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Music, Music Feature Sep 28, 2020
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Rest in power to Chicago hip-hop’s first breakout artist

In 1991, Black A.G. made it onto TVs all over the country with the Quicksilver Cooley production “No Typa Drugdeala.”
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Black A.G., No Typa Drugdeala, the Box, John Robson, Quicksilver Cooley, Vakill, Donald Mason, Molemen, Tim Poindexter, Keith Carson, KC, Spoon, Spencer Hampton, Soul Sonic Rockers, TNT, Sirgio, O.Z. & the D.V.S. Crew, Tim-Ski, Straight Gangsta Mac, Fame Goes to Your Head, Tell the Truth, Paper Story, Scarface, Droppin Bombz, Keith Wiley, Shawtbizle, Alien Audio Studios, Dennis Moore, Chad Sorenson, DJ Risky Bizness, Midway: The Story of Chicago Hip-Hop, Video

Music, Music Feature Jan 14, 2020
Video
What turns kids punk?

The new musical Verböten uses the story of Jason Narducy’s forgotten early-80s band to talk about the power of subculture.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Verböten, Jason Narducy, Brett Neveu, Sonic Highways, punk, punk rock, Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, musical theater, Evanston, Split Single, John Stirratt, Wilco, Superchunk, Jon Wurster, Spoon, Britt Daniel, Jason & Alison, Alison Chesley, Helen Money, Verbow, Woodshed, Epic Records, Chronicles, Bob Mould, Tracey Bradford, Rights of the Accused, Naked Raygun, Silver Abuse, Da, Cubby Bear, Steppenwolf, Goodman, Cubby Bear, Chopin Theatre, House Theatre of Chicago, Odradek, La Mere Vipere, O’Banions, Oz, Club C.O.D., Tutu & the Pirates, Terry Nelson, WZRD, Autumn Records, Busted at Oz, Chris Kean, Record Exchange, Shake, Rattle & Read, Ric Addy, Chicago Reader, Maximum RocknRoll, Flipside, Zack Kantor, Roycemore School, Jay Yuenger, White Zombie, Studiomedia Recording Company, Work, Let It Out, Work to Let It Out, Kidding Around, Nathan Allen, Kieran McCabe, SPACE, Nora O'Connor, Flat Five, Decemberists, Iron & Wine, Neko Case, Against Me!, Black Me Out, Articles of Faith, Ramones, Circle Jerks, I'm Not Coming Home, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 3, 2017
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Emanuel: Rauner is ‘governing through anger’ by vetoing CPS funding, and other Chicago news

Also, a Northwestern professor and an Oxford University employee are wanted for murder in connection with a stabbing death in River North.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Public Schools, education funding, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, health insurance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Northwestern University, Oxford University, murder, Wyndham Lathem, Andrew Warren, Trenton H. James Cornell-Duranleau, Bastian Schweinsteiger, soccer, Chicago Fire, Manchester, Munich, Metro, Foo Fighters, Lollapalooza, Arcade Fire, Blink-182, Spoon, Video

Music, Concert Preview Jul 20, 2017
Recommended Video
Veteran indie-pop minimalists Spoon tweak their sound for the dance floor and the chill-out zone
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Concert Preview, Spoon, Hot Thoughts, Recommended, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 22, 2017
Lollapalooza 2017 lineup: Chance the Rapper takes a victory lap with a bunch of predictable acts

The local rap hero is one of the few bright spots on an otherwise anemic Lollapalooza lineup that also includes Lorde, Migos, the XX, Run the Jewels, and, um, Liam Gallagher.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music, Lollapalooza, Lollapalooza 2017, Grant Park, Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book, Muse, Arcade Fire, the Killers, Lorde, Migos, the XX, Run the Jewels, Spoon, Liam Gallagher, Blink-182, Ryan Adams, the Shins, 21 Savage, Rae Sremmurd, Noname, the Walters, Kweku Collins, Whitney, the O'My's, Big Sean

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Feb 11, 2016
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Immm Rice & Beyond introduces Uptown to Thai street food

