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Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 6, 2020
Irresistibly absurd music zine Roctober returns after a six-year hiatus

Plus: Rootsy rock collective Contorno drop their first album, and dream-pop trio Star release their second.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Roctober, Roctober magazine, Jake Austen, Chic-a-Go-Go, Indiegogo, Shaggs, Perry Como, Samhain, Ozone, the Fast, Holle Thee Maxwell, Blondie, Destroyers, Jobriath, Maude, Contorno, John Gargiulo, Bottle to the Blue, Won’t Be Gone, Cicero, Robbie Hamilton, Lee Ketch, Angela James, Janet Bean, Star, Devastator, Violence Against Star, Shannon Roberts, Theodore Beck, Scott Cortez, Loveliescrushing, Astrobrite, Last Star, Half a Cow

Music, Music Feature Jun 23, 2020
Video
Chicago punk was born queer

How three gay bars—La Mere Vipere, O’Banion’s, and Oz—became the cradle of the city’s punk scene
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago punk, punk, queer, gay, gay bars, La Mere Vipere, Oz, O’Banion’s, Terry Fox, Sex Pistols, Kenny Ellis, Ken Ellis, Ramones, 2132 N. Halsted, Anarchy at La Mere, Punk-o-Rama, Blondie, Jim Skafish, Skafish, Tutu & the Pirates, Effigies, Silver Abuse, Da, Hüsker Dü, D.O.A., Naked Raygun, B.B. Spin, Steve Maas, Mudd Club, La Mere Gabba Gabba Gazette, Gabba Gabba Gazette, Busted at Oz, Sasha Geffen, Glitter Up the Dark, Dem Hopkins, Noah Boudreau, Noe Boudreau, Tom Wroblewski, Snake Pit, Mike Rivers, Sparkle, John Morales, Taco, Dugan’s Bistro, Bearded Lady, Cheeks, Paradise, Marilyn’s, Sunday’s, Sounds Good Records, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Greenleaf, Lend-a-Man, John Molini, Rick Faust, Gay Chicago News/Journal, Dick Nielsen, Mary Alice Ramel-Hoeksema, Rolling Stones Records, Jeanne Genie, Monica Lynch, Steve Miglio, Spin, Joe Shanahan, Metro, Smart Bar, Neo, Tuts, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Michael Cegur, Beluga, Cary Baker, Bomp! magazine, Nancy Rapchak, Russell Clancy, Bill Meehan, Bob Bell, Ken Mierzwa, Gay Chicago Magazine, Wax Trax!, Everett Rogers, Poison Squirrel, Immune System, Clox, the Ranch, Strike Under, Earl Letiecq, Oil, Jane Byrne, Subverts, Minor Threat, Dead Kennedys, Greg Ginn, Black Flag, Minutemen, Mike Watt, New Alliance Records, D. Boon, Land Speed Record, Rather See None, Club Foot, Roseann Kuberski, Coolest Retard, I.R.S. Records, Tommy Boy, punk history, punk venues, Pride 2020, Video

Music, Music Feature Sep 5, 2019
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Once Riot Fest has you, how does it treat you?

The festival grounds themselves provide a pretty different experience than, say, Lollapalooza or Pitchfork.
- By Leor Galil, S. Nicole Lane, Jamie Ludwig, Philip Montoro, and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Music Feature, Riot Fest, Douglas Park, Our Music My Body, Ferris wheel, carnival, food, vendors, 2019, Jesus Lizard, No Doubt, Misfits, Blondie, Morrissey, tickets, price, transportation, parking, Video

Film, Movie Review May 1, 2019
Video
Can the two crazy kids in Long Shot work out their differences and find happiness?

In the world of the perfectly adequate (though exceptionally well-lit) rom-com, everything is possible.
- By Leah Pickett
- Tags: Movie Review, Long Shot, Jonathan Levine, Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, rom-com, romantic comedy, politics, Wesley Morris, Blondie, Roxette, Robyn, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Dan Sterling, Liz Hannah, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 17, 2018
Screw nostalgia—the Avengers and Blondie made punk as relevant as ever at Riot Fest

On the final day of Riot Fest 2018, the Avengers and Blondie bridged the four decades since their first releases with vital, inspiring sets.
- By Jamie Ludwig
- Tags: Music, Riot Fest, Blondie, Avengers, Riot Fest 2018, festival review, Riot Fest, Deborah Harry, Penelope Houston, Clem Burke, We Are the One, Pollinator

