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- City Life, Public Service Announcement Nov 6, 2020
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Music makes the people come together
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 13, 2020
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Chris Connelly and Jessica Gallo release a tribute single for late drummer Bill Rieflin
Plus: new rap projects from activist Mohawk Johnson and experimental duo Angry Blackmen
- Music, Music Feature Aug 14, 2020
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Dave ‘Medusa’ Shelton was a fairy godmother to Chicago’s club scene
He didn’t just found the legendary Medusa’s—he also helped everyone in his orbit shine like a star.
- Music, Music Feature Jun 16, 2020
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Martin Atkins’s greatest moment in Chicago music history
With his supergroup Pigface, the industrial-music veteran brings together all sorts of scenes onstage.
- Music, Music Feature Mar 3, 2020
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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.
- Music, Concert Preview Nov 21, 2019
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Pigface offers a cornucopia of industrial-flavored madness with two shows Thanksgiving weekend
- 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.
- Music, Music Feature Sep 12, 2017
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You got your Riot Fest in my peanut butter!
Gentle readers, witness our dumbest way yet of rounding up the local acts on the bill.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 19, 2017
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Riot Fest pulls off another coup: Jawbreaker’s first public performance since 1996
Jawbreaker's improbable reunion is this year's big Riot Fest news, but the bill also includes Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, New Order, Paramore, M.I.A., Vic Mensa, and Ministry.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 28, 2017
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The Vic screens the Wax Trax! Records documentary before it’s even finished
Plus: Dream-pop project Fauvely celebrates its debut EP, and Chicago expat Alex Wiley returns to headline a hip-hop party at the Promontory.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Nov 22, 2016
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Industrial supergroup Pigface celebrates 25 years of revolving-door lineups
Plus: The Music Box screens an underappreciated Prince movie, the Chosen Few DJs honor a bygone house-music club, and more.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 1, 2016
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Aesop Rock paints a picture of his estranged brother as a music-obsessed 90s teen
Worldly-wise wordsmith Aesop Rock leads listeners on a deeply felt trip through his childhood with the single "Blood Sandwich."
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Aug 24, 2015
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Chicago techno-pop trio Scarlet Architect reunite for a European tour after 32 years apart
Scarlet Architect's forthcoming archival release, Eternal Return, includes the 1982 international hit "Rose Grey."
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 30, 2015
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A former Reader writer really didn't like Lollapalooza '92
A #TBT to Bill Wyman's takedown of the music fest's inaugural year
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 15, 2015
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Cable-access dance party Chic-a-Go-Go celebrates its 1,000th episode
Plus: Wolf Eyes plays a not-so-secret show at the Owl, Al Jourgensen of Ministry appears on the next Ono album, and more.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 9, 2013
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Gossip Wolf: Sons of the Silent Age do Bowie at a Pablove benefit
Plus: Metal veterans launch new bands Hate Meditation and Corrections House
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 15, 2011
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Al Jourgensen drops lawsuit against Ministry documentarians, distributor says
The distributor of "FIX: The Ministry Movie" says frontman Al Jourgensen has dropped a lawsuit that sought to block the film's release.
- Music, Gossip Wolf May 19, 2011
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Gossip Wolf: Chris Connelly gets back to rock
The industrial legend recruits some hard hitters for his new album. Plus: J2K racks up some credits outside Flosstradamus, Alex White quits her day job, and Royal Pines shuffle their lineup
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 22, 2011
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Distributor to Release Ministry Movie Despite Lawsuit
The distributor of "Fix: The Ministry Movie" still plans to shop the film in Cannes despite a lawsuit from front man Al Jourgensen.
- Music, Music Feature Apr 14, 2011
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Ministry Movie Melee
Why won’t Al Jourgensen be at CIMMfest’s premiere of Fix: The Ministry Movie? Buckle up—it’s complicated.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 11, 2010
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Internet Rumor of the Day: Ministry Made a Soda Jingle
Did a pre-industrial Al Jourgensen shill for Shasta?
- Music, Music Feature Mar 18, 2010
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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.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 18, 2010
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James Brown's Body
The godfather's corpse takes a walk, Ryan Adams tries metal, Lady Gaga pumps G.I.S.M., and more
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 4, 2008
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Martin Atkins talk tonight at Reggie's Music Joint
Martin Atkins discusses his book "Tour: Smart" at Reggie's Music Joint tonight.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 4, 2007
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The last sucker punch
Ministry remembers how not to suck.
