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Music, Music Feature Aug 5, 2020
The Reader has 56 places to start your shopping this Bandcamp day

Just in case you’ve been waiting to spend your monthly music budget till more of it would go to artists and labels
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, #SaveOurStages, Another Sunny Day, Attack of the Chicago Boogie, Bandcamp, Bandcamp day, Bandcamp Friday, Black Plight, Bloodmist Boris, Bob Nanna, Bruges, Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Chris Crack, Cinder Well, Cold Beaches, COVID-19, Cutta, Daniel Ek, Dehd, Evicshen, Fat Night, Ghetto Kumbé, Gosh Diggity, He Who Walks Three Ways, HHY & the Macumbas, James Swanberg, Jovan Landry, Julianna Barwick, Lawrence Arms, Le Tour, Lillerne #122, Margo Price, Mexican Werewolf, Myquale, Nest Egg, Nicole Mitchell & Lisa E. Harris, Nnamdï, Ocean Cult, Old Man Gloom, Oscillator Bug, Paisley Fields, pandemic, Park Hye Jin, Park National, Peter Brötzmann & Fred Lonberg-Holm, Protagonists, Protomartyr, Pyrrhon, Quicksails, Quiet Eye, revenue share, Robert Millis, Sault, Scott McGaughey, Silicone Prairie, SituationChicago, Spectacular Diagnostics, Spotify, Surgery Boys, Thiago Nassif, touring, Vile Creature, Vince Ash, Warm Human, Warrior Tribes, Xoe Wise, Zombi

Music, Music Review Jul 21, 2020
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Protomartyr dive into the murk of modernity with Ultimate Success Today
- By Shannon Nico Shreibak
- Tags: Music Review, Protomartyr, Ultimate Success Today, Domino Recording Company, Joe Casey, Detroit, Michigan, Jemeel Moondoc, Nandi Rose, Half Waif, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Recommended

Music, Concert Preview Sep 29, 2017
Recommended Video
Detroit postpunk force Protomartyr go far beyond subtleties on their latest album
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Concert Preview, Protomartyr, Relatives in Descent, Recommended, Video

Music, In Rotation Nov 18, 2015
Stephen Sowley of Fake Limbs on a great way to get some gay aliens in your life

Plus: Mastering engineer Matthew Barnhart on a band for people "going through stuff," the Reader's Philip Montoro on the happiest audience he's ever seen, and more
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: In Rotation, In Rotation, Stephen Sowley, Fake Limbs, Cold Storage, Matthew Barnhart, Chicago Mastering Service, Jaap Blonk, Mahmoud Ahmed, World Music Festival 2015, Grouper, Mozart band, The Tick album, Obnox, Aye Nako, gay aliens tank top, Courtland Green, Dove's Luncheonette, Octagrape, Protomartyr, The Agent Intellect

Music, Fall Preview Sep 9, 2015
Pitchfork Festival class of 2015 returns to Chicago
- By Tanner Howard
- Tags: Fall Arts, Fall Preview 2015, Pitchfork Music Festival 2015, Tobias Jesso Jr., Jamie XX, Shamir, Protomartyr, Ought band, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Waxahatchee, Mac DeMarco

Blogs, Bleader Aug 5, 2015
Video
See 826 Chicago students interview Parquet Courts, Protomartyr, and Jimmy Whispers

The Reader followed a few intrepid teenage journalists while they interviewed musicians at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music, Education, Pitchfork Day Two, 826Chi, 826 Chicago, Pitchfork Music Festival, Pitchfork Music Festival 2015, Jimmy Whispers, Parquet Courts, Protomartyr, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 19, 2015
Recapping Pitchfork's second day: Weather forecasts suck, and Sleater-Kinney rules

An unexpected storm briefly shut down the festival, but a triumphant Sleater-Kinney set waited at the end of the rainbow.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Pitchfork Day Two, Music, Pitchfork, Pitchfork Music Festival, Sleater-Kinney, Carrie Brownstein, Janet Weiss, Corin Tucker, Vic Mensa, Ex Hex, Kurt Vile, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Sonnenzimmer, Nick Butcher, HoZac, Erin Page, Erin Watson, Kill Hatsumomo, Ariel Pink, Protomartyr, Joe Casey, New Pornographers, Future Islands, Sam Herring, Bully, Alicia Bognanno, Vince Staples, Shamir, Jimmy Whispers

