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Music, Concert Preview May 10, 2019
Recommended Video
The Empty Bottle hosts a night of Chicago metal madness
- By Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Concert Preview, Immortal Bird, Indian, Bloodiest, Thrive on Neglect, metal, Recommended, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 18, 2017
For MCA 50, ambient musician Lykanthea explores culture, history, and identity with her dream ensemble

Lakshmi Ramgopal, who usually performs solo as Lykanthea, bids farewell to the songs on her Migration EP this Saturday with a nine-member multidisciplinary group.
- By Sasha Geffen
- Tags: Do This, Music, Lykanthea, Lakshmi Ramgopal, Maalai, Migration, MCA, Museum of Contemporary Art, MCA Hearts Chicago, 50th anniversary, Rosé Hernandez, Lisa Mishra, Olivia Hickner, Collin McCanna, Adele Nicholas, Axons, Leela, Love and Radiation, Dena Springer, Bindu Poroori, Efrén Arcoiris, Lucy Little, Burning Orchid, Sky Cubacub, Rebirth Garments, Tamil, Indian, South Indian, Telugu, Odia

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jun 28, 2017
Recommended
The Spice Room is the Indian restaurant every neighborhood deserves

Logan Square’s pan-subcontinental storefront excels with the familiar.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, The Spice Room, Logan Square, Indian, Taj Mahal, Rangoli, Indo-Pak, Devon Avenue, Chinese, A.M. Buhari, Pakistani, Chicken 65, Mango Pickle, Recommended

Best of Chicago, Reasons to love Chicago Jun 22, 2017
Why you should buy groceries on Argyle and Devon

It costs more to live in a city as large and diverse as Chicago, but these international markets help you get your money’s worth.
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: Reasons to love Chicago, food, groceries, international groceries, ethnic markets, Fresh Farms, Patel Brothers, Argyle, Devon, Hoa Nam, Tai Nam, Viet Hoa, Whole Foods, Jewel-Osco, Chiu Quon Bakery, Sukhadia's Sweets and Snacks, bun mam, lap kai, sinigang na baboy, Indian, Pakistani, Southeast Asian, south Asian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, Leela Punyaratabandhu, mint, cilantro, pork belly, basmati, shrimp

Columns & Opinion, On Transportation May 10, 2017
A new streetscape makes Devon Avenue safer and more attractive

Wider sidewalks, plus fixtures inspired by South Asian culture, have improved the strip.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: On Transportation, News, Transportation, Devon Avenue, CDOT, Chicago Department of Transportation, 50th Ward, streetscape, Debra Silverstein, Tulika Ladsariya, Pete Valavanis, Huma Mahtani, Harsha Gadde, Khaleel Farooqi, West Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Pakistani, Indian

Columns & Opinion, Identity & Culture Oct 24, 2016
Video
How not to be an offensive jerk this Halloween

Don’t even think about going as a “bad hombre."
- By Derrick Clifton
- Tags: Identity & Culture, News, Halloween, costume, Halloween costume, trick or treat, racism, racist, cultural appropriation, diversity, Donald Trump, women, sexual assault, violence against women, bad hombres, Mexicans, Latinos, black, black people, blackface, Kim Kardashian, robbery, culture, political correctness, PC culture, Chance the Rapper, Nicki Minaj, Native American, Indian, stereotypes, sexism, misogyny, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 11, 2016
Chicago label Deep Space Objects compiles a constellation of diverse electronic tracks

Plus: Argot releases the serenely funky 90s house of Shifty Science, Lord Mantis drummer Bill Bumgardner dies at 35, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Beta Orionis, Deep Space Objects, Del Dot, Saki, Anuj Girdhar, Foodman, Jana Rush, electronic music, footwork, juke, ghetto house, OB, Jon Monteverde, Lily, Ultrademon, Jeremiah Fisher, Steve Mizek, Argot, Shifty Science, John Kardaras, Chris Ike, Lab Work 91-96, Versions for Modern Dancerfloors, house music, Savile, Straight to Hell, clothes, jackets, East Room, Ravagers, Dirty Fences, Mama, White Mystery, Lord Mantis, Bill Bumgardner, obituary, death, suicide, Indian, Burning Churches, Flat Iron, Empty Bottle, Green Street Smoked Meats, Will Lindsay, Ken Sorceron

