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Music, Pitchfork Jul 17, 2018
The Reader’s guide to the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival

The fest bolsters its usual smart bookings with a strengthened commitment to inclusiveness and community: this year’s lineup has more locals than ever, and more than half the acts include women.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Pitchfork, Pitchfork, Pitchfork Music Festival, 2018, 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival, Union Park, RAINN, Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, CHIRP Record Fair, Flatstock, Renegade Craft Fair, Book Fort, +Plus, Julie Byrne, Blood Orange, This Is Not This Heat, Saba, Open Mike Eagle, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Smino, Fleet Foxes

Music, Pitchfork Jul 12, 2017
The Reader’s takes on the 2017 Pitchfork Music Festival

Read about Solange and the breadth of black cultural expression, Jeff Rosenstock and Pitchfork’s relationship to DIY, Survive and music media’s infatuation with prestige TV, and much more.
- Tags: Pitchfork, Pitchfork, Pitchfork Music Festival, Union Park, Intonation Music Festival, Solange, LCD Soundsystem, Thurston Moore, Dirty Projectors, American Football, Angel Olsen, Mitski, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Joey Purp, Jamila Woods, Ne-Hi, Derrick Carter, Avalanches, Pinegrove, Vince Staples, Madlib, Hamilton Leithauser, Flatstock, Book Fort, CHIRP Record Fair, Renegade Craft Fair, Coterie Chicago Craft Fair, Chicago Area Peace Corps Association, Girls Rock! Chicago, Illinois Choice Action Team

Music, Gossip Wolf Apr 4, 2017
Logan Bay loses half a leg to a driver, keeps programming WLPN from his hospital bed

Plus: CHIRP holds its 15th annual Record Fair, and Seth Vanek moves The Therapy Sessions to Constellation for a one-off birthday party.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Logan Bay, Gutter Butter DJs, Lumpen Radio, WLPN, station director, injury, accident, Cook County Hospital, Ed Marszewski, fund-raiser, CHIRP Record Fair, CHIRP Radio, Plumbers Hall, Beat Drun Juel, Flesh Panthers, Avery Young, Seth Vanek, The Therapy Sessions, anniversary, Hungry Brain, Constellation, The Seth Show, Tonight!, Roommate, Kent Lambert, Ameya Pewar, Rebecca O’Neal, Akenya

Music, Pitchfork Jul 1, 2016
Pitchfork Music Festival 2016 preview

Reader writers round up the locals on the bill, guide fans of hip-hop and R&B into the rest of the roster, and discuss the fest’s softening antipathy to emo, the gender balance of its bookings, and Brian Wilson’s white privilege.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Pitchfork, Pitchfork Music Festival, 2016, preview, Union Park, FKA Twigs, Brian Wilson, Beach House, The Pitchfork Review, 826CHI, Girls Rock! Chicago, Voter Engagement and Mobilization Project, Public Action Foundation, Old Town School of Folk Music, Wiggleworms, Kids Area, RP Boo, Jlin, CHIRP Record Fair, Flatstock, Coterie Chicago Craft Fair, Book Fort, Sufjan Stevens, Pet Sounds, Carly Rae Jepsen, Royal Headache, Digable Planets, Sun Ra Arkestra, Whitney

Music, Gossip Wolf Apr 12, 2016
Metal Haven rises again as restaurant and record shop Metal Haven Grill

Plus: White Mystery release Outta Control on their favorite day, and Dark Matter Coffee drops a split by Wild Jesus & the Devil’s Lettuce and Brain Tentacles.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Metal Haven, Metal Haven Grill, Mark Weglarz, restaurant, record store, White Mystery, Alex White, Francis White, April 20, Outta Control, Best Friend, Emporium Arcade Bar, CIMMfest, CHIRP Record Fair, Dark Matter Coffee, Wild Jesus & the Devil’s Lettuce, Brain Tentacles, Dave Witte, Bruce Lamont, Aaron Dallison

Blogs, Bleader Apr 8, 2016
Chicago Art Department's Crystal Ball, CHIRP Record Fair, and more things to do this weekend

CAKE Art Auction, a Tremors lecture at Music Box, and more happenings from April 8-10
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, CAKE Art Auction, Hideout, Wiggle Room, City Winery, Black Women's Expo, McCormick Place, CHIRP Record Fair, Plumbers Hall, Speed Dating for Mom Friends, Longest Shortest Time, the Grafton, Chicago Art Department, Crystal Ball, Lincoln Hall, Fictlicious, Tremors, Music Box

Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 3, 2015
Teklife and Treated Crew bring their collaboration to the stage