Blogs, Bleader Feb 25, 2015
Trying to stay warm at the Empty Bottle on the gig poster of the week

This week's gig poster was designed by local illustrator Joe Schorgl.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Gig Posters, Arts, Music, Visual Art, gig poster, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Joe Schorgl, Music Frozen Dancing, Empty Bottle, Perfect Pussy, Protomartyr, Oozing Wound, Ne-Hi, cold weather

Music, In Rotation Jul 29, 2013
In Rotation: Engineer Jason Ward on Grimes's "Oblivion" video

Plus: The Reader's Kevin Warwick on a grindcore tribute to the Dodgers' Yasiel Puig, Tic Tac Totally founder Matt Clark on bizarre German hip-hop genius Xberg Dhirty6 Cru, and more.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: In Rotation, Protomartyr, Joe Casey, punk signles, Puig Destroyer, Yasiel Puig, fantasy baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, grindcore, Permanent Records, Soft Healer, Crown Larks, Technicolor Teeth, Total Trash, Slut River, shows, in-stores, Kevin Warwick, Matt Clark, Tic Tac Totally Records, Pierre Raph, Jean Rollin, Mark Lanegan, Xberg Dhirty6 Cru, Grimes, videos, Ill Till, The Handsome Family, music to get babies to sleep, record mastering, hip-hop, Mike Johnson, German language, Chicago Mastering Service, Rock Bottom & the Spys, Jason Ward, Joyride Records

Blogs, Bleader Jul 21, 2013
Reader's Agenda Sun 7/21: Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival, Celebrate Clark Street, Protomartyr, and more

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Sunday, July 21
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival, Dawes Park, Celebrate Clark Street, H'sao, Chad, vallenato, Beto Jamaica, Boogat, Funkadesi, Vicios de Papa, Parquet Courts, Protomartyr, Joe Casey, Outside World

Blogs, Bleader Jul 18, 2013
Best shows to see: Lord Dying, Caleb James, Eviyan, Protomartyr, and of course Pitchfork

Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include Lord Dying, Caleb James, Eviyan, Protomartyr, the Vans Warped Tour, and of course the Pitchfork Music Festival.
- By Tosten Burks
- Tags: Do This, Music, Soundboard, live music, concert listings, Lord Dying, Empty Bottle, Caleb James, Save Money, Reggie's Rock Club, Eviyan, City Winery, Protomartyr, Bottom Lounge, Warped Tour, Pitchfork, Pitchfork Music Festival

Music, Pitchfork Jul 17, 2013
The Reader's guide to Pitchfork afterparties

There's no Bitchpork this year, but there is Rotted Tooth, plus plenty more.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Pitchfork, Pitchfork 2013, afterparties, Bitchpork, Rotted Tooth Festival, Autre Ne Veut, Savages, Parquet Courts, Wolf Eyes, Pharmakon, Marshstepper, Bitchin Bajas, Running band, Oozing Wound, Rectal Hygienics, Sasha Go Hard, Supreme Cuts, The GTW, Kit, DJ Earl, Bengfang, Cobrafest, Cobra Lounge, Bronx, King Dude, White Mystery, And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Bad Rabbits, Jeff Parker, Rob Mazurek, People's Temple, Habibi, Thing band, Foxygen, Gauntlet Hairs, Gambles band, Julia Holter, Jessica Pratt, Chuck Inglish, Alex Wiley, Kembe X, Caleb James, Save Money Army, KEN Mode, Inter Arma, Stavros Giannopoulos, Atlas Moth, Mad Conductor, Agents of Change, Run & Punch, Waste Basket, Merchandise, Daughn Gibson, Connections band, Steve Gunn, Sky Ferreira, Johnny Hostile, Zeros, Blind Shake, Outer Minds, Belle & Sebastian, Heaven Malone, Greg Corner, Mac DeMarco, Ex-Cult, OBN IIIs, Growlers band, Denney & the Jets, Toxie, Pissed Jeans, Inter Arma, Lasers and Fast and Shit, Nicolas Jaar, Jacques Green, Todd Edwards, Teklife DJs, DJ Rashad, Spinn, Traxman, DJ Manny, Ryan Hemsworth, The Singleman Affair, Health & Beauty, El Is a Sound of Joy, Sloppy White, Dave Mata, Duke Grip, Skeme Richards, Trash Talk, White Lung, Ratking, Waxahatchee, Carbonleak, Modern Hut, Evian Christ, STV SLV, Moneyworth, Danny Leroy, Po'Chop, Josephine Shaker, Bump & Grindcore V, Jonathan Toubin Soul Clap, Dance Off, La Luz, King Dude, White Mystery, Rainbow Gun Show, Nones, Protomartyr, Project Mayhem, Young Tee Tee, Skylar Grey, TeamMate, Double Door, Lincoln Hall, Constellation, Reggie's Rock Club, Bottom Lounge, Schubas, Hideout, Reggies’ Rock Club

