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City Life, Public Service Announcement Nov 6, 2020
Music makes the people come together

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, exhibitions, The Art Institute of Chicago, Bandcamp, self-care, Medusa's, 1980s, 1990s, house music, Ministry, Fireside Bowl, Bollweevils, Lincoln Park Zoo, Shedd Aquarium

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Aug 15, 2017
Ritz played ornate, arena-ready 70s rock—but just a few years too late

Popular Chicago rockers Ritz lost a Polygram deal in 1989 and broke up without releasing any music at all.
- By Steve Krakow
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, Ritz, Paradise, cover band, arena rock, 1970s, 1980s, Queen, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Tom Pecora, Richard Jasker, James Orion, Robert Mraz, Polygram, Cheap Trick, REO Speedwagon, Mother's, B'ginnings, Thirsty Whale, Haymakers, Hillside, Melrose Park

Film, Artist on Artist Apr 8, 2014
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Artist on Artist: Justin Broadrick of Godflesh talks to producer Sanford Parker

"Big Black's drum machine was fucking awesome, but we wanted something much closer to Run-D.M.C."
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Artist on Artist, interviews, Justin Broadrick, Napalm Death, Head of David, Godflesh, drum machines, grindcore, industrial metal, Final, electronic music, Jesu, postmetal, G.C. Green, Metro, Wales, Abergele, Sanford Parker, Buried at Sea, Minsk, Corrections House, Twilight, Nachtmystium, Altered States, studios, Logic, Proo Tools, Alesis HR-16, layering, sound production, drum sound, kick drums, TL Audio, TLA, audio consoles, mixing boards, multi-channel recording, multi-track recording, preamps, Avalon, Avalon Vacuum Tube 737, sound processing, Eventide H3500, Skinny Puppy, Divid Ogilvie, live sound, Columbia Records, records, albums, Eventide, Purple Audio, limiters, SSL XLogic, channel strips, Neve, APIs, AnaMod ATS-1, AnaMod, equalization, Foel Studio, RADAR, digital recording, analog recording, analog tape, Digidesign, Session 8, Cubase, audio sequencing, beats, samplers, drummers, hip-hop, Big Black, Public Enemy, Eric B. & Rakim, Run-D.M.C., 1980s, 1970s, punk, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Whitehouse, industrial music, postpunk music, Crass, Discharge, Killing Joke, The Stranglers, riffs, noise, Swans, Celtic Frost, Video

Music, Music Feature Sep 16, 2013
Sunset Records' house has many rooms

The new compilation Kill Yourself Dancing collects the daringly eclectic output of the late-80s Chicago house-music label.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music Feature, Sunset Records, compilations, DJs, Jerome Derradji, Still Music, record labels, Matt Warren, pop music, music genres, Madchester, house music, Miguel Garcia, Ralphi Rosario, Hot Mix 5, Bauhaus, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Jesse Saunders, recording, 1980s, Alex Rojo, Robert Rojo, Sunset Mobile Disco, dance parties, major labels, A&R, Master Plan, White Knight, 2 Live Crew, AKA, AKA Records

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jun 27, 2013
The Secret History of Chicago Music: LaVern Baker

This powerful R&B singer helped shape rock 'n' roll with her raucous 1956 smash "Jim Dandy."
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, blues, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Delores LaVern Baker, Merline Johnson, Club DeLisa, Little Miss Sharecropper, Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar, Todd Rhodes, King Records, Atlantic Records, Georgia Gibbs, R&B, 1950s, Ed Sullivan, Alan Freed, Jackie Wilson, Bessie Smith, Chicago Blues Festival, 1980s

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 20, 2013
Critics' Picks
Best History in a Nonhistorical Joint

Museum of Contemporary Art
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Museum of Contemporary Art, MCA, Helen Molesworth, 1980s, queer activism, gay rights groups, exhibitions, museums, skyscrapers, art, artistic context, Critics' Picks

News & Politics, Chicagoans May 30, 2013
This week's Chicagoan: Rosita Arvigo, master herbalist

