Great in '08: Music

Great in '08: 10 reasons Chicago rocked

Local lovin’
There are always lots of local bands putting out great records, and these were five of our favorites this year, in alphabetical order: Bound Stems, “The Family Afloat”; Brighton, MA, “Amateur Lovers”; Empires (pictured), “Howl”; Sleep Out, “Not Even Dust”; Unicycle Loves You, self titled.