Bonzie (aka Nina Ferraro) will be releasing their debut album Rift Into The Secret of Things this August and the hype is already beginning to build. The band make a splash over the weekend with their performance a Taste of Randolph and the release of their Daytrotter session. The latest single from the debut album is "Felix" below. The first single can be streamed here and is an intimate journey called "Data Blockers".

Bonzie will be celebrating the release of Rift Into The Secret of Things on August 15th at Schubas.

Speaking of Vic Mensa he is preparing to released a mixtape this summer called INNANETAPE. Earlier this month he released a video for the tapes second single "Orange Soda". True to his roots in Kids These Days, Vic is thriving on the acid-funk groove and it makes for a perfect summer song.

Even though Kids These Days is no more, Donnie Trumpet (aka Nico Segal) has joined forces with Vic Mensa again for a new track called "Zion". The track also features the atomic one, Chance The Rapper. 

Serengeti released a new single from the forthcoming self-titled Kenny Dennis LP dropping June 25th on Anticon. The track is called "Crush Em" and features contributions from Ders from Workaholics and production from Odd Nosdam.

Safe Haven have released a new video for their track "Leave Me Where I Want to Be" which appears on their recently released full-length album Sermon For No One.

The headline should read "Dave Davison has shaved his beard!". Maps & Atlases have released a video for their track "Old Ash", which appears on their latest album Beware & Be Grateful, out now on Barsuk Records. The video was directed by drummer Christopher Hainey and shot through a two-way mirror. The video features the band's frontman Dave Davison sharing his iconic beard for the first time in four years.

You can catch Maps & Atlases at Riot Fest this September and at Dirty Nellie's in Palatine on August 22nd.

Joel Midden (aka Bastardgeist) released his sophomore album, Infinite Lives, digitally late last month. The album will be released on vinyl in a limited run of 500 on July 23rd.

Infinite Lives is filled with rich textured and dense sonic landscapes as Midden moves one step further on his sonic journey.

You can catch Bastardgeist on June 15th at The Hideout and on June 26th at Quenchers.

Last summer Panoramic & True released their sophomore album, Wonderlust, and this summer they will be releasing a new 7" single, "Bells".

You can catch Panoramic & True at Township with Videotape and Kangaroo on June 21st.

The electronic duo THE-DRUM have released another single from their forthcoming album Contact (out June 25th on Audraglint). As we've mentioned, Contact, is an incredible concept-centric album that delves into space, science fiction, and sound.

You can catch THE-DRUM on June 27th at Smart Bar with Cakes Da Killa.

The debut album from Sister Crystals is fast upon us. The four-piece has been dropping little fragments for months, from the video for the first single "White" back in April, to the second single "For So Long" below.

This week Sister Crystal released a new teaser video for the self-titled debut dropping on June 18th.