Local alt-country group Relaxation Record change their name. Plus: Occupy Chicago needs musicians, Jams Dean drops a new mix tape, and more. by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson Relaxation Record, self-described as "broken country-music drone," recently changed their name to the Pillowhammer, but they've got the same stellar lineup: singer and autoharpist Jim Dorling (formerly of Town & Country and DRMWPN), bassist Sam Wagster (ex-Fruit Bats), drummer Adam Vida (ex-U.S. Maple), trumpeter Chris Erin (ex-Hotel Brotherhood), and multi-instrumentalist and singer Beth Yates (who's toured with Smog). Their pleasantly dissonant "every chord played at once" sound is also intact.? [ Read more ]
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