Complex sentence: The band first won acclaim locally in Chicago by playing frequent gigs at The Hideout; signing with local folk/country label Bloodshot Records, the group released its first album in 1998 and a second in 2000.
Split into simpler sentences: The band first won acclaim locally in Chicago by playing frequent gigs at The Hideout. Signing with local folk/country label Bloodshot Records, the group released its first album in 1998 and a second in 2000.