Last month singer, rapper, and songwriter Jean Deaux dropped the EP Krash, one of the best local releases in a season overwhelmed with great new Chicago music. Her minimal R&B beats, downy melodies, and serene singing ought to help you feel cozy throughout the long, cold winter ahead. Ever since the release of Krash, Gossip Wolf has been keeping an eye out for a local Deaux show, and this week one finally popped up: on Friday, November 16, she performs at the Virgin Hotel’s rooftop bar, Cerise. Tickets are $10 in advance, and the music starts at 8 PM.
Chicago shoegaze five-piece Lightfoils released their debut album, Hierarchy, in July 2014, but they’ve been quiet since then—until last month, that is, when they dropped a radio edit of the single “Summer Nights.” If you want to hear that song in all its hypnotic glory—the original version runs more than eight minutes, compared to less than four for the edit—you can hear it on their second album, Chambers, which comes out Friday, November 16. v