Blogs, Bleader Mar 4, 2015
Chicago doom band Indian confirms breakup

Indian is definitely done, but three of its four members are already working together in Lord Mantis.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Jumping Ship, Music, Indian, From All Purity, Roadburn, MetalSucks, Dylan O'Toole, Lord Mantis, Bill Bumgardner, Psycho California

Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 18, 2014
Gossip Wolf: Anatomy of Habit signs to Relapse

Plus: A mixed-media mixer from the Chicago Film Archives and a history lesson on house at Northwestern
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Anatomy of Habit, Indian, Tortoise, Bloodyminded, Joan of Arc, shoegaze, Relapse Records, Mark Solotroff, Pieter Schoolwerth, The Limits of a Sequence, Chicago Film Archives, Hideout, Latham Zearfoss, Bastardgeist, Darling Shear, Lori Felker, Cheer-Acc, Deborah Stratman, Olivia Block, Arcade Fire, Pitchfork, Dusty Groove, WBEZ, Tony Sarabia, Northwestern's Dittmar Memorial Gallery, The Beat Goes On: The Evolution of House Music in Chicago, Frankie Knuckles, House Music in the Continuum of African American Music Forms

Blogs, Bleader Mar 17, 2014
Best shows to see: Indian, Ex Hex, Marijuana Deathsquads

The best shows to see through Wednesday include Indian, Ex Hex, and Marijuana Deathsquads.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Do This, Music, Best shows to see, Indian, Ex Hex, Marijuana Deathsquads

Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 29, 2014
Gossip Wolf: Let the Pitchfork predictions begin!

Plus: Artist and composer Charlemagne Palestine visits Chicago for the first time in 32 years
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Pitchfork Music Festival, Speedy Ortiz, Mark Kozelek, Sun Kil Moon, Baton Rouge, Kevin Gates, Syracuse, Perfect Pussy, Los Angeles, Kelela, Indian, Jody, Into It. Over It., Chance the Rapper, OutKast, Lollapalooza, Sleater-Kinney, Charlemagne Palestine, Strumming Music, U. of C.'s Film Studies Center, Rockefeller Chapel, Experimental Sound Studio's Audible Gallery, Amelia Ishmael, Metro, Action Bronson, Tommy Mas, Closed Sessions, Alex Fruchter, Michael Kolar, Soundscape Studios, Candyality, Xoco, Margie's Candies

Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 15, 2014
Gossip Wolf: Bil Vermette's spacey synths return from 1984

Plus: Jay Z fave MoBo the Great drops a single, and Indian releases a new LP of hateful doom.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Bil Vermette, Katha Visions, Tangerine Dreamy, Katha Visions, Secret History of Chicago Music, Steve Krakow, Permanent Records, Galactic Archive, the Owl, Brett Naucke, Transparency, Cave, Jay Z, MC MoBo the Great, Fuck the Public, Indian, From All Purity, From All Purity, Roadburn

Blogs, Bleader May 9, 2013
Anatomy of Habit debut their new lineup tomorrow night

Dirgy local act Anatomy of Habit debut their brand new all-star lineup.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Things I Love, Music, Anatomy of Habit, Ulan Bator, Will Lindsay, John McEntire, Theo Katsaounis, Greg Ratajczak, Noah Leger, Dylan Posa, Blake Edwards, Mark Solotroff, Kenny Rasmussen, Cobra Lounge, Soma, Indian, Wolves in the Throne Room, Tortoise, Joan of Arc, Plague Bringer, Disappears, metal, post-rock, dirge, heavy

Blogs, Bleader May 6, 2013
Video
Founders Doom: An imperial IPA gets even heavier

