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Music, In Rotation May 29, 2017
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Danielle Sines of Impulsive Hearts on a 16-year-old who cowrote a doo-wop hit

Plus: Amelia Hruby from CHIRP on Angela James’s woman-centric Hideout takeover, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a gamelan petting zoo, and more
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: In Rotation, Friends of the Gamelan, Celestial Bodies, Can, Spit Forth From Chaos, Jaki Liebezeit, Turtles Have Short Legs, Hyde Park, Union Church, gong ageng, gamelan, Vincent Koreman, Nihill, René Aquarius, Dead Neanderthals, Danielle Sines, Impulsive Hearts, Amelia Hruby, CHIRP, Chantels, We Are the Chantels, Arlene Smith, Maybe, doo-wop, Girls Rock! Chicago, Girls Rock! Chicago: July 2016, Frizzza Sistaz, Tame Your Mane, Willie Nelson, God’s Problem Child, Merle Haggard, He Won’t Ever Be Gone, Questlove, Somethingtofoodabout, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Angela James, Women of the World Take Over, Hideout, Bethany Thomas, Veruca Salt, Benjamin, Sima Cunningham, Macie Steward, Ohmme, Minnie Riperton, Mavis Staples, Sally Timms, Freakwater, Tasha Viets-VanLear, Chaka Khan, Screaming Females, Sheryl Crow, If It Makes You Happy, A.V. Club, Lenny Letter, Video

Music, Music Feature Apr 20, 2016
An oral history of the Empty Bottle

Staff members and musicians share stories of the venerable nightclub in this excerpt from The Empty Bottle Chicago: 21+ Years of Music / Friendly / Dancing.
- By John Dugan
- Tags: Music Feature, Empty Bottle, oral history, Curbside Splendor, John Dugan, John E. Dugan, The Empty Bottle Chicago: 21+ Years of Music / Friendly / Dancing, Miss Alex White, Hot Machines, White Mystery, Damian, Bobby Conn, Bobby Conn & the Glass Gypsies, Conducent, Jay Ryan, Bird Machine, Dianogah, Hubcap, Uzeda, Bedhead, Chisel, Chicago Stone Lightning Band, Idful Music, Brad Wood, Red Red Meat, Liz Phair, Tortoise, Veruca Salt, Big Star, Metro, Alianna Kalabba, We Ragazzi, Brian Case, 90 Day Men, the Ponys, Acteurs, Disappears, Boys Life, C-Clamp, Bruce Finkelman, Lustre King, Craig Ackerman, Lounge Ax, Damian Kulash, OK Go, Lonesome Organist, Allison Hollihan, Atombombpocketknife, the Mono Men, Estrus, Melisa Young, Kid Sister, Bruce Lamont, Yakuza, Led Zeppelin 2, Bloodiest, Corrections House, Ken Vandermark, Bob Pollard, the Strokes, Guided By Voices, Black Lips, Matt Williams, Chris Anderson, Chris Saathoff, the Red Lights, Mike Gebel, City Pages, Skeletonwitch, Bob Johnson

Blogs, Bleader Jul 14, 2014
Best shows to see: Seun Kuti, OOIOO, Fresh & Onlys

The best shows to see on Mon 7/14 through Wed 7/16
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Do This, Music, best shows to see, OOIOO, Fresh & Onlys, Seun Kuti, Veruca Salt, Lincoln Hall, Schubas, Concord Music Hall, Empty Bottle

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 25, 2014
Critics' Picks
Best Unpredictable, Random, and Amazing Jukebox

The Sovereign
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, Best of Chicago 2014, unpredictable jukebox, The Sovereign, Buzzcocks, Harmony in My Head, Veruca Salt, Critics' Picks

