Friday News Round-up: Midwest Pride Edition

May 9, 2008

Kate Simko and Kill Memory Crash rock Chicago’s music world.

Minneapolis designer Mike Cina of WeWorkForThem designs sleeves for Spectral Sound.

Ryan Elliott plays a Detroit party in London.

Ann Arbor-raised SAMIYAM (of Ghostly Swim’s FLYamSAM) gets love for his DIY distribution.

Heaven Sent

May 7, 2008

Fresh off their UK jaunt with Editors, Mobius Band take their victory lap on these fair shores alongside Cut Copy and Black Kids. Catch them in the Midwest, East Coast and in Canada while supplies last.

Put Your Hands Up...

May 6, 2008

Today sees two big releases for Spectral Sound, Osborne’s self-titled debut and Daso and Pawas’ debut for Spectral, the Detroit-inspired Det. Osborne scored a 4/5 at Resident Advisor and “Det” has been played by DJs like Ben Watt, Konrad Black and Laurent Garnier. Both are available now at reduced price at The Ghostly Store for one week only.

Continue With Him

May 2, 2008

Not content with vinyl demolition, Par Grindvik is playing at Detroit’s Movement Festival and Barcelona’s Sonar this summer. Until then, you can catch PG along with label mates Daso and Sami Koivikko in Germany as part of the Spectral Sound meets Playhouse tour.