"Anywhere there's a crack of dirt in the sidewalk, a medicinal plant will grow."
- By Anne Ford
- Tags: Chicagoans, Rosita Arvigo, herbalists, Mexico, naprapathy, 1980s, herbs, Belize, shamans, Maya shamans, Don Elijio, corn, plants, study, bananas, chocolate, fruit, nuts, vegetables, herb walks, plantain, dandelions, medicine, herbal medicine, burdock, yellow dock, poison ivy, remedies

News & Politics, Feature Apr 25, 2013
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The man who transformed high school baseball on the south side

Simeon Career Academy's veteran high school coach has spent three decades building an unlikely baseball dynasty. Will Leroy Franklin and his Wolverines finally get the recognition they deserve?
- By Adam Doster
- Tags: Feature, Simeon High School, Leroy Franklin, Joseph Haley, Jackie Robinson West Little League, Little League, coaches, Jackie Robinson West, high school athletics, athletes, Dan McDonnell, coaching, Marshawn Taylor, Robert Fletcher Jr. Elbert Dunnigan, Darius Day, Reginald Brock, St. Laurence High School, Jamari McKinney, Roberto Clemente Community Academy, Corey Ray, Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, CPL, Chicago Public League, state championships, Hubbard High School, 1973, history, baseball, Kenny Fullman, Harlan Community High School, Chicago White Sox, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, NCAA, Steve Bogira, funding, Chicago Tribune, Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Park District, high-school baseball, AAU, basketball, football, sports, Chatham neighborhood, Simeon Career Academy, New Orleans, MLB, Major League Baseball, Wesley Chamberlain, Terrance Robertson, Grambling State University, physical education, West Chatham Park, Betsy Ross Elementary School, south side, Whitney Young High School, 1980s, Bob Hambric, Alvin Scott

News & Politics, Chicago Reader at Forty Jan 6, 2011
The Chicago Reader at Forty

A 40-week series in which we take a look at a specific year in Chicago history via the pages of the Reader
- Tags: Chicago Reader at Forty, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s

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Music makes the people come together

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator

Ritz played ornate, arena-ready 70s rock—but just a few years too late

Popular Chicago rockers Ritz lost a Polygram deal in 1989 and broke up without releasing any music at all.

Video
Artist on Artist: Justin Broadrick of Godflesh talks to producer Sanford Parker

"Big Black's drum machine was fucking awesome, but we wanted something much closer to Run-D.M.C."

Sunset Records' house has many rooms

The new compilation Kill Yourself Dancing collects the daringly eclectic output of the late-80s Chicago house-music label.

The Secret History of Chicago Music: LaVern Baker

This powerful R&B singer helped shape rock 'n' roll with her raucous 1956 smash "Jim Dandy."

Critics' Picks
Best History in a Nonhistorical Joint

Museum of Contemporary Art

This week's Chicagoan: Rosita Arvigo, master herbalist

"Anywhere there's a crack of dirt in the sidewalk, a medicinal plant will grow."

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The man who transformed high school baseball on the south side

Simeon Career Academy's veteran high school coach has spent three decades building an unlikely baseball dynasty. Will Leroy Franklin and his Wolverines finally get the recognition they deserve?

The Chicago Reader at Forty

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Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator

Popular Chicago rockers Ritz lost a Polygram deal in 1989 and broke up without releasing any music at all.

"Big Black's drum machine was fucking awesome, but we wanted something much closer to Run-D.M.C."

The new compilation Kill Yourself Dancing collects the daringly eclectic output of the late-80s Chicago house-music label.

This powerful R&B singer helped shape rock 'n' roll with her raucous 1956 smash "Jim Dandy."

Museum of Contemporary Art

"Anywhere there's a crack of dirt in the sidewalk, a medicinal plant will grow."

Simeon Career Academy's veteran high school coach has spent three decades building an unlikely baseball dynasty. Will Leroy Franklin and his Wolverines finally get the recognition they deserve?

A 40-week series in which we take a look at a specific year in Chicago history via the pages of the Reader

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