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Music, Music Feature Sep 19, 2018
See the stars of Riot Fest as they shine offstage

Ryan Segedi’s portraits of the festival's artists, taken with portable lights in front of a simple white backdrop in the corner of the press tent, provide a more intimate look at people we’re used to seeing under colored spotlights.
- By Ryan Segedi
- Tags: Music Feature, Music, riot fest, chicago music, music photography, portraits, ryan segedi, fear, underoath, gwar, andrew wk, speedy ortiz, digable planets, cypress hill, the bombpops, atmosphere, bouncing souls, gary numan, beach goons, mannequin pussy

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

Blogs, Bleader Jul 10, 2018
Urgh! A Music War and other punk and postpunk new wave cinema

Five films that captured the vibrant, changing pop-music scene of the 1980s.
- By Patrick Friel
- Tags: Film, Music, Old Movies to Watch Now, On Video, Small Screen, Urgh! A Music War, Music Box Theatre, Chicago Film Society, punk, post-punk, new wave, XTC, Devo, Gang of Four, Oingo Boingo, Magazine, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Cramps, Fleshtones, Go-Go's, Dead Kennedys, Police, The Decline and Fall of Western Civilization, skinhead, Penelope Spheeris, Slash Records, Robert Biggs, X, Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, the Germs, Fear, J.R. Jones, Wild Style, Charlie Ahearn, graffiti art, hip-hop, Lee Quinones, Bronx, Busy Bee, Rock Steady Crew, Fab Five Freddy, Ted Shen, Repo Man, Alex Cox, Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Tracey Walter, Dave Kehr, Stop Making Sense, Jonathan Demme, Talking Heads, Melvin and Howard, Dave Kehr, Downtown '81, Glenn O'Brien, Edo Bertoglio, Jean-Michel Basquiat, DNA, the Plastics, Kid Creole & the Coconuts

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

Blogs, Bleader Mar 5, 2014
Gig poster of the week: A car crash at a Gary Numan show

This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist Steven Luros Holliday.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Gig Posters, Arts, Music, Visual Art, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Steven Luros Holliday, Gary Numan, Big Black Delta, Roman Remains, Metro

Film, Artist on Artist Nov 10, 2011
David Yow of Scratch Acid talks to Rob Warmowski of Sirs

"I really hope that 'Crazy Dan' ends up in baseball stadiums alongside all the English homosexuals"
- Tags: Artist on Artist, Scratch Acid, David Yow, Rob Warmowski, Sirs, Touch and Go, punk, the Defoliants, Replicas, Gary Numan, Gary Glitter, U.S. Maple, Archers of Loaf

Blogs, Bleader Jun 17, 2011
Video
The days of cocaine funk

When Robert Palmer wanted to be Talking Heads
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Robert Palmer, Talking Heads, Alice Cooper, Shaun Cassidy, Todd Rundgren, Gary Numan, video, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 21, 2010
This Week in Reader Music

Pelican's tenth birthday, a Gary Numan Q&A, the Gories, Deerhunter, Suffocation, a Phil Spector movie, Clash sightings, and more
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Pelican, Windy City Rollers All-Stars, Phil Spector, Gary Numan, Joan of Arc, Gossip Wolf, Baseball Furies, Deerhunter, the Gories, Legendary Pink Dots

Music, Soundboard Oct 21, 2010
The List: October 21-27, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Blonde Redhead, Deerhunter, the Gories, the Legendary Pink Dots, Suffocation, and more
- By Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Brian Costello, Monica Kendrick, Bill Meyer, Barbara Yaross, and David Whiteis
- Tags: Soundboard, Blonde Redhead, Callers, Deerhunter, Goreis, Gentleman John Battles, Legendary Pink Dots, Jeff Chan, Suffocation, The Seasons Project, Gary Numan, Bobby "Slim" James, the Vic, Ronny's, Metro, Empty Bottle, Double Door, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Velvet Lounge, Clearwater Theater, Water Hole Lounge

Blogs, Bleader Jul 1, 2010
Early Warnings Roundup

This week's Early Warnings include the A Frames, David Bazan, the English Beat, Gary Numan, Ra Ra Riot, Dax Riggs, Valient Thorr, and Teenage Fanclub.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Early Warnings, Metro, Double Door, Gary Numan, Ra Ra Riot, David Bazan, Teenage Fanclub, Soulja Boy, Valient Thorr, A Frames, Valient Thorr

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See the stars of Riot Fest as they shine offstage

Ryan Segedi’s portraits of the festival's artists, taken with portable lights in front of a simple white backdrop in the corner of the press tent, provide a more intimate look at people we’re used to seeing under colored spotlights.

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

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.

Urgh! A Music War and other punk and postpunk new wave cinema

Five films that captured the vibrant, changing pop-music scene of the 1980s.

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?

Gig poster of the week: A car crash at a Gary Numan show

This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist Steven Luros Holliday.

David Yow of Scratch Acid talks to Rob Warmowski of Sirs

"I really hope that 'Crazy Dan' ends up in baseball stadiums alongside all the English homosexuals"

Video
The days of cocaine funk

When Robert Palmer wanted to be Talking Heads

This Week in Reader Music

Pelican's tenth birthday, a Gary Numan Q&A, the Gories, Deerhunter, Suffocation, a Phil Spector movie, Clash sightings, and more

The List: October 21-27, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Blonde Redhead, Deerhunter, the Gories, the Legendary Pink Dots, Suffocation, and more

Early Warnings Roundup

This week's Early Warnings include the A Frames, David Bazan, the English Beat, Gary Numan, Ra Ra Riot, Dax Riggs, Valient Thorr, and Teenage Fanclub.

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Ryan Segedi’s portraits of the festival's artists, taken with portable lights in front of a simple white backdrop in the corner of the press tent, provide a more intimate look at people we’re used to seeing under colored spotlights.

The Music Box 70mm Film Festival and more goings-on 9/14-9/16

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.

Five films that captured the vibrant, changing pop-music scene of the 1980s.

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?

This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist Steven Luros Holliday.

"I really hope that 'Crazy Dan' ends up in baseball stadiums alongside all the English homosexuals"

When Robert Palmer wanted to be Talking Heads

Pelican's tenth birthday, a Gary Numan Q&A, the Gories, Deerhunter, Suffocation, a Phil Spector movie, Clash sightings, and more

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Blonde Redhead, Deerhunter, the Gories, the Legendary Pink Dots, Suffocation, and more

This week's Early Warnings include the A Frames, David Bazan, the English Beat, Gary Numan, Ra Ra Riot, Dax Riggs, Valient Thorr, and Teenage Fanclub.

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