The "meat-and-three" concept goes Thai at the fast-food spot on Broadway and Argyle.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Immm Rice & Beyond, Uptown, Thai, Aroy Thai, Andy’s Thai Kitchen, Rainbow, Paula’s Thai Kitchen, Tom Yum Cafe, JJ Thai Street, Spoon, Dew Suriyawan, Noon Tosakulwong, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Oct 10, 2014
RIP Fletcher Weatherspoon, longtime pillar of Chicago's African-American social-club scene

Jake Austen profiled Weatherspoon for the Reader in the 2012 feature story "Spoon's last dance."
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: RIP, Music, Fletcher Weatherspoon, ElWarren, social clubs, Dove Productions, Spoon, obituary, RIP, Jake Austen

Blogs, Bleader Sep 24, 2014
Gig poster of the week: Spoon is faded

This week's gig poster was designed by Daniel MacAdam of Crosshair.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Gig Posters, Arts, Music, Visual Art, gig poster, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Daniel MacAdam, Crosshair, Chicago Theatre, Spoon, EMA

Blogs, Bleader Sep 16, 2014
Reader's Agenda Tue 9/16: Black and Blue Gala, Taste Around Town, and EMA

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Tuesday, September 16
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Windy City Rollers, Black and Blue Gala, Taste Around Town, Gilt Bar, Carriage House, Au Cheval, Max's Wine Dive, Spoon, Chicago Theatre, EMA

Blogs, Bleader Aug 20, 2014
Gig poster of the week: Dive into the drink with Spoon

This week's featured gig poster was created by designer Nate Duval.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Gig Posters, Arts, Music, Visual Art, gig posters, gig poster, gig poster of the week, Nate Duval, Spoon, Metro

Music, Music Sidebar Jun 13, 2013
Taste of Randolph 2013

Try a bit of the Joy Formidable with your Publican Quality Meats.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Randolph Street, West Loop, Randolph, Peoria, Racine, BellyQ, Wishbone, Publican Quality Meats, Divine Fits, Wolf Parade, Spoon, the New Bomb Turks, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, Great Divide, Escort, Heard, BS Brass Band, Bear in Heaven, Radiation City, Trails & Wa, Joy Formidable, Greensky Bluegrass, American Royalty, Swamp Heat, Milo Greene, Lord Huron, Van Ghost, Matrimony, New Mastersounds, Main Squeeze, Sun Stereo, Jamie Lono, Zebo, Escort, My Boy Elroy, Bottom Lounge, City Winery, Bustle in Your Hedgerow, Savoy, Ladyhawke

Blogs, Bleader Oct 25, 2012
The Reader's Agenda: Thu 10/25

What's on the Agenda for Thursday, October 25, 2012
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, Chicago Theater, Spoon, Britt Daniel, Logan Auditorium, Divine Fits, A Thing Called Divine Fits, Peter Margasak, Cold Cave, Just For Laughs, Mike Birbiglia, Sleepwalk With Me, My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, Victory Gardens Theater, Lincoln Park

Music, Music Feature Jun 13, 2012
Slideshow Video
Spoon's last dance

For six decades, Fletcher Weatherspoon has been a pillar of Chicago’s African-American social-club scene. On Mother’s Day, he handed down his crown.
- By Jake Austen
- Tags: Music Feature, Fletcher Wheatherspoon, Dove Productions, Spoon, Chicago social clubs, African-American social-club scene, Phyllis Wheatley Women's Club, Keymen's Club, Greenville Mississippi Club, Grand Ballroom, Otis Clay, the Flamingos, Gents of Society, the Budlanders, Bobby Rush, Jackson Five, Ed Lucious, Sonny & Pepper, Rudy Ray Moore, Chosen Few, R. Kelly, Slideshow, Video

Blogs, Bleader Feb 28, 2011
Pavement Tour Diary: Memories of Hollywood & Matador 21

Jeremy finishes up his year with Pavement as they conquer the Hollywood Bowl and Matador 21. Could there have been a more fitting end?
- By Jeremy Lemos
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Pavement Tour Diary, Pavement, Iron & Wine, business class on United actually has good coffee, Hollywood is weird, Las Vegas is weird, Matador Records, Matador 21, Dave Rat, Rat Sound, U.S. Maple, countdown timers make people nervous, Sonic Youth, Death Valley '69 is a nice way to end an evening, Hollywood Bowl, In-N-Out Burger, Guitar Wolf, fresh coconut juice can save your life, playing basketball in high heels in your hotel room, Death Valley '69 can still make the hair stand up on your neck, banh mi, Where were the Ponys?, Belle & Sebastian, Fucked Up, Spoon, Superchunk, Chavez

