Stars/No Stars is pleased to welcome the newest member of the family, Chicago's Milk at Midnight. Their SNS debut is the band's third release, and their most ambitious to date. Less Love More Acid is the sound of the American Dream as seen through a bad trip. It's an argument to end the world. It's apple pie and riot gear. Danny Doom (vocals, guitar), Rick Nitz (guitar, bass, vocals), and Eric Anderson (drums, vocals) provide a soundtrack for the end of the Bush years that moves from political outrage to the karmic repercussions of identity theft, with surprising stops in between. Stars/No Stars is pleased to introduce the newest member of the family with a whole new twist to our digital distribution - high fidelity 24 bit WAV files are now included on a data CD for folks that purchase the vinyl. Not into LPs? No prob. We got 192kbps MP3s ready for download.
Buy it at starsnostars.com, iTunes, CD baby, Amazon, Reckless Records, Permanent Records, and more!
MaM has also released a full-length record "A Fit to End All Time," and a 6-song EP, "Letter Bombs and Holidays." Long out of print, these two will be available soon through iTunes and many other digital download outlets!
"Less Love More Acid"
"The charming and sonically affable local outfit Milk at Midnight celebrates the release of “Less Love More Acid” (Stars/No Stars Records) tonight, the trio’s second full-length. The classic-rock-inspired indie pop bounces along in an even more psychedelic way this time around, but not at the expense of the band’s endearing youthfulness and tendency to lean towards the dramatic. But the ability to pull off both a dark-edged indie-rock song like “Kristol Ball” and an acoustic-guitar-led song like “Sticks in My Stomach” is impressive; the album’s title track, probably the best song of the collection, has a driving intensity that could for sure inspire a room."
—Tom Lynch, New City Chicago
"Milk At Midnight experimented with mixing Appalachian mountain-man touches to thundering rock rhythms on their last EP, and the new album sees them taking that aesthetic and expanding it over a number of new songs. One of the most interesting things about the band is the inner conflict they seem to be constantly fighting when it comes to what the band's sounds should be. Singer-guitarist Danny Doom wants to writer classic rock epic protest songs, but the interplay between his and Rick Nitz's guitars creates tapestries that suck you in just as Eric Anderson's thundering drums threaten to bounce you right back out again. The band's sound shifts, darts, and defies pigeonholing. This is a band that would sound right in place touring econo in 1984 as they would opening ffor pearl Jam in 1994 or putting on a psychedelic lightshow at Metro in 2009."
—Tankboy, Chicagoist.com
"Despite their name, locals Milk at Midnight don’t aim to be particularly soothing and sleep inducing. These guys sound a little pushy, like somebody at a bar who’s oblivious to your personal space, but if you can forgive that you’re in for some fun: their third album, Less Love More Acid (Stars/No Stars), fully embraces both stiff-legged Napoleon Dynamite geekery and blitzing hard-rock riffs."
—Monica Kendrick, Chicago Reader
“Local favorites Milk at Midnight play stirring, driving, rock epics with a touch of glam, channeling equal parts Led Zeppelin and the Flaming Lips. On their latest EP, Letter Bombs and Holidays, guitarist Danny Doom, bassist Nick Ritz, and drummer Eric Ander$in constantly alternate instrumental and vocal duties while successfully utilizing the banjo, seamlessly mixing its twang into their crashing, fuzzy guitars and stripping it of its usual alt-country connotations — not an easy feat.”
- Flavorpill (chi.flavorpill.net)
"The Flaming Lips meet The White Stripes meet Led Zeppelin is probably the best way to describe the distinctive sound that permeates Milk at Midnight's self-released EP, 'Letter Bombs and Holidays.' They go from moody and droning on the opening number ('The Boy That No One Knows') to playful and light on the ever-so-mysterious bonus track. Other standouts include the Cure cover '10:15 Saturday Night' and the classic rock meets indie rock of 'Satellite.'"
- Dean Ramos Illinois Entertainer, November 2005
Check out the MilkTube website for the latest videos!
(http://www.youtube.com/MilkatMidnight)
"Sticks in My Stomach"
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Hello, I hope all is well. Just stopping by to announce that our CD Release show will be on June 27th @ Beatkitchen. We're playing with The Yearbooks and Aktar Aktar. The show starts @ 1030. I really hope you can make it. You can preview some of the songs off our upcoming record on our page. Please let us know what you think and if you can attend. Hope to hear from you soon. -Doug
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Algren's new album and graphic novel, "A Wayward Sounds Floods the Streets" is available now! Check out www.waywardsound.com for purchase and downloading info.
Album and graphic novel release show this Saturday, May 9 at Double Door with Makeshift Prodigy, The Evening Redness, and Arma. Check out www.waywardsound.com
Hoping you'll join us for the new, weekly open mic hosted by GRIMM TAYLOR starting this Thursday, April 23rd. Earn your chance to play a paid, weekend gig at MCDUNNA'S!!!
MER performs an acoustic set this Thursday night [4/09/09]. Fresh off of his headlining event at the House of Blues in Feb '09, MER jams out at McDunna's for a set you won't want to miss. Wish him luck as he performs the national anthem at US CELLULAR FIELD on 4/10/09!!!
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