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Music, Gossip Wolf May 21, 2019
West-side rapper Musa Reems dazzles with a weekly single series

Plus: College radio stations WHPK and WNUR fill the weekend with festivals, and Flesh Panthers turn “flower punk” on a new Dumpster Tapes release.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Malik Muhammad, Musa Reems, Lately I’ve Been Sol Searching 2, Nasim Williams, Occult Powers, Gamma Quietus, Defcee, Godspeed, Musa Mondays, Quarter Juice, Not Know, WNUR, Transference Fest, Elastic, Mukqs, Sharkula, Gun Outfit, Ikue Mori, Bergsonist, Discwoman, WHPK, University of Chicago, Bartlett Quad, Summer Breeze, Summer Breeze 2019: Summa cum Loud!, Negative Scanner, IfIHadAHiFi, Erik Nervous, Wet Wallet, Flesh Panthers, Dumpster Tapes, Holy Roller, Cole’s, Uncle Sexy & the Nephews, Reverse Cowboys

Music, Gig Poster of the Week May 8, 2019
Where the wild things Jazzercise on the gig poster of the week

This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist and musician Keith Herzik for his band Wet Wallet.
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, Wet Wallet, Keith Herzik, No Men, Grlwood, Cole's, Alamolgloo

Music, In Rotation Mar 26, 2019
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Poster artist Keith Herzik on a self-described ‘Japanese Ultra Shit Band’

Plus: Wet Wallet bassist Gina Herzik on a perfect use for a Flying V, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a mind-breaking way to play two pianos, and more
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: In Rotation, Bauhaus, Peter Murphy, David J, In the Flat Field, The Sky’s Gone Out, Rockefeller Chapel, Barkmarket, Dave Sardy, L. Ron, Gimmick, Vegas Throat, Lardroom, Mabel Kwan, Frequency Festival, Georg Friedrich Haas, Constellation, Trois Hommages, Steve Reich, György Ligeti, Keith Herzik, Wet Wallet, Gina Herzik, the Gerogerigegege, Yellow Trash Bazooka, Alien Sex Fiend, Nightmare Zone, Another Planet, The Jeffersons, Ja’Net DuBois, Pledge Drive, Empire, Good Times, Wolfman Jack, Sammy Hagar, Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy, Video

Arts & Culture, Art Feature Mar 16, 2018
Meet Chicago's punk-rock librarian: Jeremy Kitchen urges you to read, nosh, and mosh

Kitchen has brought Punk Rock and Donuts to CPL and book talk to Lumpen Radio.
- By Dmitry Samarov
- Tags: Art Feature, Arts, Jeremy Kitchen, Richard J. Daley Branch Library, punk, library, librarian, Chicago Public Library, Bridgeport, Punk Rock and Donuts, Eye 94, Jackalope Coffee, Jamie Trecker, Mike Sack, Shanna VanVolt, Pilsen Community Books, Bobby BlueJacket, Michael Daley, January Overton, John Almonte, library science, Night of the Hunter, Wet Wallet, Keith Herzik

Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 3, 2017
The Blue Ribbon Glee Club turns ten with a reunion party for fans, friends, and alums

Plus: Old-school beat party Boombastic returns to Wicker Park, and the Logan Center celebrates five years with a packed daylong festival.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Blue Ribbon Glee Club, Cafe Mustache, tenth birthday, anniversary, Wet Wallet, Dust Bunnies, Hex Kittens, Boombastic, Wicker Park, radio, Jesse de la Peña, Esteban La Groue, Boi Jeanius, Rik Shaw, Deadly Dragon Sound System, Dan Bitney, Tortoise, Todd Novak, HoZac, Single Minded Pros, DJ Rude One, University of Chicago, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Logan Center, fifth birthday, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Anat Cohen Tentet

Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 15, 2017
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Izzy Olive’s Half Gringa celebrate their intimate but hard-hitting debut album

Plus: Slippery Slope throws itself a third birthday party, Metro hosts a 25th-anniversary concert for the American Ska-thic series, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Half Gringa, Izzy Olive, Gruñona, Empty Bottle, Latinx, Slippery Slope, third birthday, White Mystery, the Hood Internet, Tony Trimm, Yawn, Jump Up Records, Chuck Wren, American Ska-thic, Metro, reggae, ska, two-tone, 25th anniversary, MU330, Skapone, Coolidge, Eclectics, Detroit Rude Boy Society, Tango Wedding Band, Dark Matter Coffee, Perk It Up! Perk It Up!, Zinemercado, Comfort Station, Wet Wallet, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 18, 2016
Permanent Records celebrates its odds-defying tenth anniversary

Plus: Hobbyist release a lathe-cut single benefiting the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network, Comfort Station hosts the inaugural ZINEmercado festival, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Permanent Records, tenth anniversary, Empty Bottle, Running, Counter Intuits, Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, Times New Viking, Ron House, Jared Phillips, Matchess, Rectal Hygienics, Bill Roe, Trouble in Mind, Nude Attitude, No Dreams, Ne-Hi, Shuga Records, Manic Static, reissue, Hobbyist, Suicide, Jim Croce, 2244, Precarian Cuts, Marc Mozga, Holly Prindle, Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network, ZINEmercado, Comfort Station, Wet Wallet, zines, Logan Square

Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 23, 2016
Simulation celebrate a new tape at ESS’s Summersonic festival

Plus: Tortoise drummer John Herndon and artist Jennifer Gutowski marry at Rainbo, and Bric-a-Brac Records takes over East Room for Scummer Slam 2016.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Eye Vybe Records, Simulation, Nalumbanet, Whitney Johnson, Matchess, Laura Callier, Lulu Callier, Gel Set, ESS, Experimental Sound Studio, Summersonic, Avery Young, Melina Ausikaitis, Homme, John Herndon, tattoo, Tortoise, Jennifer Gutowski, married, wedding, Rainbo Club, Bric-a-Brac Records, Scummer Slam, Wet Wallet, Tweens, Savage Beliefs, Goethe Elementary School, Keith Herik, Gina Herzik

Music, Gossip Wolf Dec 9, 2015
Tim Kinsella publishes a harrowing Make Believe tour diary

Plus: Illustrator and guitar mangler Keith Herzik goes lo-fi in Wet Wallet, and emo kids Forfeit rev up for a new release.
- By Leor Galil and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Tim Kinsella, All Over and Over, Make Believe band, Sam Zurick, Featherproof Books, Keith Herzik, Gina Herzik, Wet Wallet, Forfeit band

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West-side rapper Musa Reems dazzles with a weekly single series

Plus: College radio stations WHPK and WNUR fill the weekend with festivals, and Flesh Panthers turn “flower punk” on a new Dumpster Tapes release.

Where the wild things Jazzercise on the gig poster of the week

This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist and musician Keith Herzik for his band Wet Wallet.

Video
Poster artist Keith Herzik on a self-described ‘Japanese Ultra Shit Band’

Plus: Wet Wallet bassist Gina Herzik on a perfect use for a Flying V, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a mind-breaking way to play two pianos, and more

Meet Chicago's punk-rock librarian: Jeremy Kitchen urges you to read, nosh, and mosh

Kitchen has brought Punk Rock and Donuts to CPL and book talk to Lumpen Radio.

The Blue Ribbon Glee Club turns ten with a reunion party for fans, friends, and alums

Plus: Old-school beat party Boombastic returns to Wicker Park, and the Logan Center celebrates five years with a packed daylong festival.

Video
Izzy Olive’s Half Gringa celebrate their intimate but hard-hitting debut album

Plus: Slippery Slope throws itself a third birthday party, