported with groovy base lines and spacey-synth beats sure to keep your shoulders swinging. Take a listen to the full album via Stereogum and grab your tickets for tonight's show here.Cinematic in scope and sound, Inter Arma’s newest release doesn’t hesitate to relish in opportunity to experiment. Clocking in at just over an hour, Paradise Gallows takes its time to cover as many languages of metal as the Richmond, Virginia based band can muster. Although the run-time can seem daunting, the breathability of the album allows the listener to settle in to the experience led by countless electric guitar solos and forays into instrumental motifs reminiscent of the 70s. Take a listen over at NPR before the album drops on Friday July 8th and make sure to grab your tickets for their show here at the bottle July 13th.The Julie Ruin are on their way to Thalia Hall next Thursday July 14th and NPR has a preview of their newest release, Hit Reset, set to hit shelves on July 8th. Tackling issues of her personal past and present, Kathleen Hanna and her band have a handful of tracks, here, set to propel them to the future. With an album closer that'll make your eyes wet, Hit Reset will get you nothing short of excited for a start-over. NPR has the album for streaming and Thalia Hall has your tickets for purchasing.

Me oh my oh man. Spring and sunshine, how we have missed ya. This week the ladies will be bringing the streaming magic to your ears with fresh spins from BLEACHED, TACOCAT, and MAMIFFER. Throw on a crop-top, tie your hair up, and get ready to rock grrrl power hard just after the jump.MAMIFFER's new album is streaming and it's slap you across the face good. The World Unseen, hitting music stores today, is full of sweeping soundscapes and "lost-in-your-own-mind" loops that prove the fourth times a charm. Although their change in venue is putting them at Hungry Brain (2319 W. Belmont) the night of Saturday, 4/2, we are stoked to have them here in Chicago once again. Check out the album over at FACTmag and grab tickets for the show.Seattle-based post-punk-pop band TACOCAT are making their way to the Empty Bottle stage this spring in support of their new album LOST TIME, hitting record shelves today. Featuring "I Hate the Weekend" and "You Can't Fire Me, I Quit", the tongue and cheek approach to anger in TACOCAT's third studio outing make this album nothing short of a great time. Brimming with angst, attitude, and grrrl power that is sure to pour over to their live show, TACOCAT t is ready to impress with their Bottle debut on April 8. Purchase tickets right here and listen to their fresh stream via Noisy so you're nice and ready by next Friday.The second you start listening to the sophomore album from BLEACHED,Welcome the Worms, you're urged to keep on keeping on that beat… hell yes we will, BLEACHED. Hell. Yes. We. Will. Lyrically concerned with the importance of independence and musically devoted to three-chord hard hitters and heavy bass-line punches, this collection of songs is sure to get you feeling like a natural woman by the end of it's short half-hour runtime. You're not gonna want to miss these girls when they hit up the Bottle this Earth Day, April 22. Head on over to Consequence of Sound to stream that new release and purchase tickets for their show right here.There’s a lot to sift through each week, so if we miss something, shoot us a comment with the link and we’ll add it to the list (and maybe even comp you a ticket to that show)… Thank you for listening — these bands wouldn’t be playing here if we didn’t like em!IMAGE: Wouldn’t it be nice to climb to the top of a mountain and look out over the land like a God as the sun was setting on a late-spring afternoon? That’s what’s on our mind this January and we found this pleasant pic from our good pals at Google. Simply marvelous. Thanks, Google!

Hello and welcome to another segment of Fresh Streams. Today we’ve provided quite a range of musical selections to address a number of feelings on your complicated emotional spectrum. There’s a solid chance you haven’t heard some of these albums, because these babies entered the world no more than 3 days ago! So cute.Six piece post-metal band Bloodiest have just released their second full-length album. The self-titled record is droney, dreamy, in-your-face rage at its finest. The album is currently available to stream on Nerdist. We recommend you listen, otherwise, here’s a link where Stereogumexplains why you should listen. Get your tickets for their show at the Bottle on March 12, where they’ll be playing with Sweet Cobra and Electric Hawk.Eleanor Friedberger’s third solo record New View is currently available to stream on NPR Music's First Listen. ‘New View’ is a rock’n’roll album, recorded live to tape in a studio in upstate New York. She’ll be paying the Empty Bottle a visit on February 24, get your tickets tickets here.Psychedelic garage rock prince Ty Segall has released his tenth solo album over the span of 8 years. The album, titled Emotional Mugger, is also streaming on NPR's First Listen. To hear the trippy adventure in person, head to Thalia Hall either March 7 or 8. Tickets available hereand here.Interestingly enough, Chicago locals Tortoise's latest album was brought to fruition through a commission from the City of Chicago. Their first album since 2009's Beacons of Ancestorship, The Catastrophist infuses improvisational hooks performed in their live shows over the past six years with reworked tunes pulled from the City of Chicago suite composed to represent the local jazz and improvised music communities. Get ready for a journey from synth-swept to dance jam when you preview the whole album at The Guardian and grab tickets for their two show run at Thalia Hall here and here.——————-IMAGE: Wouldn't it be nice to head to the open prairie and do a little fly fishin' in the warm, late-spring afternoon? That's what's on our mind this January and we found this pleasant pic from our good pals at Google. Simply marvelous. Thanks, Google!

Fresh Streams is a new segment we’re doing, which will pop up as it fits with our calendar. On these posts you’ll find album streams of bands that are playing the Empty Bottle in the coming days/weeks/months. For music fans who are constantly inundated with music news and new records, we think this will be exstreamly useful (sorry! / you’re welcome?). There’s a lot to sift through each week, so if we miss something, shoot us a comment with the link and we’ll add it to the list (and maybe even comp you a ticket to that show)… Give a listen to the fresh new albums below — these bands wouldn’t be playing here if we didn’t like em!TRIATHALONSavannah, Georgia based three-piece, TRIATHALON released the second single from their second full length album, Nothing Bothers Me, out November 13th on Broken Circles Records. Go stream it via Aint-Bad Magazine, and get tickets to watch 'em take on our stage Wednesday, November 4th!PINKISH BLACKThe Forth Worth, Texas-based experimental "goth-wave" duo PINKISH BLACK are back with the release of their third LP, Bottom of the Morning, out FRIDAY, 10/30 via Relapse Records. You can stream the album now on Noisey before you buy your tickets to catch them opening for ZOMBI on Thursday, November 5th!VIDEO // MIDNIGHT RERUNSOn Monday, November 9th, our Free Monday series gets some tough lovin, courtesy of hard-nosed Texas punks VIDEO and Milwaukee rock & rollers MIDNIGHT RERUNS. The new single from VIDEO, "Shackles", is a razor sharp dose of blistering post-punk... or "hate wave" as they like to call it. Their new record, The Entertainers, is out THIS FRIDAY on Third Man Records, and the band calls it "The greatest record since Leather Leather" (their first record).MIDNIGHT RERUNS are pullin' out the big guns with the release of their second full length album Force of Nurture, out on Milwaukee's Dusty Medical Records (other releases from bands such as BLACK LIPS, STRANGE BOYS, CALL ME LIGHTNING).You can stream the full album via Bandcamp (below), and make sure you don't miss these power-pop thrashers, along with Chicago's CLEARANCE & MAMA for that stacked FREE MONDAY on November 9th!-------------------IMAGE: It's times like these where we could use some mountain air to help welcome the fast-approaching winter. We found this nice pic from our friends at Google and think it's just stunning. Thanks, Google!

Fresh Streams is a new segment we're doing, which will pop up as it fits with our calendar. On these posts you'll find album streams of bands that are playing the Empty Bottle in the coming days/weeks/months AND also have records streaming on the good old world wide web. For music fans who are constantly inundated with music news and new records, we think this will be exstreamly useful (sorry/you're welcome?). There's lots to sift through each week, so if we miss something, shoot us a comment with the link and we'll add it to the list (and maybe even comp you a ticket to that show)... Give a listen to the fresh new albums below -- they wouldn't be playing here if we didn't like em!SWEET SPIRITAustin, TX's SWEET SPIRIT does it big. The nine-piece country-rock band featuring a beautifully energetic “self-contained party” are streaming their debut album, Cokomo, out 10/16 on Nine Mile Records, via NOISEY specifically for those ears of yours. Stream it all here. The nontet (definitely a thing) make their way to our corner stage Wednesday, October 21st as part of our fresh to death monthly installment, GLITTER CREEPS, which is ONLY $5 to get in!WAX IDOLSAn EB favorite and project of Oakland-based songstress HEATHER FORTUNE, WAX IDOLS is releasing her third recording, American Tragic. Out on Collect Records 10/16, the work is equal parts declaration of independence and meditation on togetherness, as well as hauntingly propulsive. Listen via SoundCloud, and don’t miss ‘em swamp our stage Tuesday, October 27th. GET TIX.HERE WE GO MAGICFollowing a well-buzzed 2012 LP release, the New Yorkers in HERE WE GO MAGIC are releasing a follow up record via Secretly Canadian, out 10/16. The album, Be Small, revers their longstanding lyricism and manages an effortless command of sense, style and sound over a backdrop of guitar pop, psychedelia and assuredly strutting melodies. Peep the entire album (and interview) here, and don’t even try missing them at ye ole Bottle on Friday, October 30th. A pre-Halloween treat for you, so grab tickets now.ZOMBIThe Pittsburgh, PA post-prog-synthlords in Zombi are back at it and man oh man, what a treat it is. The duo’s last release was around four years back and rumored to be their last, until Relapse Records hit us all with a surprise that slapped us silly. The band's signature sound, achieved using only electric bass, drums, and a collection of analog synthesizers, is deceptively lush considering its two man skeleton crew ensemble. Scheduled for a 10/16 release, you can stream the album here via Northern Transmissions. The duo comes to our neck of the woods on Thursday, November 5th and you don't wanna miss it, so snag some tickets, doofus!--------------IMAGE: Fall is in the air, as you can tell by our "Featured Image" -- we found that beauty through a simple "Google Image Search" and it's called Antarctica Wallpaper #6872200... Mmmm, delightful.