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Music, Gossip Wolf Feb 11, 2020
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The U. of C. Folk Festival celebrates 60 years on Valentine’s weekend

Plus: Polo G headlines a stacked Metro benefit before the NBA All-Star Game, and Mississippi Records throws the first Marz Record Fair.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, University of Chicago, Folklore Society, Folk Festival, U. of C. Folk Festival, 60th, Ida Noyes Hall, Mandel Hall, Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass, Jimmy Breaux Trio, Bill & the Belles, Medicine Line, Orquesta Charangueo, Mariachi Sirenas, NBA All-Star Game, Joe Freshgoods, Metro, Polo G, G Herbo, Calboy, NLE Choppa, Ann Marie, Tink, Dreezy, SBG Kemo, Amateur Athletic Union, Boys & Girls Club of Chicago, Erika’s Lighthouse, Mississippi Record, Marz Record Fair, Marz Community Brewing, International Anthem, Black Pegasus, Maximum Pelt, Tone Deaf, Electric Jungle, Shady Rest, Video

Music, In Rotation Sep 19, 2019
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Magic Ian of Maximum Pelt on mixtape releases that feel like personal gifts

Plus: Adam Schubert of Cafe Racer on a band that’s honest about the messiness of recovery, Reader staff writer Leor Galil on the song the Frogs gave to Billy Corgan, and more
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: In Rotation, Frogs, the Frogs, Pleasure, It’s Only Right and Natural, the End of All, reissue, Jimmy Flemion, Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins, 1979, Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Champion Sound Band, Whatever, Anastasia Antoinette, Flesh of the Stars, Mercy, Mississippi Records, Magic Ian, Maximum Pelt, mixtape, tape series, Negative Scanner, Oozing Wound, Bricktown, Adam Schubert, Cafe Racer, Ruins, Husk, Crack Cloud, Bunny, Alexa Viscius, Ohtis, Pervert Blood, Curve of Earth, Tim Makowski, Jessica Viscius, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Apr 10, 2018
La Armada return with an overdue album of Dominican-born hardcore

Plus: Awesomely trashy Indiana punks the Fritz celebrate their debut full-length, and CHIRP holds its 16th annual record fair.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, La Armada, Dominican Republic, hardcore, Anti-Colonial Vol. 1, Javier Fernandez, Cobra Lounge, the Fritz, northwest Indiana, punk, SESTA, FOSTA, DIY, Hammond, Drunken Sailor, Dani Leopardo, Cyber Pink, Pentas, Clay Fritz, Pukeoid, Joe Seger, Big Zit, Raw Nerve, CB Radio Gorgeous, CHIRP Radio, CHIRP Record Fair & Other Delights, Plumbers Hall, Bernice, Patient Sounds, Hausu Mountain, Already Dead, Maximum Pelt, vinyl, DJs, record fair

Music, Gossip Wolf Feb 13, 2018
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Chicago shoegaze saviors Panda Riot bring their album Infinity Maps to vinyl

Plus: Dark Matter pairs its monthly limited coffee blend with a cassette of instrumental hip-hop, and psychedelic postpunks Cafe Racer celebrate the new Famous Dust.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Panda Riot, Infinity Maps, shoegaze, Beat Kitchen, vinyl, Night Animation, Silver Liz, Sleepwalk, Dark Matter, Dark Matter Coffee, Intellectual Curiosity, Electronic Buffet Vol. 1, Radius, Fess Grandiose, Shon Dervis, Tewz, ETC Records, Cafe Racer, Empty Bottle, Famous Dust, Maximum Pelt, Ethers, Gosh!, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Feb 14, 2017
The Burlington conjures up a witch-house night

