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Music, Music Feature Jan 3, 2018
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Stories from Chicago’s favorite rock ’n’ roll clusterfuck

Ian’s Party is a music festival, yes, but it’s run mostly by volunteers—which helps it feel like a community, not a branding exercise.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Ian’s Party, festival, rock, punk, Elgin, West Dundee, Ian Floetl, Jim Miller, Michelle Loven, Clearwater Theater, Gasthaus, Penny Road Pub, Burlington, Quenchers, the Mutiny, Subterranean, 1st Ward, Chop Shop, Double Door, Meat Wave, Mykele Deville, Bad History Month, Dehd, Nobunny, Melkbelly, Original Ian, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Chris Sutter, Strawberry Pegasus, Idiot Ego, Cassette Deck Media, HeWhoCorrupts, Ryan Durkin, SheWhoCorrupts, the Fest, Gainesville, Sass Dragons, Jimmy Adamson, Jen Dot, Ono, Travis, P. Michael, Strawberry Jacuzzi, Beastii, Shannon Candy, Swimsuit Addition, Bier Slut, Brokedowns, Montrose Man, Bleach Party, MP Presents, Township, Miranda Winters, Heart Shaped Hate, Natali Wiseman, Kris Megyery, 97-Shiki, Truman & His Trophy, Johnny Bodacious & the Bad Attitudes, Chronic Seizure, Chinese Telephones, Tim Murphy, Canadian Rifle, Mad Maggie’s, Jessica Bacon, JD Bacon, Jonathan Pool, Brickfight, Fuck You, Idiot, Jenn Leis, Jared Olson, Elephant Gun, Frank Okay, Sarah Snowwhite, Meg MacDuff, Donnie Moore, Absolutely Not, Fire Heads, Zack Hjelmstad, Beat Drun Juel, Donna Polydoros, Vito Nusret, William Covert, Space Blood, Jeff Wojtysiak, Cokegoat, Jordan Schultz, Rebekah Brown, Lucy Dekay, Mystery Actions, Lindsey Charles, Cell Phones, Ashley Holman, So Pretty, Mike Martello, Sarah Chmielewski, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jan 8, 2016
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Local punks Torture Love welcome their new tape into the world Saturday night

Chicago punks Torture Love have a new LP on the way, and the cassette version comes out this weekend.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, Torture Love, They Came Crawling, Glass Memory, Protagonist Music, Pressure Group, tape, LP, punk, post punk, Mousetrap, DIY, DIY venue, Ex-Cult, Total Control, new music, Mikey Young, Rash, Canadian Rifle, Helta Skelta, Color TV, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 23, 2015
A beastly post-Riot Fest Liar's Club show is the gig poster of the week

This week's gig poster was created by artist and designer Ech.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Arts, Gig Posters, Music, Visual Art, gig poster, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Ech, Liar's Club, 88 Fingers Louie, Bollweevils, Canadian Rifle

Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 22, 2014
Gossip Wolf: Riot Fest to book Cobra Lounge

Plus: Halloween parties from Zigtebra and Soft Leather, a new band from members of Pelican, Bloodiest, and Locrian, and more
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Gossip Wolf, Nick Athanasopoulos, Detroit, Mike Petryshyn, Riot Fest, Sean McKeough, All Rise, Zigtebra, The Brave, the Auxiliary Art Center, Powell Brew House, Richard Album, Yoko & the Oh No's, the Boxers, Soft Leather, East Room, Teen Witch Fan Club, Johnny Love, Deathface, Trevor de Brauw, Pelican, Tusk, Colin DeKuiper, Bloodiest, Russian Circles, Tusk, Jody Minnoch, Peasants' Plot, Manteno, Razors, Sweet Cobra, Canadian Rifle

Blogs, Bleader Aug 29, 2013
Low Down Hoe Down celebrates its tenth anniversary this weekend with Sweet Cobra and Canadian Rifle

The Low Down Hoe Down, a skateboarding and punk rock party in Manteo, is celebrating its tenth year this Saturday.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Do This, Music, Low Down Hoe Down, Manteno, farm, Peasants' Plot, organic farm, punk rock, metal, skateboarding, shreddings, Sweet Cobra, Canadian Rifle, Sybris, Cathy Santonies, Organ Wolf, Via Verso, Kodiak Farm Boys, Harry Vetch, Lonesome Organist

Blogs, Bleader Jun 3, 2013
Best shows to see: Herbcraft, Pure Bathing Culture, Blood Ceremony

Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include Herbcraft, Pure Bathing Culture, Blood Ceremony, Sharon Van Etten, the Hush Sound, and Canadian Rifle.
- By Tosten Burks
- Tags: Do This, Music, Mud Queens, Sharon Van Etten, the Hush Sound, Winterhymn, Sons of the West, Canadian Rifle, Herbcraft, Pure Bathing Culture, Blood Ceremony, Reggie's Rock Club, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Metro, Lincoln Hall, Ultra Lounge, Burlington, Empty Bottle, Bottom Lounge

Blogs, Bleader Jan 3, 2013
Ian's Party is back and bigger than ever

Ian's Party is back for its sixth year, with almost 40 bands playing at two venues
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Do This, Things I Love, Music, Ian's Party, Chicago, Elgin, Brokedowns, Wide Angles, Meat Wave, Paper Mice, Absolutely Not, Bollweevils, Canadian Rifle, Arrivals, Township, Quenchers

Blogs, Bleader Mar 1, 2012
Sweet Cobra headlines Kristen Romaniszak benefit

Sweet Cobra headlines a benefit for the victim of a Wicker Park flower-shop assault.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Do This, Music, Sweet Cobra, Canadian Rifle, Paul Cary & the Small Scaries, Double Door, benefit, Kristen Romaniszak, Asrai Garden

Blogs, Bleader Sep 28, 2011
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Say good-bye to DIY space Strangelight

Logan Square DIY venue Strangelight closes its doors with one last show on Friday.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Strangelight, Cloud Mouth, DIY, The New Yorker, Canadian Rifle, Itto, postpunk, Algernon Cadwallader, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 25, 2010
Pick Two: Fast, Cheap, or Good

The Empty Bottle hosts a Residue Records showcase this Friday with Social Circkle, Canadian Rifle, Daylight Robbery, and Phantom Works.
- By Robyn Chang
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Empty Bottle, Residue Records, Canadian Rifle, Daylight Robbery, Phantom Works, Social Circkle, Chicago, punk, record release

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Stories from Chicago’s favorite rock ’n’ roll clusterfuck

Ian’s Party is a music festival, yes, but it’s run mostly by volunteers—which helps it feel like a community, not a branding exercise.

Video
Local punks Torture Love welcome their new tape into the world Saturday night

Chicago punks Torture Love have a new LP on the way, and the cassette version comes out this weekend.

A beastly post-Riot Fest Liar's Club show is the gig poster of the week

This week's gig poster was created by artist and designer Ech.

Gossip Wolf: Riot Fest to book Cobra Lounge

Plus: Halloween parties from Zigtebra and Soft Leather, a new band from members of Pelican, Bloodiest, and Locrian, and more

Low Down Hoe Down celebrates its tenth anniversary this weekend with Sweet Cobra and Canadian Rifle

The Low Down Hoe Down, a skateboarding and punk rock party in Manteo, is celebrating its tenth year this Saturday.

Best shows to see: Herbcraft, Pure Bathing Culture, Blood Ceremony

Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include Herbcraft, Pure Bathing Culture, Blood Ceremony, Sharon Van Etten, the Hush Sound, and Canadian Rifle.

Ian's Party is back and bigger than ever

Ian's Party is back for its sixth year, with almost 40 bands playing at two venues

Sweet Cobra headlines Kristen Romaniszak benefit

Sweet Cobra headlines a benefit for the victim of a Wicker Park flower-shop assault.

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Say good-bye to DIY space Strangelight

Logan Square DIY venue Strangelight closes its doors with one last show on Friday.

Pick Two: Fast, Cheap, or Good

The Empty Bottle hosts a Residue Records showcase this Friday with Social Circkle, Canadian Rifle, Daylight Robbery, and Phantom Works.

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Ian’s Party is a music festival, yes, but it’s run mostly by volunteers—which helps it feel like a community, not a branding exercise.

Chicago punks Torture Love have a new LP on the way, and the cassette version comes out this weekend.

This week's gig poster was created by artist and designer Ech.

Plus: Halloween parties from Zigtebra and Soft Leather, a new band from members of Pelican, Bloodiest, and Locrian, and more

The Low Down Hoe Down, a skateboarding and punk rock party in Manteo, is celebrating its tenth year this Saturday.

Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include Herbcraft, Pure Bathing Culture, Blood Ceremony, Sharon Van Etten, the Hush Sound, and Canadian Rifle.

Ian's Party is back for its sixth year, with almost 40 bands playing at two venues

Sweet Cobra headlines a benefit for the victim of a Wicker Park flower-shop assault.

Logan Square DIY venue Strangelight closes its doors with one last show on Friday.

The Empty Bottle hosts a Residue Records showcase this Friday with Social Circkle, Canadian Rifle, Daylight Robbery, and Phantom Works.

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