Plus: Hausu Mountain erupts again with three oddball tapes, and Already Dead cofounder Joshua Tabbia leaves town.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Teklife, Treated Crew, Live From Your Mama's House, Mic Terror, Pilsen Food Truck Social, Empty Bottle, DJ Spinn, Heavee, DJ Phil, Hausu Mountain, All the Way, Natalie Chami, TALsounds, Light and Dark, Potions, Tom Owens, Piper Spray, Krolorog, Already Dead Tapes & Records, Panda Kid, Daymaker, Problems That Fix Themselves, ADT, Joshua Tabbia, CHIRP Record Fair, Pitchfork

Blogs, Bleader Mar 20, 2015
Find your favorite new local rock LP at the Chicago Independent Labels Pop-Up Shop

The inaugural event celebrates new music made by small local labels.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Do This, Swag, Music, Chicago Independent Labels Pop-Up Shop, CHIRP Record Fair, Matt Pakulski, Empty Bottle, Permanent Records, Impossible Colors, Moniker Records, Athletic Tapes, Dark Circles Records, Hairy Spider Legs, Already Dead Tapes and Records, Parlour Tapes, Grabbing Clouds Records & Tapes, Lake Paradise Records, Pretty All Right, Berserk Records, Tall Pat Records, Dumpster Tapes, FPE Records, Eye Vybe Records, 1980 Records, Safety Records, Maximum Pelt Records

Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 23, 2014
Gossip Wolf: Fame spotting at the Pitchfork Music Festival

Plus: Taylor Bennett's antiviolence fund-raiser for Kids Off the Block
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Pitchfork, White Mystery, Alex White, Thor Harris, Twin Peaks, Cadien Lake James, Dum Dum Girls, Diiv, Zachary Cole Smith, Sky Ferreira, Oshwa, Alicia Walter, Chris Crack, MC Tree, Sulaiman, Save Money, Joey Purp, Taylor Bennett, Noname Gypsy, Pugs Atomz, SPF420 cofound, SPF420, Chaz Allen, Kendrick Lamar, Sharkula, CHIRP Record Fair, Reggie's Rock Club, Kids Off the Block

Music, In Rotation May 5, 2014
In Rotation: Metro publicist Jenny Lizak on a punk documentary to give teenage girls for Christmas

Plus: Smart Bar booker Marea Stamper on the best bathhouse party in Pittsburgh and Reader music editor Philip Montoro on French black metal that's mad for Lovecraft
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: In Rotation, Metro, Smart Bar, Philip Montoro, Chicago Reader, Godflesh, Justin Broadrick, The Breeders, Amazon, Steve Albini, The Great Old Ones, black metal, documentaries, Kathleen Hanna, Music Box, Netflix, iTunes, Le Tigre, Bikini Kill, Questlove, essays, Vulture, CHIRP Record Fair, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Jenny Lizak, Black Madonna, Hi-NRG disco, Frankie Knuckles, Pet Shop Boys, remixes, Neil Tennant, Pittsburgh, Jerry's Records, film, records, Marea Stamper, Patrick Cowley

Music, Music Feature Apr 16, 2014
How do record stores get such great used vinyl?

When record stores aren't buying used vinyl directly from the public, they might find a carload of goodies at the Chicagoland Record Collectors Show.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Permanent Records, Dave McCune, record stores, Record Store Day, Chicagoland Record Collectors Show, Hillside, record collecting, rare vinyl, used vinyl, used records, Laurie's Planet of Sound, Saki, Logan Hardware, Reckless Records, LPs, seven-inches, Lance Barresi, J&M Tap, dive bars, Luca Cimarusti, Chicago Reader, Basic Cable, bands, Zipcar, Logan Square, Brian Eno, driving, Silver Apples, John Govi, CHIRP Record Fair, Thrill Jockey, Jonathan Willinger, record dealers, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Naperville Sun, Illinois Entertainer, Crossroads, private-press records, Muddy Waters, Chess Records, Shangri-Las, Chicago soul, Brothers of the Ghetto, Rolling Stones, bootlegs, Trade Mark of Quality, genres, Jawbreaker, Talking Heads, Bob Dylan, Devo, Fleetwood Mac, Hawkwind, Bruce Springsteen, compilations, Joyride Records

Music, Music Feature Dec 31, 2013
Unlicensed to ill

Bootleg rap and R&B vinyl is thriving, even though most of the music is easy to buy or free to download.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, rap, R&B, records, vinyl, bootlegs, bootleg vinyl, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean, Kanye West, unlicensed vinyl, Numero Group, Rob Sevier, piracy, Clinton Heylin, Bob Dylan, Glassnote, Childish Gambino, Trade Mark of Quality, CHIRP Record Fair, Groove Distribution, Drake, mixtapes, downloads, Reckless Records, Logan Hardware, Eminem, The Weeknd, Big Cartel, Top Dawg Entertainment, tde.bigcartel.com, bigcartel.com, topdawgent.bigcartel.com, TDE, Geto Boys, Scarface, Willie D., Bushwick Bill, Fact, NME, Exclaim, Spin, Nielsen SoundScan, Andrew Barber, Universal records, Respect the Classics, LP reissues, reissues, John Miranda, copyright, Modern Vinyl, Chris Lantinen, Tupac Shakur

