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Food & Drink
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Food & Drink Feature
Aug 28, 2013
One bourbon, one scotch, and 20 new hipster bars
A forthcoming Logan Square venture from two Violet Hour vets is about to open in a neighborhood that’s looking increasingly like Wicker Park.
By Julia Thiel
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Food & Drink Feature
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Analogue bar
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Henry Prendergast
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Robert Haynes
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Logan Square
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Violet Hour
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Wicker Park
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cocktail lounge
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Aviary
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Barrelhouse Flat
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Sable
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The Drawing Room
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Bar DeVille
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Drumbar
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Whistler
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Weegee's Lounge
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Scofflaw
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Longman & Eagle
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Billy Sunday
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whiskey smash
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Paul McGee
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Three Dots and a Dash
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Bonny's
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Helen's Two Way Lounge
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Paul Lynn Miller
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Radler
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Chicago Distilling Company
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Land and Sea Dept.
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Parson's Chicken and Fish
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Parts & Labor
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Prindiville
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West Town
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Ukrainian Village
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Pulaski Park
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Noble Square
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Whirlaway Lounge
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Maria Jaimes
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Rainbo
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Danny's
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Gold Star
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The Charleston
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Alfredo Nogueria
Music
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In Rotation
Jun 21, 2013
In Rotation: Rafa Alvarez, aka Different Sleep, on Miley Cyrus twerking in a frog suit
Plus: Tyler Andere of Portals on moody German techno, the
Reader
's Leor Galil on Anti-Gravity Bunny, and more
By Leor Galil
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Lemuria
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emo
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punk
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Anti-Gravity Bunny
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Justin Snow
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Parts & Labor
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Mamaleek
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Wreck & Reference
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Ragana
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experimental music
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blogs
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house music
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Breach
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techno
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Smallville Records
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Robag Wruhme
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Christopher Rau
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DJ Koze
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Pampa Records
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Young Thug
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MCs
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Becky G.
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Becky Gomez
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Leor Galil
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Rafa Alvarez
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Different Sleep
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Drake
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Trippy Turtle
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Cashmere Cat
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Twitter
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Soundcloud
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Miley Cyrus
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Paris Hilton
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Amanda Bynes
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Mike Will Made It
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J. Robbins
Film
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Artist on Artist
Apr 30, 2013
Audio
Artist on Artist: Brian Chippendale of Black Pus and Lightning Bolt talks with Seth Sher of Zath and Psychic Steel
"I like to listen to stuff and then go play. I'll watch the latest Rihanna video and then go play drums."
By Luca Cimarusti
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drummers
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thrash
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Philip Montoro
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Brian Chippendale
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Ben McOsker
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Load Records
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Coughs
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Thrill Jockey
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Black Pus
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bands
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solo projects
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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
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Lightning Bolt
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noise rock
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videos
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MoHa!
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Seth Sher
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Dan Friel
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Parts & Labor
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Zath
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Ruins
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Psychic Steel
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Yoshimi P-We
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The Boredoms
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Kevin Shea
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Audio
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Bleader
Jan 23, 2013
Gossip Wolf premiere: Teith's dreamy "Don't Obfuscate Me"
Gossip Wolf's exclusive premiere of "Don't Obfuscate Me," a dreamy slow burner from Teith's posthumous debut album,
Humboldt Park
By Leor Galil
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Gossip Wolf
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Teith
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Don't Obfuscate Me
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Humboldt Park
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Empty Bottle
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Parts & Labor
Music
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Soundboard
Apr 14, 2011
The List: April 14-20
Music Critics' Choices and other notable shows, including: Amon Amarth, Megaton Leviathan, Front 242, Mike Watt + the Missingmen, Ralph Stanley, Parts & Labor, and more
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Soundboard
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Bottom Lounge
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Memories
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Reggie's Rock Club
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Mayne Stage
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Hideout
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Metro
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Schubas
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Roxaboxen Exhibitions
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Symphony Center
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Saint Vincent de Paul Church
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Lincoln Hall
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Empty Bottle
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Amon Amarth
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Megaton Leviathan
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Peelander-Z
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Charlie Parr
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Anni Rossi
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Rollin Hunt
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Front 242
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Wax Trax!
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Mike Watt + the Missingmen
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Ralph Stanley
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Luc Van Acker
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Paul Barker
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Chris Connelly
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Revolting Cocks
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The Bach Project
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Crocodiles
,
Parts & Labor
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Stage Bar
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Reggies’ Rock Club
Blogs
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Bleader
Dec 31, 2009
Video
Mixtape For a Low Dishonest Decade
21 songs for a terrible decade.
By Whet Moser
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Music
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Mae Shi
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HLLLYH
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M.O.P.
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Ante Up
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The Thermals
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The Body The Blood The Machine
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M.I.A.
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Paper Planes
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Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit
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The Very Best
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Brokencyde
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Freaxx
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Drive-By Truckers
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Jason Isbell
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The Saga of Njal Burned Alive
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Lee Sandlin
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Neko Case
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Furnace Room Lullaby
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Mountain Goats
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We Shall All Be Healed
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Killer Mike
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Lil Wayne
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The Evens
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Parts & Labor
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Lady Gaga
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Let's Dance
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Victor Pelevin
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Friedmann Space
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The Lonely Island
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Andy Samberg
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Aaron Neville
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Louisana 1927
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Randy Newman
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Limp Bizkit
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Johnny Rzeznik
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The Killers
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Radiohead
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Kid A
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Southland Tales
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Modest Mouse
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David Byrne
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Brian Eno
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Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
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The Hold Steady
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The Extra Glenns
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This Year
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Video
Blogs
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Bleader
Oct 24, 2008
A reasonably good few days for entertainment
Parts & Labor, John Hodgman, and some other interesting stuff
By Whet Moser
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News
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Chicagoland
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Parts & Labor
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David Rees
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John Hodgman
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Don Hertzfeldt
Blogs
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Bleader
Oct 20, 2008
Ears & Eyes: Why you shouldn't be sick of music festivals
The third annual Ears & Eyes Festival comes to the Hideout this weekend.
By Alex Yablon
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Music
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Crickets
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Hideout
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Eleventh Dream Day
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Eternals
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Parts & Labor
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Ears & Eyes Festival
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Ears & Eyes Records
,
Black Ladies
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 18, 2008
Video
Parts and Labor at the AV-aerie
Parts and Labor play the AV-aerie on Wednesday, and you should see them.
By Whet Moser
Tags:
News
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Chicagoland
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Music
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Parts & Labor
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Video
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