Arts & Culture, Feature Oct 2, 2013
The migration of the hipster

A Chicago history, 1898-present
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Feature, hipsters, Flat Iron Building, Bridgeport, neighborhoods, New York Times, next Seattle, Richard Lloyd, Jeff Huebner, history, Real World, Ed Marszewski, Lumpen Times, Liz Phair, Urge Overkill, Veruca Salt, Smashing Pumpkins, Tom Handley, Joe Judd, Shane Bugbee, Elliot Dicks, gentrification, Clem Jaskot Jr., Phyllis' Musical Inn, bars, Gold Star Bar, Nelson Algren, Wicker Park, HotHouse, Double Door, Pontiac, Subterranean, Flat Iron Building, Myopic Books, Quimby's Bookstore, Autonomous Zone Infoshop, Buys Bee, Earwax Cafe, Urbus Orbis, commercialization, bohemia, brohemia, Sarah Crawford, Fine Arts Building, artists' colonies, coffeehouses, nightclubs, The Little Room, South Loop, artists, tea, Auditorium Hotel, Ralph Clarkson, Henry Blake Fuller, George Ade, Hamlin Garland, Lorado Taft, Jane Addams, Bertha Palmer, Jackson Park, Hyde Park, Midway Studios, Floyd Dell, Evening Post, Evening Post's Friday Literary Review, Paul Durica, Margery Currey, salons, Sherwood Anderson, Edgar Lee Masters, Carl Sandburg, Ben Hecht, Margaret Anderson, The Little Review, Richard Lloyd, Chicago winters, Towertown, Bauhaus, Bauhaus School, River North, Maxwell Bodenheim, them restaurants, Gold Coast House of Correction, Big John's Coal Scuttle, Jake Loeb, Thomas Dyja, Tree Studios, Prohibition, tearooms, Green Mask, Ballyhoo Cafe, drag shows, Dil Pickle Club, Washington Square Park, Newberry Library, Bughouse Square, Jack Jones, Tooker Place, Mae West, Ben Reitman, Chicago Tribune, alcohol, Charles Collins, Mitchell Dawson, Harriet Monroe, Clarence Darrow, Emma Goldman, Theodore Dreiser, Ring Lardner, Edgar Lee Masters, Joseph Weil, Bill Haywood, Jack Johnson, Chicago Literary Times, Michigan Avenue Bridge, douchebags, yuppies, bros, Alfreda Gordon, Chicago Sunday Times, development, beatniks, hippies, New Yorker, Emily Hahn, Slim Brundage, College of Complexes, Piper's Alley, Lincoln Restaurant, Maury's, Cholly Wendorf, Bill Smith, Steve Goodman, John Prine, Bonnie Koloc, Hairy Who, Will Leonard, University of Chicago, Old Town School of Folk Music, Bill Savage, Northwestern University, Frank Ryan, Norman Mailer, Dee Paira, Gavin Morrison, Rainbo Club, Logan Square, Jason Hammel, Logan Beach, Lula Cafe, Amalea Tshilds, Joe Bryl, Longman & Eagle, Reno, Bang Bang Pie, Parsons Chicken & Fish, Cozy Corner, Cole's Bar, Helen's, Two-Way Lounge, Whirlaway Lounge, The Whistler, Scofflaw, Weegee's Lounge, Logan Square Farmers Market, Dill Pickle Co-Op, Cafe Mustache, New Wave Coffee, Abraham Conlon, Adrienne Lo, Matthias Merges, Jared Wentworth, Paul McGee, Maria Jaimes, Fireside Bowl, The Mutiny, John McDermott, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Latinos, buying property, Bridgeport, Pilsen, Jason Vincent, Bruce Finkelman, Thalia Hall, Modern Cooperative, furniture stores, Nightwood, Co-Prosperity Sphere, public transportation, mass transit, Version Fest, Mash-Tun Festival

Music, Gossip Wolf Dec 26, 2012
Gossip Wolf: Sasha Go Hard won’t let up

Two months after her last mixtape, she’s got another on the way. Plus: Make Noise launches its Shared System Series, and Fig Dish reissue their debut
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Sasha Go Hard, Il Will, M.I.C, Hip-Hop vs. Love, Round 3, Odd Couple, Tony Roche, DJ Diplo, Make Noise Records, Surachai, Shared System Series, Richard Devine, Alessandro Cortini, Robert A.A. Lowe, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Fig Dish, Polygram, Veruca Salt, Local H, Smashing Pumpkins, That's What Love Songs Often Do, Blake Smith

Blogs, Bleader Feb 25, 2011
Sales and a Pop-up Shop

What's going on in fashion this weekend.
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, Long Tall Sally, Veruca Salt, Art Effect, sales

Blogs, Bleader Jan 13, 2011
Sales and Other Fashion Events Through Sunday

Plenty of shopping opportunities for vintage lovers this weekend, and a Bucktown stalwart closes its doors.
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, Sofia Vintage, Eskell, Kokorokoko, Chitown Vintage, Veruca Salt, sales

Blogs, Bleader Jul 2, 2010
Sales Over the Holiday Weekend

Ikram gets slightly affordable, Vintage Heaven returns, and more this weekend.
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, Ikram, Eskell, Veruca Salt, Vintage Heaven, Max & Chloe Vintage, Lovestory Vintage, Substance Designs

Music, Gossip Wolf May 13, 2010
Everybody Wants to Be in Pictures

Interpol gets less dapper, Def Leppard makes a coffee-table book, a "secret" movie fundraiser with David Yow and Michael Shannon, and more
- By Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Interpol, Carlos D, Kaki King, FKA (Formerly Known As), Patty Schemel, Annabella Lwin, Bow Wow Wow, Kathy Valentine, Charlotte Caffey, MusiCares, Cherie Currie, Nicole Fiorentino, Smashing Pumpkins, Veruca Salt, Def Leppard, Ash Newell, Shots From the Sparkle Tour Volume 2, DRMWPN, Jim Dorling, GLEAMING, Steve Krakow, Jim Sikora, I'll Die Tomorrow, Jesus Lizard, David Yow, Pegboy, Michael Shannon, MP Shows, Bottom Lounge

