Late last month one of the hardest-working bands in town, La Armada, digitally released Anti-Colonial Vol. 1, their first new music in four years. The album blends crusty hardcore and monolithic metal with a whiff of the rhythms of the Dominican Republic—where La Armada formed in 2001 (they moved to Chicago in 2008). Front man Javier Fernandez sings about injustice and corruption in Spanish and English, and his furious but playfully elastic vocals make him sound like an heir to the throne Serj Tankian seems to have vacated. On Saturday, April 14, La Armada headline an all-ages record-release show at Cobra Lounge; Fister, Knaaves, and Bad Blood open. Anti-Colonial Vol. 1 will be available in stores Friday, April 20.
On Saturday, April 14, the 16th annual CHIRP Record Fair & Other Delights takes over the Plumbers Hall at 1340 W. Washington. Expect lots of vinyl dealers with primo wares, plus tables from local labels such as Bernice, Patient Sounds, Maximum Pelt, Already Dead, and Hausu Mountain! v