Blogs, Bleader Aug 4, 2010
Pavement Tour Diary: Pitchfork

Jeremy comes to the Pitchfork Music Festival with Pavement and reminisces about Pitchforks past. There's some food and coffee in there too.
- By Jeremy Lemos
- Tags: Music, Pavement Tour Diary, Pavement, Big Star, Graham Elliot, Broken Social Scene, Intelligentsia coffee, Michael Phillips, Jarvis Cocker, free jazz, Chicago, Spoon, Johalla Projects, Art of Touring, White/Light, good times, Lula Cafe, Major Lazer, LCD Soundsystem, road cases for disco balls, Shure Microphones, Gossip Wolf, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, iced coffee, Stephen Morrissey, Kingsley Amis, Rockin' Rian Murphy, the High Confessions, Steve Shelley, Sanford Parker, Chris Connelly, Relapse Records, Wormhole Cafe, Publican, Ipsento Cafe, Heather Shouse, Irazu, Cafe Mustache

Music, Music Sidebar Jul 8, 2010
Other Festivals

The rest of the weekend's notable music festivals
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music Sidebar, Great Performers of Illinois, Irish American Heritage Festival, Kuma's Corner, Roscoe Village Burger Fest, World's Largest Block Party, Spoon, Tossers, Elders, metal, burgers, Earthride, Gin Blossoms, Red Fang, Irish American Heritage Center, Millennium Park

Blogs, Bleader Apr 26, 2010
Pavement Tour Diary: Coachella

Pavement at Coachella! How will it go the second time around?
- By Jeremy Lemos
- Tags: Music, Pavement Tour Diary, Pavement, Coachella, Grizzly Bear, Gill Scott-Heron, Jay-Z, Public Image Limited, Rat Sound, the Specials, festoons, ice cream sandwiches, Spoon, Sunny Day Real Estate, good times

Blogs, Bleader Apr 6, 2010
Thoughts on a Few Acts Playing This Year's Lollapalooza

The Lollapalooza lineup: reactions and predictions
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Lollapalooza, Chicago, Soundgarden, MGMT, Semi Precious Weapons, the Strokes, the XX, Warpaint, the Big Pink, Jimmy Cliff, Devo, Erykah Badu, Harlem, the Black Keys, the National, Spoon, the Walkmen, Chromeo, Matt and Kim, Drive-By Truckers, Wolfmother

Music, Soundboard Apr 1, 2010
The List: April 1-7, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Xiu Xiu, High on Fire, Small Black, Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda, Little Women, Titus Andronicus, and more
- By Brian Costello, Peter Margasak, Kevin Warwick, Monica Kendrick, Miles Raymer, Ann Sterzinger, and Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Soundboard, Box Elders, Logan Square Auditorium, Spoon, Deerhunter, Aragon Ballroom, Dillinger Escape Plan, Reggie's Rock Club, Gilberto Gil, Symphony Center, CSO, Orchestra Hall, High on Fire, Lincoln Hall, Tobacco, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Empty Bottle, Xiu Xiu, Rumba, Hideout, Bottom Lounge

Blogs, Bleader Jan 21, 2010
Early Warnings Roundup

This week's Early Warnings include Spoon, the Brian Jonestown Massacre, Pissed Jeans, Harvey Milk, Major Lazer, the Vivian Girls, and Camera Obscura.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Early Warnings, Metro, Empty Bottle, Spoon, Camera Obscura, Schubas, Pissed Jeans, Lincoln Hall, Major Lazer, Harvey Milk, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Vivian Girls

Blogs, Bleader Jan 5, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Tuesday, 1/5

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Von Freeman, New Apartment Lounge, Barbara Ann's BBQ, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Music Box, Cuna, Kendal Duque, Chicagoland, Annoyance Theatre, Agami, Icarus, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Silver Spoon, Spoon, pet-pet

Blogs, Bleader Oct 10, 2007
That is many, many bones

Is seeing Spoon worth $76 if you don't get a lap dance out of it?
- By Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Metro, Spoon, lap dances, price gouging, New Year's Eve

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