Blogs, Bleader Sep 17, 2018
Slideshow
Riot Fest 2018 Sunday [PHOTOS]
- By Danny O'Donnell
- Tags: Music, Photography, Riot Fest, riot fest, chicago music, music festival, blondie, run the jewels, the avengers, calpurina, suicidal tendencies, alkaline trio, danny odonnell, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader Sep 17, 2018
Slideshow
Riot Fest 2018 Friday [PHOTOS]
- By Danny O'Donnell
- Tags: Photography, Riot Fest, Music, Riot Fest, Chicago, Douglas Park, punk rock, music festival, danny odonnell, pussy riot, weezer, blondie, liz phair, cypress hill, interpol, taking back sunday, elvis costello, bully, digable planets, twin peaks, front bottoms, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader Sep 14, 2018
Riot Fest and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

The Music Box 70mm Film Festival and more goings-on 9/14-9/16
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Music, Film, Theater, riot fest, run the jewels, blondie, gary numan, douglas park, atmosphere, incubus, music box, 70mm film festival, lawrence of arabia, radio golf, court theatre, good manners, gene siskel film center, (not) another day, curious theatre branch, jenny magnus, fendika, ethiopia fest chicago, julia thiel, ridman's coffee

Music, Music Feature Sep 12, 2018
Not even 2018 can stop Riot Fest

It’s been a bad year for punks—and for everyone else who hates authoritarianism. But Riot Fest has persevered to bring us Run the Jewels, Blondie, Gary Numan, and 85 more acts.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Riot Fest, Riot Fest 2018, Douglas Park, Ticketfly, hack, breach, Jawbreaker, Replacements, original Misfits, Elvis Costello, Blondie, Gary Numan, Jesus Lizard, Liz Phair, Cat Power, Avengers, Incubus

Music, Music Feature Sep 11, 2018
Video
Blondie’s Clem Burke and the tragedy of Trump Face

Our terrible president doesn’t deserve to be compared to the best journeyman drummer in rock—but just look at them.
- By Jake Austen
- Tags: Music Feature, Riot Fest, Riot Fest 2018, Clem Burke, drummer, Blondie, Romantics, Ramones, Paul Zone, Playground, My View, Debbie Harry, Sky Arts, Trump Face, Donald Trump, Video

Music, Music Feature Sep 11, 2018
Video
Riot Fest inches toward gender balance

The great women on the festival’s 2018 bill demonstrate how urgently it needs to book more.
- By Madeline Happold
- Tags: Music Feature, Riot Fest, Riot Fest 2018, gender, gender balance, inclusivity, female inclusive, Avengers, Liz Phair, Speedy Ortiz, Pussy Riot, Blondie, Bully, Mannequin Pussy, Cat Power, PRS Foundation, Keychange, pledge, Pitchfork Music Festival, Girlpool, Julien Baker, Sadie Dupuis, Penelope Houston, Rock on the Range, Welcome to Rockville, Warped Tour, Exile in Guyville, Twerp Verse, Daniel Biss, Video

Music, Music Feature Sep 11, 2018
Video
Can Riot Fest turn nostalgia into a renewable resource?

Maybe it’s possible to book amazing reunions forever—but only by building current bands into tomorrow’s back-from-the-dead headliners.
- By David Anthony
- Tags: Music Feature, Riot Fest, Riot Fest 2018, nostalgia, reunions, punk, Jawbreaker, Replacements, Misfits, Original Misfits, Drive Like Jehu, Sasquatch, Warped Tour, Get in It MusicFest, Aahh! Fest, Germs, Dead Kennedys, Blink-182, Blondie, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lollapalooza, Video

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 31, 2018
Saba is stealthy Italian that might surprise traditionalists

A new chef and a new outpost from low-key Logan Square restaurant group One of a Kind Hospitality make a case for themselves.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Saba Italian Bar & Kitchen, Logan Square restaurants, Italian restaurants, Esam Hani, One of a Kind Hospitality, Mark Bestmann, Coppa, Bad Hunter, the Harding Tavern, De Noche Mexicana/Cafe con Leche, the Walk In, Red Star Liquors, lamb pizza, maltagliati, gnocchi, negroni, Caesar salad, amari, saba, blondie, sabayon, eggplant Parmesan, pizza Margherita, panna cotta

Blogs, Bleader May 30, 2018
Riot Fest announces its first wave of acts for 2018

Riot Fest got Blink-182! Cypress Hill! Blondie! The Jesus Lizard! Liz Phair! Atmosphere! Beck! Cat Power! And . . . the 82-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis?
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music, Riot Fest, Riot Fest, Riot Fest 2018, Adolescents, Alkaline Trio, Andrew W.K., Aquabats, Arkells, Atmosphere, Audition, Avengers, Bad Religion, Badflower, Beach Bunny, Beach Goons, Beck, Bleachers, Blink-182, Blondie, Bombpops, Bouncing Souls, Bullet For My Valentine, Bully Calpurnia, Cat Power, Clutch, Cobra Skulls, Conflict, Cypress Hill, Digable Planets, Direct Hit!, Districts, Dropkick Murphys, Elvis Costello, Exploited, Face to Face, Father John Misty, Fear, Fever 333, Flogging Molly, Flor, Frights, Front Bottoms, Gary Numan, Gwar, Health, Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers, Hot Snakes, Interpol, JD McPherson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jesus Lizard, Johnny Marr, K.Flay, Kevin Devine, Killing Joke, Lagwagon, Liz Phair, Lower Class Brats, Mannequin Pussy, Matt & Kim, Mom Jeans, Moose Blood, No Small Children, Piebald, Pronoun, Pussy Riot, Reignwolf, Save Face, Speedy Ortiz, Spitalfield, Suicidal Tendencies, Sum 41, Superchunk, Swmrs, Total Chaos, Twin Peaks, Underoath, Wonder Years, Wolfmother, Young the Giant

