2011—the best of a non-vintage year

BENT NIGHTS BOOK REVIEWS Special to the online edition of Windy City Times
by Vern Hester 2012-01-04

The 15 shows/recordings/events that I will remember 2011 for:

14. White Mystery at everywhere. Northwest Side siblings Alex and Francis White released their sophomore CD (Blood and Venom); gigged nonstop in Chicago and the Midwest; and even landed on MTV. Blood and Venom is the year’s best hard-rock album (meaning it’s best played LOUDLY), fueled by Francis’ brutal bashing and low-rent amiability and Alex’s merciless guitar “noise” and fetching charm.

Best Chicago Music Of 2011: Albums And Bands Worth Celebrating

The Huffington Post Pete Zimmerman First Posted: 12/28/11 01:00 PM

17. White Mystery– Blood & Venom (Self-Released)

To try and get a better feel for the year, we cornered some of our favorite artists and heavy music industry friends to ask them about 2011 in music, art, and memories.

Diane “Kamikaze” Farris, WFMU DJ (Thursdays Noon-3PM at www.wfmu.org)
Voivod – Warriors of Ice
Kvelertak – Kvelertak
Mastodon- The Hunter
Might Could – s/t
Batillus – Furnace
In Solitude – The World. The Flesh. The Devil.
Tombs – Path of Totality
White Mystery – Blood and Venom (more…)