Blogs, Bleader Apr 22, 2010
This Weekend's Fashion Events

A "members only" sale, stylists face off, jewelry for under $15, and more, Thursday through Sunday.
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, Beta Boutique, Jodi Arnold, It's in the Bag, Roscoe Village, Pistol Bazaar, vintage, sales, STYLEWARS 2010, Chicago Fashion Foundation, Heroine Chic, Veruca Salt, Axis of Evelyn, Fix Boutique, Atypykal, Gamma Player, Michelle Tan, Treasure Gypsy, Fugu Designs, Sue Rosengard, Under the Wire

Blogs, Bleader Nov 25, 2009
Black Friday in the Boutiques

Black Friday deals and other events from local designers and shops.
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, sales, shopping, Black Friday, Veruca Salt, Chii Clothing Couture, Anastasia Chatzka, City Soles, Cynthia Rowley, Clever Alice, Tula, Serpico, 2 Sisters, Gamma Player, Beta Boutique, Koros, Twentythirtyforty.net, Jlee Silver, Rock n Shop, Ering Gallagher Jewelry, Socks Appeal

Blogs, Bleader Sep 3, 2009
Closing time sale at Hejfina, spend and save, and a shoe sale
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, Hejfina, store closings, Isabel Marant, Loeffler Randall, sales, Chicago shopping, Veruca Salt, Sensual Steps, shoes, boots

Blogs, Bleader Apr 30, 2009
Hey, you got your art in my fashion!

The worlds of art and fashion collide at Gamma Player and a West Loop artists' loft. Plus: sales at Veruca Salt and robinrichman.com.
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: Robin Richman, Gamma Player, Fashion Loves Art, Brett Whitacre, Niteroi, Rozalia Scartissue, Art Chicago, Feather Lofts, Dollybird Design, Cursive Design, Veruca Salt

Music, Music Review Oct 6, 1994
Don't Believe the Hype
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Review, Rock Etc., Veruca Salt, Lounge Ax, Liz Phair

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Danielle Sines of Impulsive Hearts on a 16-year-old who cowrote a doo-wop hit

Plus: Amelia Hruby from CHIRP on Angela James’s woman-centric Hideout takeover, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a gamelan petting zoo, and more

An oral history of the Empty Bottle

Staff members and musicians share stories of the venerable nightclub in this excerpt from The Empty Bottle Chicago: 21+ Years of Music / Friendly / Dancing.

Best shows to see: Seun Kuti, OOIOO, Fresh & Onlys

The best shows to see on Mon 7/14 through Wed 7/16

Critics' Picks
Best Unpredictable, Random, and Amazing Jukebox

The Sovereign

The migration of the hipster

A Chicago history, 1898-present

Gossip Wolf: Sasha Go Hard won’t let up

Two months after her last mixtape, she’s got another on the way. Plus: Make Noise launches its Shared System Series, and Fig Dish reissue their debut

Sales and a Pop-up Shop

What's going on in fashion this weekend.

Sales and Other Fashion Events Through Sunday

Plenty of shopping opportunities for vintage lovers this weekend, and a Bucktown stalwart closes its doors.

Sales Over the Holiday Weekend

Ikram gets slightly affordable, Vintage Heaven returns, and more this weekend.

Everybody Wants to Be in Pictures

Interpol gets less dapper, Def Leppard makes a coffee-table book, a "secret" movie fundraiser with David Yow and Michael Shannon, and more

This Weekend's Fashion Events

A "members only" sale, stylists face off, jewelry for under $15, and more, Thursday through Sunday.

Black Friday in the Boutiques

Black Friday deals and other events from local designers and shops.

Closing time sale at Hejfina, spend and save, and a shoe sale

Hey, you got your art in my fashion!

The worlds of art and fashion collide at Gamma Player and a West Loop artists' loft. Plus: sales at Veruca Salt and robinrichman.com.

Don't Believe the Hype

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Plus: Amelia Hruby from CHIRP on Angela James’s woman-centric Hideout takeover, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a gamelan petting zoo, and more

Staff members and musicians share stories of the venerable nightclub in this excerpt from The Empty Bottle Chicago: 21+ Years of Music / Friendly / Dancing.

The best shows to see on Mon 7/14 through Wed 7/16

The Sovereign

A Chicago history, 1898-present

Two months after her last mixtape, she’s got another on the way. Plus: Make Noise launches its Shared System Series, and Fig Dish reissue their debut

What's going on in fashion this weekend.

Plenty of shopping opportunities for vintage lovers this weekend, and a Bucktown stalwart closes its doors.

Ikram gets slightly affordable, Vintage Heaven returns, and more this weekend.

Interpol gets less dapper, Def Leppard makes a coffee-table book, a "secret" movie fundraiser with David Yow and Michael Shannon, and more

A "members only" sale, stylists face off, jewelry for under $15, and more, Thursday through Sunday.

Black Friday deals and other events from local designers and shops.

The worlds of art and fashion collide at Gamma Player and a West Loop artists' loft. Plus: sales at Veruca Salt and robinrichman.com.

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