Arts & Culture, Comedy Jan 30, 2018
John Mulaney discusses his influences, from Mayor Richard M. Daley to Werner Herzog

The stand-up comedian has drawn inspiration from unlikely sources.
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Comedy, John Mulaney, Nick Kroll, Chicago Theatre, Oh, Hello, Broadway, The Top Part, The Comeback Kid, New in Town, Werner Herzog, Richard M. Daley, St. Ignatius, Harold Washington, Jimmy Stewart, Andy Rooney, Spalding Gray, Earthquake, Def Jam, Mike Birbiglia, Joe Mande, Dave Attell, Shatner's Raw Nerve, Jon Voight, Elizabeth Smart, Larry King, Donald Barthelme, The Flight of the Pigeons from the Palace, Jacqueline Novak, Blondie, Steven Van Zandt, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Arts & Culture, Book Review Mar 11, 2014
In I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp Richard Hell reflects on his childhood and punk stardom

Hell's autobiography fills in the blank generation.
- By Hannah Gold
- Tags: Book Review, I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp, Richard Hell, Ecco, Tom Verlaine, Neon Boys, Television, Hilly Kristal, CBGB, Patti Smith, Blondie, Ramones, Dead Boys, Johnny Thunders, Jerry Nolan, New York Dolls, Richard Meyers, Lexington, Kentucky, Dylan Thomas, William Carlos, Ron Padgett, Blank Generation, Union Square, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Blank Generation

Blogs, Bleader Sep 15, 2013
Riot Fest day two: White-haired front men and a little puke

No blood today, but there was vomit.
- By Mara Shalhoup
- Tags: Riot Fest, Whoa, Music, Riot Fest, Saturday, Humboldt Park, X, the Lillingtons, Dinosaur Jr, Guided by Voices, Flag, Blondie, Rancid, Public Enemy, Violent Femmes, Blink-182

Blogs, Bleader May 16, 2013
This year's stacked Riot Fest lineup includes Public Enemy, Fall Out Boy, and Motorhead

Take a peek at some of our thoughts on the bill, see how Gossip Wolf's predictions panned out, and dig through old Reader features and write-ups on some of the bands.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Whoa, Music, Riot Fest, Humboldt Park, Public Enemy, Motorhead, Fall Out Boy, Blink-182, Violent Femmes, Motorhead, Rancid, Blondie, Public Enemy, Brand New, Sublime with Rome, Dismemberment Plan, Guided By Voices

Blogs, Bleader Feb 26, 2013
Video
One Direction brings an obscure punk classic to the charts

"Teenage Kicks" finally makes it to America.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: On the Charts, Music, One Direction, the Undertones, Blondie, John Peel, Snow Patrol, Jedward, On the Charts, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 4, 2010
Deborah Harry, Fashion Icon

Hundreds of photos of Deborah Harry attest to her influence on fashion.
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, Music, Deborah Harry, Blondie, Last.fm

Blogs, Bleader Jul 22, 2010
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This Week's Movie Action

New reviews and notable films in this week's issue.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, Harold Lloyd, Harold Lloyd The Freshman, Portage, Silent Summer Film Festival, Silent Film Society of Chicago, Ben-Hur, Ramon Navarro, The Mark of Zorro, Douglas Fairbanks, The Penalty Lon Chaney, Harold Teen, Arthur Lake, Dagwood Bumstead, Blondie, Pollyanna, Mary Pickford, Agora, Alejandro Amenabar, The Sea Inside, Rachel Weisz, Alexandria, Lovers of Hate, Bryan Poyser, Mercy Scott Caan, Ramona and Beezus, Beverly Cleary, Salt Angelina Jolie, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Frank Tashlin, Artists and Models, Bank of America Cinema, Gene Siskel Film Center, Laurent Cantet The Class, Laurent Cantet Human Resources, Abbas Kiarostami Close-Up, Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill, David Lynch, Lost Highway, Music Box, Scott Tobias, Onion A/V Club, Alfred Hitchcock, The Wrong Man, Doc Films, film festivals, silent movies, movies, Video

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