Plus: Local record labels take over the Empty Bottle for an afternoon, and noise-rock trio Wishgift end a five-year drought with a new album.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Black Magick, witch house, Burlington, Burlington Bar, Satanic Hispanic, Lake Radio, Vril Ya, Alpha Omega, Maldicion, Dyonna Cross, Thee Benevolent Order of Chicago Record Labels, Empty Bottle, record fair, winter record label fair, Parlour Tapes, Dumpster Tapes, Tall Pat Records, Maximum Pelt, Eye Vybe, Hausu Mountain, Moniker Records, Trouble in Mind, Wishgift, self-titled, Sophomore Lounge, Lake Paradise

Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 10, 2017
A day of pro-choice activism culminates in a #ShoutYourAbortion fund-raiser at Gman Tavern

Plus: Grün Wasser and New Canyons push their recent releases at the Empty Bottle, and the Vinyl Emergency podcast celebrates its first birthday.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, March for Abortion Rights, pro-choice, March for Life, Federal Plaza, #ShoutYourAbortion, Gman Tavern, Sarah “Squirm” Sherman, Rabble Rabble, Matt Ciarleglio, Absolutely Not, Madison Moore, raffle, Sideshow Gallery, Leah Ball, Eye Vybe Records, Grün Wasser, Nein/9, Maximum Pelt, New Canyons, Never Found, Empty Bottle, Drab Majesty, Sanford Parker, Wesley Groves, Lightpolite, Jim Hanke, Vinyl Emergency, podcast, Pinwheel Records, Modern Vinyl, Braid, Bob Nanna, Chris Broach, anniversary

Music, Music Feature Dec 22, 2016
Five local labels that had excellent years in 2016

These modest Chicago operations have gotten so good at what they do that they’re shaping music scenes far and wide.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music Feature, Not Normal Tapes, the Bug, Ralph Rivera, Infestational, Baus, Quailbones, hardcore, Maximum Pelt, Basement Family, Swear Beam, Lifestyles, Flesh Panthers, Dan Rico, Chives, Magic Ian, Trouble in Mind, Bill Roe, Lisa Roe, Alto!, the Hecks, Omni, Deluxe, record labels, Hausu Mountain, Doug Kaplan, Max Allison, Tiger Village, Tim Thornton, Mukqs, TALsounds, Natalie Chami, Quicksails, Ben Billington, Closed Sessions, Alex Fruchter, Mike Kolar, Kweku Collins, Nat Love, Jamila Woods, Heavn, Oddcouple, DJ Rude One, hip-hop, soul, Krautrock, garage rock

Music, In Rotation Dec 13, 2016
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Comedian Nicholas Rouley on Birdcloud’s shit-kickin’ straight talk

Plus: Stand-up comic Stephanie Hasz on self-help for people who need to party, the Reader’s Luca Cimarusti on Gucci and Future’s outer-space trap, and more
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: In Rotation, Nicholas Rouley, Stephanie Hasz, Comedy Secrets, Jam Sandwich podcast, Flying Saucer Attack, David Pearce, Rachel Brook, Dehd, Jason Balla, Earring, Ne-Hi, Maximum Pelt, Gucci Mane, Future, Free Bricks 2: Zone 6 Edition, Françoise Hardy, L’Amitié, Tout Ce Qu’on Dit, Light in the Attic, Birdcloud, Singles Only, Nashville, Here in Body, Makenzie Green, Jasmin Kaset, Gil Scott-Heron, Black Wax, Gun, B Movie, RuPaul, Born Naked, Mariah Carey, The Emancipation of Mimi, Wussy, Attica!, Chuck Cleaver, Lisa Walker, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Sep 20, 2016
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Chicago rockers Rabble Rabble hang it up after nine years

