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- Music, Music Feature Apr 28, 2020
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Ratboys have been forced off the road, but they’re still on the rails
The Chicago indie rockers recently released their best album yet, and though they can’t tour, they’re finding ways to stay connected to their fans.
- Music, Concert Preview Feb 14, 2020
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Chicago’s Mountains for Clouds bring an aged touch to the new emo ecosystem
- Music, Music Feature Sep 5, 2019
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Unsolicited advice for Riot Fest’s bookers
The festival has its traditions, and it’s hard to hate Andrew W.K. or Gwar—but here are some bands we’d like to see.
- Music, Concert Preview Sep 21, 2018
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Foxing embrace ambition on one of the best albums of the year, Nearer My God
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 14, 2016
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A grizzly floats by on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was designed by Barcelona-based artist Xavi Forne.
- Music, Pitchfork Jul 1, 2016
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The Hotelier breach Pitchfork’s emo barricade
The festival has never before booked an act from indie rock’s most reviled subgenre—but this Massachusetts band’s new album is too good to ignore.
- Music, Music Feature Sep 9, 2015
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A ridiculous and occasionally useful guide to Riot Fest 2015
The festival has been a punching bag so far this year, but with luck it'll turn out more like a piñata—and either way, the Reader is getting in a few swings.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 10, 2015
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Emo band Mewithoutyou returns to Chicago just before releasing its new album
The Philadelphia band's sixth album, Pale Horses, comes out next week, and the band hits the Abbey tomorrow night.
- 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 May 10, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Sat 5/10: Zombies, a gear swap, and Seahaven
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, May 10
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 23, 2013
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My favorite emo albums of 2013
The underground emo scene began moving in on the mainstream in a big way this year, and to cap it all off one Reader writer looks back on some of his favorite albums.
