Download two new remixes from My Gold Mask

Posted by Frank Krolicki

photo by Jim Newberry

In a dancey mood? Then you'll definitely want to grab two new remixes that Chicago's own My Gold Mask have just released for download. The first is a take on the duo's track "Violet Eyes," done by Baryshnikov with an extra icy cool groove applied to the moody, seductive art pop of the original version. Joining it is Robots With Rayguns' remix of "Ghost in Your Bed," a new spin on the opening track from MGM's most recent EP A Million Miles (From Where We Were Last). You can listen to and download both remixes below.

The duo are currently writing and recording their next record and will also head out on tour this summer. Catch them at two hometown gigs: Ribfest this Friday, June 10th and Millennium Park on Monday, July 18th (opening for Blonde Redhead as part of the "Downtown Sound" series).

   Violet Eyes (Eyes In The Forrest RMX by Baryshnikov) by My Gold Mask

   Ghost In Your Bed (Robots With Rayguns RMX) by My Gold Mask

Show preview: My Gold Mask at Schubas, 11/13

Posted by Sasha

The vastness of texture that My Gold Mask gets with only drums, guitar and vocals is something to marvel at. While many rock duos aim to make as much of a ruckus as possible, this Chicago-based avant-garde act goes their own way to spin a complex and cavernous sound. Gretta Rochelle's vocals take a good deal from lady singers of the 1980s, but layered over enormous drums and eerily toned guitars, they create something entirely new. It's like listening to Blondie blasted through a haunted castle; it's both electrifying and unsettling in its strangeness.

My Gold Mask will be releasing their new 12", A Million Miles (From Where We Were Last), at Schubas on Saturday, November 13th. Unicycle Loves You and Blane Fonda will open. The show is 21 and over and starts at 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance here. The record is already available to stream here, and the track "I Don't Need the Reason" can be downloaded free below.

Download MP3: My Gold Mask - "I Don't Need the Reason"

Weekend show picks: Ween, Steel Train, My Gold Mask and more

My Gold Mask (photo: A.Jayne)

If you're looking to catch some live music in an outdoor fest setting in Chicago this weekend, you have plenty to choose from thanks to the Taste of Chicago, which kicks off today, and West Town's second annual Green Music Fest, which runs Saturday and Sunday. For more information on cool bands to check out at each, see our respective posts here and here. If the unforgiving weather of late has you all shaken up and someplace with a roof and four walls is more your speed, there are quite a few great free-standing shows to choose from, too. Here are a few picks:

Friday, June 25

- Ween at Aragon Ballroom - 9 p.m., $29.75, 18 and over. Tickets.

- Crooked Fingers at Schubas with Small Awesome - 7 p.m., $14, 21 and over. Tickets.

Saturday, June 26

- My Gold Mask at Hideout with Brilliant Pebbles - 9 p.m., $8 advance, $10 at door, 21 and over. Tickets.

- Maps & Atlases at Subterranean with Fang Island - 10 p.m., $12, 17 and over. Tickets.

- Woven Bones at Empty Bottle with Red Mass, Mickey and Radar Eyes - 9 p.m., $8, 21 and over. Tickets. 

Sunday, June 27

- Steel Train at Lincoln Hall with Jukebox the Ghost and Via Audio - 7 p.m. $13 advance, $15 at door, all ages. Tickets. 

- Zola Jesus at Schubas with Dada Trash Collage and Jabon - 8 p.m., $8, 21 and over. Tickets.