l Find more music listings at chicagoreader.com/soundboard. MUSIC Pure Disgust o VIA BANDCAMP %FF' N XP5N/MM7 3255 L=2QSNX 0&+ /GYA+>$Y( 7$>: H RG[+< /+$(+\ M\A PGUG>8? 3GC:@>W 0&+G:+> ?>+<+Y:<] = N+4 -+G>< 56+ 56+ 1&@4 N-5 4$:&] 0&+ L@\!G&@\$C< H =>W R++E$+ X>@4\+> H 9@W@:+ 2$@: H 0&+[ 9@8\++ ;@W< Latin Grammy for Best Urban Music Album—she tempered her austere aggression with some more pop-inflected tracks, revealing the Technicolor influence of Calle 13. Rodriguez’s clenched drawl mostly sticks to stuttery, highly rhythmic bobbing and weaving over hard breaks, but on a song like “Dorothy” she pushes an introspective pop vibe, tenderly singing a sweet-toned hook before dropping rhymes with almost stoic toughness. She’s no longer breaking ground so much as adapting to trends, but Rodriguez remains instantly recognizable. —PETER MARGASAK MONDAY2 Slow Planes Sarah Squirm headlines; Venereal Crush and Slow Planes open. DJ Adam Luksetich spins. 9 PM, Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western. F The strata of Slow Planes’ minimalist folk compositions build upon one another like bends of a cozy scarf. Each guitar strum, banjo pick, violin shiver, snare tap, and upright-bass pluck work to wrap the listener in a warm timbre, the intensity determined by the presence or absence of each layer and the personality of its conductor. The band’s new six-song vinyl and cassette debut, Yearlong, is only the the second album released by Compound Records—the hobby label begun by Rob Sevier of Numero Group—and the partnership seems a great fit given the collective nature of the band’s process. The reverb-assisted intoning of singer-guitarist-leader Timothy Breen anchors the musical chorus of his friends and collaborators, who favor a less-is-more approach in their parts but still stand out as individuals (violinist Esther Shaw of Wrekmeister Harmonies and upright bass- ist Anton Hatwich are both featured on the recording). The songs are mediations in a larger narrative rather than a series of A-B-structured singles, and Minbal recording engineer Brian Sulpizio allows the whole thing to breathe naturally—with a sort of breeze passing through each fold—resulting in a soothing and meditative soundtrack for winter hibernating. Joining Breen for this show are Nick Barnett (guitar, percussion), Conor Harvey (banjo, guitar), Ron Kurek (electronics), and David Strand (percussion). —ERIN OSMON TUESDAY3 Pure Disgust The Bug, Daylight Robbery, and Tigress open. 7 PM, ChiTown Futbol, 2255 S. Throop, $5-$7 suggested donation. b Part of the exciting NWODCHC (read: “New Wave of D.C. Hardcore”), Pure Disgust are about as subtle as a battering ram in the middle of a good ram. Never mind the elegance of their name; just focus on the pound-pound-pounding away committed via quick-moving guitar wails reminiscent of Minor Threat and the spitfire vocals from front man Rob Watson that sound forged in an ancient, behemoth furnace lording over some D.C. basement. With tracks like “Normalized Death” and “Agents of the Machine” off the self-titled LP—out last summer on the very reliable Katorga Works—and a cover featuring a trashed Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, Pure Disgust no doubt have a sociopolitical bent. However, when songs like these are boiled down to their bare hardcore elements and merged, what’s left is a cohesive mass of rage that sells itself alone. D.C. hardcore is one helluva mythical beast, but Pure Disgust do that scene—and its forefathers—proud. —KEVIN WARWICK v 1++: H V$C!@>W X>$A\@C! H 2$C& 0GY ;8T L@?8\G> DI" J M?+Y O$C DIDF J M?+>G MY 0G? DID, J ;>+G:&$Y( P$(&: H .$\+K .$\+K .$\+ H =>$A DID*IJ 7G[@<+\\G< H M6+>C\@C!+A H 0&+ 1:GW =\$6+< DIBD J L8Y! =(G$Y<: 0>8[? DIB# J ;\GC! RG?GY H =8:8[Y 2+6$+>+ ///I257PSN50=LI9MO %%,IB%*I)*', Never miss a show again. EARLY WARNINGS chicagoreader.com/early DECEMBER 22, 2016 TO JANUARY 4, 2017 - CHICAGO READER 33