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Music, Music Feature Nov 25, 2020
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A eulogy for Danny’s Tavern

For decades, this cozy candlelit bar in Bucktown nurtured a devoted and welcoming community of music lovers—but it couldn’t survive the pandemic.
- By Jacob Arnold
- Tags: Music Feature, Danny’s Tavern, Bucktown, Danny’s, Sheer Magic, Play, Hot on the Heels, Danny Cimaglio, closed, closure, Angie Hebda, Terry Alexander, Michael Noone, Peter Nelson, 1951 W. Dickens, Sheree Rose, Ike Hobbs, Martin Giese, Dave Rodman, Tom Billings, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Wax Trax!, Eric Puls, Scott Harris Mia Francesca, Kevin Stacy, Ken Kordich, Okno, Soul Kitchen, One Off Hospitality, Jeff Parker, Damon Locks, Joshua Abrams, Ben Vida, Beau Wanzer, Claude Rains, Foster Grant, Courtland Green, Supreme Court, Kim Ambriz, Warren Lee, Empire State Soul Club, Scott Craig, Mark Henning, Dante Carfagna, Jamie Hodge, Shaun Pauling, Richard Smith, Rik Shaw, Deadly Dragon Sound System, Great Silence, Dave Bramble, Tony Janda, Big Tony, Stephen Sowley, Melissa Grubbs, Wayne Montana, Eternally Yours, Bob Davies, Brian Kelly, Alex Horn, Nanodust, Ray Rodriguez, DJ Ray_Rod, Marc Hellner, Marc Arcuri, Chandeliers, Brian Case, Bobby Burg, Joan of Arc, Joe Proulx, Love Boat, Chris Johnson, DJ Shoulders, Adam Gruel, Jen Kienzler, DJ Quick Paw, Peace Party, Naomi Walker, Jocelyn Brown, John Herndon, Soft Pow, Josh Berman, Jason Adasiewicz, Anton Hatwich, David Boykin, Isaiah Spencer, Reminder, Town and Country, Jim Dorling, Liz Payne, International Anthem, Uncanned Music, Scottie McNiece, Makaya McCraven, Junius Paul, Nick Mazzarella, Ben LaMar Gay, Hans Ballard, Night Moves, Off Chances, Ross Winston, Lono Brazil, Disco Unusual, Chances Dances, Jamie Hayes, Tanja Buhler, Party Line, Video

Music, Music Feature Mar 3, 2020
Chicago postpunk gets its Wu-Tang Clan

Local label Chicago Research has built a powerful, tight-knit collective of dark underground rock and electronic artists.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Research, Blake Karlson, Civic Center, American Dreams Records, Jordan Reyes, Club Music, postpunk, industrial, electronic, Conjunto Primitivo, the Arno, Rubio Woods, Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery, record label, label, Natural History, Understudy, Bruised, Death Valley, CR001, Hen of the Woods, Product KF, Beyond New Beat, Cesar Robles, Beau Wanzer, Hot on the Heels, Ariel Motto, Macklin Reed, Plastic, Aurora, 86 Gemini, High Fashion Industries, DIY Chicago, Not Normal, Plastic 2.0, Animated Music, Electronic Circus, Viper, You’ll Cowards Don’t Even Smoke Crack, Manhattan Research, Raymond Scott, Ministry, Ways of Perfection, Lily the Fields, Drew Ryan, Neobeat, Trisomie 21

Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 27, 2019
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No Men summon a demon to fight climate change in their new video

Plus: DJ and producer Ariel Zetina celebrates a new EP at Danny’s, and Daptone releases more music from soul singer Doug Shorts.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, No Men, Sucker, Stay Dumb, Greg Reigh, video, Hell Was Full So We Came Back, Let’s Pretend Records, Sleeping Village, Ariel Zetina, Diamond Formation, Smart Bar, Cyst, Shell, Head Charge Recordings, Hot on the Heels, Beau Wanzer, Danny’s, Valenzetina, Doug Shorts, Daptone, Dap-Kings, Homer Steinweiss, Frank Dukes, Casual Encounter, Keep Your Head Up, Video

Music, Music Feature Oct 24, 2018
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The Reader’s guaranteed unboring homegrown Halloween mix

Nothing against “Monster Mash,” but Chicago has spawned lots of scary songs that sound good all year—these 13 tracks cover house, psych rock, techno, boogie, hip-hop, extreme metal, pop punk, and more.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Halloween, mix, mixtape, The Exorcist, The Rite of Exorcism, Patrick J. Berkery, All Hallow’s Eve, Ministry, Everday (Is Halloween), Alkaline Trio, Gramps the Vamp, Goblins, Phantom Creeper, Fredo Santana, Fredo Kruger 2, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Effigies, DJ Rush, Satan’s Hallow, Coven, Wicked Woman, Jinx Dawson, Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls, L.E.P. Bogus Boys, Lupe Fiasco, Zombie Land, Now or Neva, Count, Moonie, Beau Wanzer, Basement Dwellers, Hot on the Heels, Juzer, Mutant Beat Dance, Curtis Mayfield, Sweet Exorcist, T. Valentine, Daddy Long Legs, The Vampire, Thurmon Valentine, Macabre, Gloom, Dr. Holmes (He Stripped Their Bones), Nefarious, Corporate Death, The Troll, Werewolf & Witchbreath, Animated Music, Rich Jones, Mothman, Touched by Ghoul, Murder Circus, Nice Corpse, Angela Mullenhour, Andrea Bauer, Gene Hunt, Freddy’s Dead, L.A. Club Resource, Gene Hunt Classics, Ron Hardy, Screeching Weasel, Bates Motel, Ben Weasel, Psycho, Norman Bates, High Spirits, Haunted by Love, Chris Black, Motivator, Harry Manfredini, Hot Ice, Friday the 13th, Jason Voorhees, Theme From Friday the 13th Part 3, Lake of Dracula, Dracula Killed Frankenstein, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf May 29, 2018
Prog paragons Cheer-Accident drop an album that contains multitudes

Plus: Industrial-pop duo Grün Wasser celebrate the new Predator/Prey at Danny’s, and Owen Ashworth’s Orindal Records hosts a showcase at the Landland print shop.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Cheer-Accident, Putting Off Death, Fades, Skin Graft, Thymme Jones, Beat Kitchen, Free Salamander Exhibit, Faun Fables, Katherine Young, Todd Rittmann, Carla Kihlstedt, Sacha Mullin, Jeff Libersher, mouthbone, Grün Wasser, Predator/Prey, Nein/9, Keely Dowd, Always Lovers, Essej Pollock, Danny’s, Hot on the Heels, Owen Ashworth, Advance Base, Orindal Records, Landland, Gordon Ashworth, Gia Margaret, Karima Walker, Dear Nora, Skulls Example

Music, Gossip Wolf Nov 29, 2016
Chicago noise-rockers Rash light the fuse of their debut LP

Plus: Weirdo dance night Hot on the Heels celebrates ten years at Danny’s, and hip-hop writer Ben Westhoff talks west-coast rap at Volumes.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Rash, Skinner Box, High Fashion Industries, Torture Love, Bruges, Droids Blood, Broken Prayer, Beau Wanzer, Danny’s, Hot on the Heels, Confused House, Traxx, tenth anniversary, Steve Summers, Ben Westhoff, Original Gangstas, Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap, Volumes Bookcafe, Kevin Coval, Louder Than a Bomb, Tara Mahadevan

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 20, 2012
Critics' Picks
Best Night to Feel Like an 80s Art School Student

Hot on the Heels at Danny's
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, Best of Chicago 2012, Wax Trax, Beau Wanzer, electronic music, dance music, Hot on the Heels, Danny's, Danny's Tavern, Critics' Picks

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A eulogy for Danny’s Tavern

For decades, this cozy candlelit bar in Bucktown nurtured a devoted and welcoming community of music lovers—but it couldn’t survive the pandemic.

Chicago postpunk gets its Wu-Tang Clan

Local label Chicago Research has built a powerful, tight-knit collective of dark underground rock and electronic artists.

Video
No Men summon a demon to fight climate change in their new video

Plus: DJ and producer Ariel Zetina celebrates a new EP at Danny’s, and Daptone releases more music from soul singer Doug Shorts.

Video
The Reader’s guaranteed unboring homegrown Halloween mix

Nothing against “Monster Mash,” but Chicago has spawned lots of scary songs that sound good all year—these 13 tracks cover house, psych rock, techno, boogie, hip-hop, extreme metal, pop punk, and more.

Prog paragons Cheer-Accident drop an album that contains multitudes

Plus: Industrial-pop duo Grün Wasser celebrate the new Predator/Prey at Danny’s, and Owen Ashworth’s Orindal Records hosts a showcase at the Landland print shop.

Chicago noise-rockers Rash light the fuse of their debut LP

Plus: Weirdo dance night Hot on the Heels celebrates ten years at Danny’s, and hip-hop writer Ben Westhoff talks west-coast rap at Volumes.

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Best Night to Feel Like an 80s Art School Student

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Video A eulogy for Danny’s Tavern

For decades, this cozy candlelit bar in Bucktown nurtured a devoted and welcoming community of music lovers—but it couldn’t survive the pandemic.

Chicago postpunk gets its Wu-Tang Clan

Local label Chicago Research has built a powerful, tight-knit collective of dark underground rock and electronic artists.

Video No Men summon a demon to fight climate change in their new video

Plus: DJ and producer Ariel Zetina celebrates a new EP at Danny’s, and Daptone releases more music from soul singer Doug Shorts.

Video The Reader’s guaranteed unboring homegrown Halloween mix

Nothing against “Monster Mash,” but Chicago has spawned lots of scary songs that sound good all year—these 13 tracks cover house, psych rock, techno, boogie, hip-hop, extreme metal, pop punk, and more.

Prog paragons Cheer-Accident drop an album that contains multitudes

Plus: Industrial-pop duo Grün Wasser celebrate the new Predator/Prey at Danny’s, and Owen Ashworth’s Orindal Records hosts a showcase at the Landland print shop.

Chicago noise-rockers Rash light the fuse of their debut LP

Plus: Weirdo dance night Hot on the Heels celebrates ten years at Danny’s, and hip-hop writer Ben Westhoff talks west-coast rap at Volumes.

Critics' Picks Best Night to Feel Like an 80s Art School Student

Hot on the Heels at Danny's

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A eulogy for Danny’s Tavern

Video
No Men summon a demon to fight climate change in their new video

Video
The Reader’s guaranteed unboring homegrown Halloween mix

Critics' Picks
Best Night to Feel Like an 80s Art School Student