Music, In Rotation May 3, 2013
In Rotation: Jim Dempsey of Corbett vs. Dempsey on Nardwuar the Human Serviette

Plus: Julie Shapiro of Third Coast on the Austin Music Map, the Reader's Kevin Warwick on the CHIRP Record Fair, and more
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: In Rotation, Chicago Reader, Kevin Warwick, CHIRP, Chicago Independent Radio Project, CHIRP Record Fair, record fairs, Permanent Records, Lance Barresi, records, record shopping, My Disco, bands, Beat Kitchen, Young Widows, baseball, Eight Men Out, Kenny Chesney, Julie Shapiro, Third Coast International Audio Festival, Phil Smith, In the Dark Radio, Free Kitten, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Elle, Austin Music Map, austinmusicmap.com, Jim Dempsey, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Les Blank, Teranga Beat, Narduar, Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Riff Raff, Odd Future, Kendrick Lamar, Florence & the Machine

Blogs, Bleader Apr 13, 2013
Reader's Agenda Sat 4/13: CHIRP Record Fair, History of Freestyle, and Phosphorescent

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, April 13, 2013
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Tennessee, CHIRP Record Fair, Plumbers Hall, History of Freestyle, Congress Theater, Phosphorescent, Muchacho, Matthew Houck, Peter Margasak, l Phosphorescent, Lincoln Hall, Strand of Oaks

Music, Music Sidebar Jul 15, 2010
The Reader's Guide to the Pitchfork Music Festival

Featuring Pavement, Big Boi, Freddie Gibbs, LCD Soundsystem, Robyn, the Smith Westerns, and more
- By Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Kevin Warwick, Liz Armstrong, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Music Sidebar, PItchfork Music Festival, Union Park, Pavement, Big Boi, Sleigh Bells, Delorean, Modest Mouse, Girls, Freddie Gibbs, Dam-Funk, LCD Soundsystem, American Poster Institute, Flatstock, CHIRP Record Fair, Chicago Independent Radio Project, Coterie, Rock For Kids, Reader's Biker Village, Neon Indian, Liars, Here We Go Magic, Sharon Van Ettan, Bear in Heaven, Ninjasonik, Rory Lake's Karaoke Dreams, Tesco Vee, Bitchpork, Bottom Lounge, Abbey Pub, The Abbey

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The fest bolsters its usual smart bookings with a strengthened commitment to inclusiveness and community: this year’s lineup has more locals than ever, and more than half the acts include women.

Read about Solange and the breadth of black cultural expression, Jeff Rosenstock and Pitchfork’s relationship to DIY, Survive and music media’s infatuation with prestige TV, and much more.

Plus: CHIRP holds its 15th annual Record Fair, and Seth Vanek moves The Therapy Sessions to Constellation for a one-off birthday party.

Reader writers round up the locals on the bill, guide fans of hip-hop and R&B into the rest of the roster, and discuss the fest’s softening antipathy to emo, the gender balance of its bookings, and Brian Wilson’s white privilege.

Plus: White Mystery release Outta Control on their favorite day, and Dark Matter Coffee drops a split by Wild Jesus & the Devil’s Lettuce and Brain Tentacles.

CAKE Art Auction, a Tremors lecture at Music Box, and more happenings from April 8-10

Plus: Hausu Mountain erupts again with three oddball tapes, and Already Dead cofounder Joshua Tabbia leaves town.

The inaugural event celebrates new music made by small local labels.

Plus: Taylor Bennett's antiviolence fund-raiser for Kids Off the Block

Plus: Smart Bar booker Marea Stamper on the best bathhouse party in Pittsburgh and Reader music editor Philip Montoro on French black metal that's mad for Lovecraft

When record stores aren't buying used vinyl directly from the public, they might find a carload of goodies at the Chicagoland Record Collectors Show.

Bootleg rap and R&B vinyl is thriving, even though most of the music is easy to buy or free to download.

Plus: Julie Shapiro of Third Coast on the Austin Music Map, the Reader's Kevin Warwick on the CHIRP Record Fair, and more

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, April 13, 2013

Featuring Pavement, Big Boi, Freddie Gibbs, LCD Soundsystem, Robyn, the Smith Westerns, and more

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