Do312 - What to do in Chicago

Click Here to Download California Wives' "No. 8 EP" for Free! California Wives is a Chicago-based four piece whose sound is unique, but whose influences can be found in the new wave and pop movements of earlier decades. "California Wives arent from California. They are midwesterners, although their sound does have a sunshiney ring to it, especially their electro/Franz Ferdinandish first track, EL84 - which I was pleasantly surprised by - it has a good, solid rock bass line and just enough synthesizer to let you know we are in the new millennium." - Chicago's Independent Music Review "Having wrapped up their first EP, the band is continuing to push their sound and genre-fusing blend of post-punk, new wave, and shoegaze to more and exciting directions." - Blank Slate "But I can say that their style is familiar and fits into the grand musical mythos as elegantly as The Pixies or New Order. And, having said that, they are original and fresh. They use a fair amount of synthesizers which personally pleases my tastes and manage to find a comfortable spot between indie rock and electropop." - Introversion