New Radiant Republic single available to stream/download!

After a successful show at the Observatory BBQ last summer, Radiant Republic (no longer “of Texas”) reconvened and recorded some new songs with Jim & Matte of Caffeinated Recordings (who need little introduction on this site. They basically are this site.) the day after Thanksgiving. It was a lot of fun and the songs turned out pretty well, so stream it or download it (for free) while we work on more new stuff this winter.

https://radiantrepublicoftexas.bandcamp.com/album/black-friday-session

For those not in-the-know, Radiant Republic of Texas was started in 2002 as the solo project of Brian Pennington (uh, me). After a full-length and 3 EPs, a band was formed and the name was shortened to Radiant Republic to reflect that. Members of the Chicago-based band also play in The Hype (live karaoke band), Faiz Zeppelin, and Lines and Terminals.

Mark S. Live at Quenchers

On Friday November 11th, 2011, yes, that was 11/11/11, a wonderful night of music took place at Quenchers Saloon in Chicago, Illinois. The night was put together to provide an audience for a touring Martin Bisi and band, and was coupled by a record release show for Light Coma. The fantastic Whales were also on the bill.

Mark Shippy opened the evening with a 26 minute piece of ambient music performed with a laptop and an acoustic guitar. Here is a video of that performance.

White Mystery Live at Caffeinated Recordings

The hardest working band in Chicago, White Mystery, was kind enough to top of their Saturday night performance at Subterranean with another performance live from the studio at Caffeinated Recordings. The event took place on Friday, November 4th, 2011, was streamed live on the internet to coincide with New York’s Occupy Wall Street Benefit Show from which live feeds were exchanged across this fine continent of ours.

Higher quality videos of the set can also be viewed on Caffeinated Recordings Vimeo.