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The Reader has 56 places to start your shopping this Bandcamp day

Just in case you’ve been waiting to spend your monthly music budget till more of it would go to artists and labels

Recommended
Protomartyr dive into the murk of modernity with Ultimate Success Today

Recommended Video
Detroit postpunk force Protomartyr go far beyond subtleties on their latest album

Stephen Sowley of Fake Limbs on a great way to get some gay aliens in your life

Plus: Mastering engineer Matthew Barnhart on a band for people "going through stuff," the Reader's Philip Montoro on the happiest audience he's ever seen, and more

Pitchfork Festival class of 2015 returns to Chicago

Video
See 826 Chicago students interview Parquet Courts, Protomartyr, and Jimmy Whispers

The Reader followed a few intrepid teenage journalists while they interviewed musicians at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival.

Recapping Pitchfork's second day: Weather forecasts suck, and Sleater-Kinney rules

An unexpected storm briefly shut down the festival, but a triumphant Sleater-Kinney set waited at the end of the rainbow.

Trying to stay warm at the Empty Bottle on the gig poster of the week

This week's gig poster was designed by local illustrator Joe Schorgl.

In Rotation: Engineer Jason Ward on Grimes's "Oblivion" video

Plus: The Reader's Kevin Warwick on a grindcore tribute to the Dodgers' Yasiel Puig, Tic Tac Totally founder Matt Clark on bizarre German hip-hop genius Xberg Dhirty6 Cru, and more.

Reader's Agenda Sun 7/21: Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival, Celebrate Clark Street, Protomartyr, and more

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Sunday, July 21

Best shows to see: Lord Dying, Caleb James, Eviyan, Protomartyr, and of course Pitchfork

Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include Lord Dying, Caleb James, Eviyan, Protomartyr, the Vans Warped Tour, and of course the Pitchfork Music Festival.

The Reader's guide to Pitchfork afterparties

There's no Bitchpork this year, but there is Rotted Tooth, plus plenty more.

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Just in case you’ve been waiting to spend your monthly music budget till more of it would go to artists and labels

Plus: Mastering engineer Matthew Barnhart on a band for people "going through stuff," the Reader's Philip Montoro on the happiest audience he's ever seen, and more

The Reader followed a few intrepid teenage journalists while they interviewed musicians at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival.

An unexpected storm briefly shut down the festival, but a triumphant Sleater-Kinney set waited at the end of the rainbow.

This week's gig poster was designed by local illustrator Joe Schorgl.

Plus: The Reader's Kevin Warwick on a grindcore tribute to the Dodgers' Yasiel Puig, Tic Tac Totally founder Matt Clark on bizarre German hip-hop genius Xberg Dhirty6 Cru, and more.

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Sunday, July 21

Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include Lord Dying, Caleb James, Eviyan, Protomartyr, the Vans Warped Tour, and of course the Pitchfork Music Festival.

There's no Bitchpork this year, but there is Rotted Tooth, plus plenty more.

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