The pleasures of doom—not just Founders' barrel-aged imperial IPA but also the heaviest metal in the universe.
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: Beer and Metal, Music, Food & Drink, Beer and Metal, beer, metal, Founders, Doom, Founders Brewing, imperial India pale ale, IPA, bourbon barrels, Jeff Hanneman, Slayer, Double Trouble, Hand of Doom, Ahab, Caspar Brotzmann Massaker, Hooded Menace, Electric Wizard, Conan, Coffinworm, Witch Mountain, Yob, Serpentine Path, Electric Wizard, Hooded Menace, Indian, Horseback, Loss, Mournful Congregation, Om, Pallbearer, Samothrace, Tryptikon, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 16, 2013
Gossip Wolf: New blood in Anatomy of Habit

Plus: An impressively pedigreed new band from Josh Chicoine of the M’s and a new mixtape from Village MC Alex Wiley
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Anatomy of Habit, Dylan Posa, Mark Solotroff, Blake Edwards, Kenny Rasmussen, Will Lindsay, Indian, Wolves in the Throne Room, Greg Ratajczak, Tortoise, John McEntire, BloodLust!, CIMMfest, Josh Chicoine, Cloudbirds, Max Crawford, Edward Anderson, Mazes, 1900s, Colby Starck, Head of Femur, Shane Schroeder, Hot as Hell, Schubas, Tomorrow Never Knows, Chelsea Wolfe, the Amazing, King Dude, Alex Wiley, Village, Club Wiley, Chance the Rapper, Julian Malone, Freddie Gibbs, Raekwon, GLC, Closed Sessions, Elevator Lofts

Blogs, Bleader Dec 5, 2012
Five-dollar* lunches: Curry around the clock at Ghareeb Nawaz

Bewilderingly cheap Indian food in Rogers Park
- By Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: $5 lunches, Food & Drink, ghareeb nawaz, curry, goat, Indian, Pakistani, Rogers Park

Blogs, Bleader Nov 12, 2012
Best shows to see: Atriarch, David Daniell & Douglas McCombs, Bleeding Rainbow

If you're not at home hiding from the cold snap, over the next few days you might try Atriarch, David Daniell & Douglas McCombs, or Bleeding Rainbow
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: Do This, Music, Atriarch, David Daniell and Douglas McCombs, Bleeding Rainbow, A Place to Bury Strangers, Indian, Nas, Lauryn Hill, the Joy Formidable, Aimee Mann, Ted Leo, Skeletonwitch, Havok, Mutilation Rites, Sharkula, the Mallard, concert listings, live music

Blogs, Bleader Mar 22, 2012
Locrian signs to Relapse

The revered metal label scoops up another Chicago act.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: $$$, Music, Chicago, metal, Relapse Records, Locrian, Bloodiest, Weekend Nachos, Indian, Electrical Audio, Greg Norman

Music, Three Beats Mar 12, 2012
Three Beats: Cellist Tomeka Reid steps out with Hear in Now

Plus: Super Minotaur hit the ground running with their first LP, and Lord Mantis outdo their vile debut with Pervertor
- By Peter Margasak, Leor Galil, and Philip Montoro
- Tags: Three Beats, Tomeka Reid, jazz, Mike Reed, Nicole Mitchell, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, Great Black Music Ensemble, Siliva Bolognesi, Mazz Swift, Chicago Jazz Festival, Woma Jazz Festival, Super Minotaur, punk, South Bend, Cold Slice Cassettes, Lord Mantis, Andrew Markuszewski, Nachtmystium, Indian, Sanford Parker

Music, In Rotation Nov 23, 2011
In Rotation: Noah Leger of the Blue Man Group on whipping sheet metal with a chain

Plus: Reader music listings dude Luca Cimarusti on the Weeknd chopped and screwed, and Bruce Lamont of Bloodiest on the Soft Moon's dark synth
- Tags: In Rotation, The Weeknd, Wax Idols, Nirvana, Noah Leger, Blue Man Group, Anatomy of Habit, Party Downers, Dead Rider, Bruce Lamont, Electric Hawk, Indian, The Soft Moon

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 23, 2011
Readers' Poll
Best local metal band

Bloodiest voted best local metal band
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, Best local metal band, Readers' poll, Bloodiest, Pelican, Indian, Readers' Poll

Blogs, Bleader Apr 7, 2011
This Week in Reader Music

Crunchy grunge-pop and monolithic metal out of Chicago, Cook County Commissioner Jerry Butler's soul-man past, reviews of TVOTR and Chalk Circles, DeRogatis's bad mood, and more
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Gypsyblood, Indian, Bloodiest, Chicago, Wire, Wormrot, Joe Lovano, ICP Orchestra, Jim DeRogatis, TV on the Radio, Chalk Circles, Sharp Darts, Gossip Wolf, Jerry "Iceman" Butler

Music, Soundboard Apr 7, 2011
The List: April 7-13

Music Critics' Choices and other shows: Joe Lovano, Indian, Robert Plant, Wire, Wormrot, ICP Orchestra, Rempis Percussion Quartet, and more
- By Leor Galil, Bill Meyer, Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Soundboard, Arms & Sleepers, the Whistler, James Falzone, Lou Mallozzi, Michael Vorfeld, Elastic, Joe Lovano, Jazz Showcase, Hayes Carll, Schubas, Daedelus, Shlohmo, Bottom Lounge, Indian, Bloodiest, Subterranean, Robert Plant & the Band of Joy, Robert Plant, Auditorium Theatre, Wire, Metro, Wormrot, Pancho's, ICP Orchestra, Hungry Brain, Rempis Percussion Quartet, Hideout, Septeto Nacional, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago Cultural Center, Pancho's Bar, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, Whistler

Music, Music Column Jun 17, 2010
A Weirder Shade of Black

Nachtmystium advances black metal by breaking all its rules.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music Column, Black metal, Leviathan, Wolves in the Throne Room, Nachtmystium, Blake Judd, Azentrius, anti-Semitism, Zionist, Metalreviews.com, Unholy Terrorist Cult, Reign of the Malicious, Vinland Winds, Unholy Records, Zadok Day, Scion Rock Fest, Bruce Lamont, Yakuza, Bruce Finkelman, Robert Lowe, Lichens, Merrick Jarmulowicz, white powder not white power, Instinct: Decay, Assassins: Black Meddle Pt. I, Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II, Will Lindsay, Indian, Jeff Wilson, Andrew Markuszewski, Charlie Fell, Lord Mantis, Pat Clancy, Corpse Vomit, Empty Bottle

Music, Music Feature Mar 18, 2010
The Man Behind the Metal

If it's heavy and it was recorded in Chicago, there's a good chance Sanford Parker was at the mixing board.
- By Cosmo Lee
- Tags: Music Feature, Empty Bottle, Bottom Lounge, Subterranean, Logan Square Auditorium, Metal Shaker, Seventh Rule, Hawthorne Street, Hewhocorrupts Inc., Battle Kommand, Emperor Cabinets, Kuma's Corner, Metal Haven, Cianide, Macabre, Nachtmystium, Yakuza, Lair of the Minotaur, Indian, Sweet Cobra, Raise the Red Lantern, Oceano, Born of Osiris, Sanford Parker, Buried at Sea, Minsk, Pelican, Hydra Head, Volume Recording, Yob, Zoroaster, Unearthly Trance, Wax Trax, industrial music, Neurosis, High Confessions, Steve Shelley, Chris Connelly, Ministry, Dave Witte, Twilight, Decomposing Baby, 7000 Dying Rats, Will Lindsay, Wolves in the Throne Room, Sweet Cobra, Buzzov-en, Cianide, Cardiac Arrest, Charles Bronson, Los Crudos, Kungfu Rick, Isis, Mastodon, High on Fire, Nunslaughter, Bruce Lamont, Tortoise, Shellac, Flying Luttenbachers, Steve Albini, Electrical Audio, Billy Anderson

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