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Feature Story: Empires

Feature Story: Empires

| October 3, 2014 | 0 Comments

Flying Carpets…

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Studiophile: September 2012

Studiophile: September 2012

| August 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

Chicago-based Empires recently finished recording their second full-length album, Garage Hymns at HEDGEHOG STUDIOS in Chicago. The band’s self-produced debut album, Howl, garnered a considerable amount of attention when it was released in 2008, and now (with its new release) the band feels that they have found the sound they’ve been searching for all along. […]

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Kaiser Chiefs live!

Kaiser Chiefs live!

| April 23, 2012 | 0 Comments

Shortly after the Kaiser Chiefs opened their concert at House of Blues last Thursday, vocalist Ricky Wilson offered a cheeky introduction for the first single from the band’s latest release by declaring, “It’s new, it’s brilliant, and it’s called ‘On The Run.’”

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Build an Empires

Build an Empires

| February 17, 2011 | 1 Comment

Chicago-based Empires are one of 16 unsigned bands vying to land on the cover of Rolling Stone in the coming months. Voting for the first round ends March 2nd.

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Empires live!

Empires live!

| March 10, 2010 | 1 Comment

JBTV Studios, Chicago Tuesday, March 9, 2010 When treated as concerts, televised band performances can be a mixed bag. It would be all too easy for artists to treat such a venture as little more than a promotional exercise, one that doesn’t “count” and ends up more phoned-in than anything. Which is what made last […]

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