Plus: Mama guitarist Dan Rico celebrates his debut album, Rainbo hosts a musician-heavy art exhibit dishonoring Trump, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Rabble Rabble, Composure, Ralph Darski, breakup, broken up, Chicago Singles Club, Fourth Fridays, Cole’s, Empty Bottle, Oozing Wound, Whatever Forever, Dan Rico, Mama, Endless Love, Maximum Pelt, Shit in Can Records, California Clipper, Soft Feeling, The Trump Painting Show, Rainbo, Rich Szczepanski, English Softhearts, Andrea Jablonski, Rabid Rabbit, From Bones, Jonathan van Herik, Disappears, Emily Elhaj, Mayor Daley, Angel Olsen, Peekaboos, Help Stop Decay, Dark Circles Records, cassette, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 9, 2016
Maximum Pelt and Tall Pat Records support Comfort Station with a stacked show at the Logan Square monument

White Mystery, Flesh Panthers, Vamos, Dumpster Babies, and others help raise money for Logan Square arts hub Comfort Station with an outdoor show next Saturday.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Do This, Music, Comfort Station, Maximum Pelt, Tall Pat, Patrick Sullivan, garage, rock, Illinois Centennial Monument, Yolks, Vamos, Dumspter Babies, Vacant Vessel, Wet Piss, Comm To Black, The Bingers, Glyders, White Mystery, Flesh Panthers

Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 19, 2016
Chicago power trio Beat Drun Juel drop a heavy new EP

Plus: Local label Maximum Pelt throws a double release party for Swear Beam and Basement Family, and the Star Creature crew ships a blissful Hotmood record.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Beat Drun Juel, Suppressor, Donna Polydoros, Erik Rasmussen, Decade Music Studios, Fuck Fest, Double Door, Maximum Pelt, Swear Beam, Basement Family, Bigcolour, Empty Bottle, Melkbelly, Star Creature, Ben Van Dyke, Tim Zawada, Boogie Munsters, Tugboat Edits, Hotmood Vol. 1, Hotmood

Blogs, Bleader Jun 24, 2016
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Fuzzy Chicago power trio Basement Family share an exclusive stream of their upcoming self-titled 12-inch

Stoner-pop trio Basement Family drop their first vinyl next week—and play a release party next month.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Do This, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Basement Family, Maximum Pelt, garage rock, punk rock, stoner rock, pop, Alex Auby, Jeremy Lindemulder, Joel Schafer, stream, album, premiere, exclusive, rock, Wall to Wall Recording, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 21, 2016
Laura Callier of Gel Set joins the wagon train to LA

Plus: Manhole hosts the midwest’s biggest queer hip-hop showcase, and Mama return with a revamped lineup.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Laura Callier, Gel Set, Simulation, God Vol. 1, Savage Smyth, Rainbo, Los Angeles, Manhole, H.W.A, Big Dipper, Cazwell, Kaycee Ortiz, Mister Wallace, Cazwell, Rica Shay, Mama, Chris DeArcangelis, Joe Montanaro, Dan Rico, Matt Dudzik, Reed’s Local, Door No. 3, Too Good to Be True, Maximum Pelt, HoZac

Music, Gossip Wolf Apr 6, 2016
Gossip Wolf guesses about the Riot Fest roster

Plus: Skin Graft Records cranks back into action for its 25th anniversary, and Flesh Panthers dig into a new album with a new drummer.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Riot Fest, Douglas Park, Deftones, Thursday, Turnstile, Andrew W.K., Gwar, Biz Markie, American Football, Skin Graft, Skin Graft Records, U.S. Maple, Dazzling Killmen, Melt-Banana, Colossamite, Pre, AIDS Wolf, Mark Fischer, Cellular Chaos, Weasel Walter, Flying Luttenbachers, Arab on Radar, Redeye Worldwide, Flesh Panthers, NGC 2632, Ryan Zombotron, Willows Weep, Maximum Pelt, Mr. Ma’am, Frankie Mars Gunner

Blogs, Bleader Mar 29, 2016
A fond farewell to Logan Square DIY venue Wally's World

