Scott Standley

The 28-year-old indie folk artist is out with a new EP while we here in America impatiently wait for the full album.

The buzzy folk singer met us at Cole’s in Logan Square to discuss the local music scene before his performance at Subterranean.

We don’t know much about Ellis Swan, the mysterious folk-noir musician who's slowly building a following online, but here’s everything we could find.

The four groups that impressed us this year—and the singles you have to download now.

Tom McGettrick’s band delivers everything from 60s surf to exotica to operatic western sounds.