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- Arts & Culture, Comedy Jan 14, 2020
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Get brunch in Lemoncurd with Three Busy Debras
Watch the best of the comedy trio before their Tomorrow Never Knows show and Adult Swim series.
- Music, Concert Preview Jan 10, 2020
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On Beware of the Dogs, Australian singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly bridges the gap between debatable and relatable
- Music, Concert Preview Jan 10, 2020
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On Bigger Than Life, darkwave project Black Marble leans into its pop tendencies
- Music, Concert Preview Jan 3, 2020
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Caroline Polachek from Chairlift explores the pain and pleasure of love on Pang
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 12, 2018
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Guitarist Randy Randall on how No Age have adapted to family time—and what their odd new album title means
To support the new Snares Like a Haircut, noise-punks No Age play Schubas during the Tomorrow Never Knows festival.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 11, 2017
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The bloodiest birthday party in the world is on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist Sarah Squirm for this month's edition of Helltrap Nightmare.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 10, 2017
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Phoebe Robinson is a quadruple threat
The multihyphenate comedian headlines Tomorrow Never Knows.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 25, 2016
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Tomorrow Never Knows announces its 2017 lineup
Big names playing the 2017 edition of winter festival Tomorrow Never Knows include Tortoise, BadBadNotGood, Beth Stelling, Title Fight, and Open Mike Eagle.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 13, 2016
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Metz's destructive dental hygiene on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was created by local artist Ryan Duggan.
- Music, Music Feature Dec 23, 2014
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Our favorite music of 2014
Six Reader writers go deep with specialized year-end lists that do more than just put the same records in a different order.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 28, 2014
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Tomorrow Never Knows announces its 2015 lineup
Chicago's yearly midwinter music festival has announced a 2015 lineup full of 2014's favorites.
- Music, In Rotation Jan 27, 2014
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In Rotation: Ayana Contreras of Vocalo's Reclaimed Soul on a softly stratospheric Andrew Hill LP
Plus: Primeridian's Simeon Viltz on Acid Rap, the Reader's Leor Galil on Elvis impersonators, and more
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 16, 2014
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Best shows to see: Robert Glasper, Nipsey Hussle, Shemekia Copeland, Sleeping Bag
Best shows to see on Thu 1/16 through Sun 1/19.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 15, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Wed 1/15: Tomorrow Never Knows, These Birds Walk, and the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Wednesday, January 15
- Music, Music Sidebar Jan 14, 2014
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Tomorrow Never Knows 2014: Five days, six venues, and 22 shows to see
Oneohtrix Point Never, San Fermin, Superchunk, Darkside, Mutual Benefit, James Adomian, and lots more
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 13, 2014
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Best shows to see: The Ox King, Jon Batiste, Cloud Control
Best shows to see on Mon 1/13 through Wed 1/15.
- Arts & Culture, Comedy Critic's Choice Jan 11, 2014
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James Adomian makes an impression
Actually, he makes many of them. The stand-up's imitative prowess—celebrities to cartoon villains to Gary Busey—is his greatest means of comedy.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 17, 2013
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Best shows to see: Magic Trick, Meek Mill, Underoath, Tomorrow Never Knows
This weekend Tomorrow Never Knows has all kinds of great shows, and other great choices include Magic Trick, Meek Mill, and Underoath
- Music, Music Sidebar Jan 17, 2013
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Tomorrow Never Knows 2013
This year the festival is bigger than ever, with Merchandise, Chelsea Wolfe, the Walkmen, Jessie Ware, and much more.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 16, 2013
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Reader's Agenda Wed 1/16: Tomorrow Never Knows, Greetings from the Holy City, and God vs. Hall & Oates
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Wedneday, January 16, 2013
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 16, 2013
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Gossip Wolf: New blood in Anatomy of Habit
Plus: An impressively pedigreed new band from Josh Chicoine of the M’s and a new mixtape from Village MC Alex Wiley
- Music, Music Feature Jan 14, 2013
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Catching up with Mister Lies
Chicago producer Nick Zanca has had a whirlwind year, and his debut album doesn’t even come out till next month
- Arts & Culture, Comedy Critic's Choice Jan 11, 2013
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Kurt Braunohler, crash-test romantic
The comic excels at kamikaze relationship advice
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 18, 2012
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Gig poster of the week
Justin Santora's sketch for the Tomorrow Never Knows festival at Lincoln Hall
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 16, 2012
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Chairlift, the corporate machine, and me
An indie-pop group makes a run at un-indie-pop success