Campfires is releasing a new 7" called "Dusty Mansions" on Small Plates Record (the new imprint from I Guess I'm Floating and YVYNYL music blogs) on April 12th. Campfires is primarily the work of Jeff Walls, and he is making a name for the band in the thriving Chicago experimental scene. You can preorder the album now.

Detholz! has released a new digital album that you can pay what you like for on bandcamp. Death To The Traitor combines interesting instrumentation and sparse rhythms with historical themes and images. The album is fun and danceable in spite of some of the heavier themes.

Detholz! will be celebrating the release of the album at The Hideout with Rachel Reis (her farewell to Chicago show) on March 19th.

Pitchfork TV has released a new session with Smith Westerns. The band perform's four tracks for their recently released album Dye It Blonde. The band is performing six shows at SXSW including the Pitchfork Party on 3/17 at The East Side Drive In, 6:15pm and the NPR Showcase @ Stubb's BBQ pn 3/16, 10:15pm.

Deli Readers,

Check out the new Deli SXSW channel,  featuring (on the right) a nifty aggregator of SXSW related news from the main music blogs out there.

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The latest video on Giant System comes from White Mystery. The duo is headed to SXSW so if you are as well here is preview of what you can expect.