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- Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 27, 2020
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Beloved DIY space Situations signs off with a Halloween livestream
Plus: Angel Marcloid of Fire-Toolz drops an album of fizzy jazz fusion as Nonlocal Forecast.
- City Life, Public Service Announcement Sep 11, 2020
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Readings, livestreams, and drunk farmers
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- Music, Music Feature Apr 29, 2020
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Let the Reader help with your Bandcamp shopping list
In the past few weeks, we’ve recommended three dozen Bandcamp releases—and this Friday, the service will again pass its share of revenue along to artists.
- Music, Music Review Mar 27, 2020
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Spend quality time in quarantine with your new favorite Chicago albums
Close your eyes and picture yourself at your favorite local venue while listening to these new releases.
- Music, Music Review Mar 27, 2020
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Melkbelly’s juxtaposition of weird and pretty keeps getting more perplexing
- Music, Music Feature Jan 30, 2020
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The best Chicago albums of the 2010s: the critics’ ballots
Here’s where to see who voted for what and how the points got divvied up.
- Music, Music Feature Jan 30, 2020
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The best Chicago albums of the 2010s
The Reader polled dozens of critics to arrive at an absolutely indisputable ranked list of several hundred records that will definitely not start any arguments.
- Music, Pitchfork Jul 17, 2018
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From basement shows to Pitchfork stages
Veterans of Chicago’s multifaceted DIY scene talk about the community that shaped them.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 25, 2018
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The Pitchfork Music Festival announces its 2018 aftershows
Headliners of Pitchfork's 2018 aftershows include Japanese Breakfast, Girlpool, and Kweku Collins.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 13, 2018
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The Pitchfork Music Festival reveals the final names of its 2018 lineup
It took three weeks, but Pitchfork has now announced the names of all the artists performing at its 13th festival, including headliners Fleet Foxes and Lauryn Hill.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2018
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The Pitchfork Music Festival announces its first wave of acts for 2018
Tame Impala was the first Pitchfork performer revealed on a mural outside the Violet Hour this morning—and this post will be updated throughout the day.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 12, 2018
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Guitarist Randy Randall on how No Age have adapted to family time—and what their odd new album title means
To support the new Snares Like a Haircut, noise-punks No Age play Schubas during the Tomorrow Never Knows festival.
- Music, Music Feature Jan 3, 2018
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Stories from Chicago’s favorite rock ’n’ roll clusterfuck
Ian’s Party is a music festival, yes, but it’s run mostly by volunteers—which helps it feel like a community, not a branding exercise.
- Music, Music Feature Oct 11, 2017
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Let’s put it in writing: Melkbelly are Chicago’s most exciting rock band
On the new Nothing Valley, the Pilsen four-piece have found a tense balance between delicate melody and frantic noise.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 17, 2017
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Local noise-pop group Melkbelly release a video for the brand-new single ‘Middle Of’
In Melkbelly's new video they're having all sorts of hangs in their practice space.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 1, 2017
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Electric brains on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist Josh Davis of Dead Meat Design.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 22, 2017
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Meat Wave return with the brash, self-loathing ‘Bad Man’
Meat Wave's brand-new third album, The Incessant, includes the self-hating breakup song "Bad Man."
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 9, 2016
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An unbelievable surprise is unveiled on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was designed by local silk-screen artist Ryan Duggan.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 19, 2016
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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.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 8, 2016
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Frontwoman Fest returns to the Burlington to celebrate female musicians
A broad range of Chicago acts featuring female musicians—including Melkbelly, Fury, Lykanthea, and Beat Drun Juel—gather on Saturday for the second Frontwoman Fest.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 13, 2015
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Auxiliary Arts Center bids farewell with a compilation and final show
The Avondale space hosts one final show, with a handful of bands that appear on its brand-new cassette compilation.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 31, 2015
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Local posthardcore band Slow Mass enters the world with 'Nice But Not Kind'
The Reader has the great debut song and video from this local punk outfit.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 20, 2015
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Vivian Girls singer Cassie Ramone headlines a mellow night of solo sets at the Owl
The night also includes sets from three local singers.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 1, 2015
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Best of Chicago winners Melkbelly drop a new single
Plus: The Velcro Lewis Group makes an album with John Forbes, and Dark Matter throws a birthday party with free beer, food, and music.
- Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife 2015 Critics' Picks Jun 24, 2015
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Best cross between the Breeders and Lightning Bolt