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- Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 19, 2021
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Good Willsmith return with an acid-fried live album
Plus: Cinchel drops an ambient cassette that doubles as an art object, and Bob Nanna’s mid-90s band Orwell releases an odds-and-sods compilation.
- Music, Music Review Jul 13, 2020
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Bob Nanna lays his post-divorce life bare on Celebration States
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 10, 2017
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A day of pro-choice activism culminates in a #ShoutYourAbortion fund-raiser at Gman Tavern
Plus: Grün Wasser and New Canyons push their recent releases at the Empty Bottle, and the Vinyl Emergency podcast celebrates its first birthday.
- Music, Music Feature Oct 26, 2016
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American Football: Accidental rock stars
This downstate band became heroes to the emo scene after breaking up in obscurity—and 17 years later, they’ve returned with a second album.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Aug 10, 2016
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Video games level up to high art—and Chicago artist William Chyr is at the controls
The artist and polymath is using PlayStation as the canvas for his magnum opus, Manifold Garden.
- Music, Music Feature Apr 15, 2015
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Record Store Day 2015: Sales, giveaways, in-stores, and more
Including an interactive map that details the festivities at participating shops
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 23, 2014
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I changed my mind: Year-end lists matter
The thread connecting grief, Facebook, and end-of-the-year lists
- Music, Music Feature Dec 23, 2014
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Our favorite music of 2014
Six Reader writers go deep with specialized year-end lists that do more than just put the same records in a different order.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 25, 2014
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Empire! Empire! front man Keith Latinen talks about his band's forthcoming album, emo, and graphic novels
Before Michigan emo outfit Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) play Chicago tomorrow night read this lengthy Q&A with front man Keith Latinen—he talks about poetry, Michigan, and, yes, "emo revival."
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 12, 2014
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Braid's Bob Nanna talks about his band's forthcoming album, No Coast
Singer-songwriter Bob Nanna discusses working on the forthcoming No Coast, the first full-length in 16 years by the influential second-wave emo group.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Apr 1, 2014
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Gossip Wolf: Riot Fest lineup predictions
Plus: For Practically Everyone Records revs up for spring, and Secret Colours drop the second half of a new album.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2014
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Bric-a-Brac hosts a fund-raiser for a new PA this weekend
The Avondale record shop is bringing in Bob Nanna and a Bloody Mary bar to raise some dough.
- Music, Music Feature Feb 11, 2014
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How to get Bob Nanna of Braid to write your sweetheart a Valentine’s Day song
Thanks to the songwriting service Downwrite, which Nanna cofounded last year, he makes a pretty affordable Cupid.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 25, 2013
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Doing the emo time warp with the Downwrite podcast
Braid singer-guitarist Bob Nanna talks about an obscure 90s Kalamazoo emo band, which quickly got the attention of one Reader writer who rarely listens to podcasts.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 3, 2013
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Best shows to see: Pamphleteers, Marisa Anderson, Charlie Wilson
The best shows to see through the weekend include Pamphleteers, Marisa Anderson, and Charlie Wilson.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Sep 25, 2013
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Gossip Wolf: Braid plot their first full-length in 16 years
Plus: Slushy become a transcontinental duo, and Cokegoat press their debut on vinyl.
- Music, Music Feature Aug 5, 2013
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Midwestern emo catches its second wind
The 90s underground sound shaped by the likes of Cap'n Jazz and Braid is back—and this time it's turning up overseas and on the charts.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 16, 2012
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Reader's Agenda, Sun 12/16: Braid at Metro, a BYOB craft fair, and (Long Pause)
What's on the Agenda for Sunday, December 16, 2012
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 13, 2012
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Best shows to see: Catherine Irwin, How to Dress Well, Dave Douglas, and more
Catherine Irwin, How to Dress Well, Dave Douglas, and Braid are among this weekend's Soundboard highlights
- Blogs, Bleader May 17, 2012
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Braid's reunion, "demon bass," and more on this week's B Side
Notable local releases, "demon bass," revenge-minded songwriters, and more
- Music, Gossip Wolf May 16, 2012
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Gossip Wolf: The Braid reunion sticks
The emo granddaddies have big plans. Plus: Love blooms in Bonnie "Prince" Billy's band, and more
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 1, 2011
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This week on the B Side
Jazz Fest, cool tattoos, picks from guys who make cool t-shirts, and more
- Music, In Rotation Sep 1, 2011
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In Rotation: Threadless founder Jake Nickell on Foster the People and Deer Tick
Plus: Reader assistant music editor Kevin Warwick on Wu Lyf and Braid Guitarist and Singer Bob Nanna on Who Charted?
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 25, 2011
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This week on the B Side
What I learned about air guitar this week, plus news, gossip, concert previews, and blog rockers
- Music, Soundboard Aug 25, 2011
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Soundboard, August 25-31
The Hold Steady, Peter Bjorn and John, Supreme Cuts, and other shows this week