Wally's World hosted more than 100 shows over three years, but after a nine-day good-bye blowout, it's waiting for the wrecking ball.
- By Patrick Sullivan
- Tags: Music, RIP, Wally's World, Walter's Wake Week, Clearance, Chives, Son of a Gun, Magic Ian, Ian Wisniewski, Maximum Pelt, Ego, Mama, Fire Retarded, Logan Square, gentrification, eviction, Karissa Talanian, Lil Tits, Eye Vybe, Ottoman Empire, the Bloodline, Young Camelot, DIY, Animal Kingdom

Blogs, Bleader Dec 14, 2015
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Vamos made one of Chicago's best rock records of the year

Mama celebrate a new EP at the Empty Bottle tonight, and Vamos open with material from this year's excellent Spiderbait.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, Vamos, Feelmonger, Spiderbait, Maximum Pelt, 12 O'Clock Track, Mama, Empty Bottle, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 7, 2015
Dance collective the Era debut their footwork film festival

Plus: Bill Tucker and Lil Tits celebrate new releases on Maximum Pelt, and DIY venue Young Camelot gives away dozens of recordings from its shows.
- By Leor Galil and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Gossip Wolf, The Era, RP Boo, Era Footwork Film Festival 2015, Enter the Circle, Mana Contemporary, Maximum Pelt, the Cell Phones, Dan Rico, Fredd Velvet, Punk Fills/Sad Bad Mittens, Bill Tucker, A.M. Station, 1980 Records, Freak Flag, Lil Tits, Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Young Camelot, Oshwa, Vaya, Secret Colours

Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2015
Grab some records while you rock at East Room this weekend

Do312's Rock 'N' Roll Market pairs three killer Chicago rock bands with folks selling lots of cool wares.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Do This, Music, Rock N' Roll Market, Do312, White Mystery, Flesh Panthers, East Room, Mama, Maximum Pelt, FeelTrip, CHIRP, Teen Witch Fan Club

Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 7, 2015
Haki get as punk as they ever will on a new EP

Plus: Two bands on the Maximum Pelt roster celebrate fresh releases, and the Deep Kutz series signs off with one last outlandish covers show.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Haki, Haki's Big New E.P., Positive, Yusuf Muhammad, Forced Into Femininity, Garbage Friends, Logorrhea, Daymaker, Maximum Pelt, Unmanned Ship, Empty Bottle, A.M. Stations, Tacoma, Cokegoat, Cooler by the Lake, Lovely Little Girls, Deep Kutz, Brian Eno, Third Uncle, Mark Safan, Win in the End, Teen Wolf, Phyllis' Musical Inn

Music, Gossip Wolf Nov 5, 2014
Local label Maximum Pelt throws a release party for three of its bands

Plus: London dance imprint Lobster Theremin reissues Chicago Jim, and Teklife producer Boylan drops a bunch of new tracks.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Maximum Pelt, Empty Bottle, Magic Ian, Ego, Massively Ego, "Can't Shut It Off", "Sunlight", Foul Tip, Lil Tits, Perfume, "New Digs, "5 Finger Grind", Pretty All Right, Chicago Jim, Lobster Theremin, Teklife, Boylan, Nate Boylan, Boylan Itz 2K14 Itz Time for Some Boylan, Ima Rockstar Im Not a Rockstar, The Renegadez Volume 1, "Talkin Shit's a No-No", King Louie, "He's on Fire", "Renegadez", Hyperdub, Next Life

Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 16, 2014
Gossip Wolf: 1980 Records releases new tapes by the Clams, Magic Ian, and more

Plus: The Neon Marshmallow fest rises again, Lil Kemo gets a promotion, and more
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, 1980 Records, Bill Tucker, Hair Mown Aftershocks, Maximum Pelt, Magic Ian, Miki Greenberg, the Clams, Pitchfork Music Festival 2014, Kit, Lownt God Rising, Supreme Cuts, Lil Kemo, King Kemo, Neon Marshmallow Festival, Hair Police, Telecult Powers, Locrian, Andre Foisy, Insect Ark, Alex Barnett

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