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- Music, Music Feature Jul 30, 2020
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Want live music back? Wear a mask and call Congress.
Staff from 22 Chicago music venues talk about how far they still are from normal—and what it’ll take to keep them around till we all get there.
- Music, Gig Poster of the Week Jul 29, 2020
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Get in formation on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Terrell Davis.
- Music, Music Feature Jun 23, 2020
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Chicago punk was born queer
How three gay bars—La Mere Vipere, O’Banion’s, and Oz—became the cradle of the city’s punk scene
- Music, Music Feature Mar 17, 2020
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COVID-19 hits live music hard
You can still support artists and staff by buying merch and donating to fundraisers.
- Music, Music Review Mar 13, 2020
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Berlin producer Laurel Halo performs at this year’s Daphne festival and releases her first film score
- Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 3, 2020
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Fans and friends help beloved DJ Teri Bristol pay her medical bills
Plus: Impulsive Hearts celebrate a new album benefiting Girls Rock! Chicago, and soul eccentric Zango the Third drops the contemplative Boketto.
- Music, Music Feature Feb 19, 2020
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Daisychain gives women and nonbinary DJs the platform they deserve
Alicia Greco’s weekly podcast has already posted 110 mixes, fostering a community that won’t stay marginalized much longer.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 27, 2019
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No Men summon a demon to fight climate change in their new video
Plus: DJ and producer Ariel Zetina celebrates a new EP at Danny’s, and Daptone releases more music from soul singer Doug Shorts.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 9, 2019
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Three-fourths of Ne-Hi switch gears as Spun Out
Plus: J Bambii’s Brown Skin Lady Show throws an anniversary party on a boat, and acid-house veteran Terry Mullan plays his final Chicago show.
- Music, Gig Poster of the Week Jun 19, 2019
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The category is neon on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was designed by Smart Bar's Clare Byrne, with Front Left Speaker hosts Kim Passable and JayJay photographed by the series' organizers.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 17, 2019
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Local producers Tensei create an electronic canvas of astral soul
Plus: Chicago house producer Derrick “Sleezy D” Harris passes away, and Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire plays two shows behind his new solo album.
- Music, The Block Beat Jun 12, 2019
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Lucy Stoole: a good look for Chicago
The city’s beloved drag mom uses a favorite vintage store to make a point about showing up for your community.
- Music, In Rotation Mar 11, 2019
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DJ and producer Ariel Zetina on a beautifully transgressive Portuguese beat genius
Plus: photographer Julia Dratel on a sound artist with an ear for ecology, Reader associate editor Jamie Ludwig on a documentary that gives Sam Cooke’s death the close look it deserved, and more
- Music, Music Feature Jan 23, 2019
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Why won’t City Hall fight for Chicago’s homegrown music scene?
The Chicago Independent Venue League shouldn’t have to push back against the Live Nation handouts in the Lincoln Yards development—but the city doesn’t protect its own treasures.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 10, 2018
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BlacKkKlansman and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Josie Dunn at Lincoln Hall and more goings on 8/10-8/12
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 1, 2018
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The Daphne festival elevates women and nonbinary DJs
The folks behind Daphne—including Eris Drew, Sold, and DJ Kiddo—discuss how the festival’s workshops aim to help women and nonbinary people claim their place in electronic-music history.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 31, 2017
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The Homocore Chicago series puts its legacy on exhibit for its 25th birthday
Plus: Kenny Childers of Gentleman Caller and author Maryse Meijer pair songs with readings from the stories that inspired them, and Smart Bar hosts 23 hours of continuous DJ sets.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 24, 2017
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Steve Mizek’s Argot label celebrates five years of top-shelf electronic music
Plus: Cole’s hosts a Halloween cover-band benefit for Mexico and Puerto Rico, and Mute Duo pair their taut, atmospheric sound with the art of Dmitry Samarov.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 24, 2017
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Alien-inspired drag scenesters invade Wrigleyville
A close encounter with Mizz Chelsla Green and Trisha Bass
- Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 8, 2017
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Garage rocker Mac Blackout hangs his cosmic caricatures at Ampersand’s first art show
Plus: The National Steppers Society comes to Summerdance, and raunchy rapper Cupcakke hits an all-building party at Metro and Smart Bar.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 3, 2017
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The hosts of WLUW’s Abstract Science reflect on the electronic music radio show’s 20-year history ahead of its thousandth episode
Four EDM lifers celebrate a milestone by taking over 88.7 FM for 20 consecutive hours.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 13, 2017
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Dorian Electra celebrates 2,000 years of drag with a crowd of dazzling Chicagoans
Dorian Electra's video "2,000 Years of Drag: A Musical Odyssey" aims to teach compassion for trans-feminine people and an understanding of their history.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 11, 2017
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The Black Madonna returns to Smart Bar behind her new single, ‘He Is the Voice I Hear’
Chicago dance-music phenom the Black Madonna is sure to play one of the best sets of this year's Tomorrow Never Knows festival.
- Music, Music Feature Dec 12, 2016
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People Issue 2016: Troy Doris, the beat-making triple jumper
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 7, 2016
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Remembering Bay Area producer Cherushii, a victim of the Ghost Ship fire
Chelsea Faith Dolan, aka Cherushii, was identified yesterday as one of the 36 people so far known to have died in the fire at the Ghost Ship arts space in Oakland.
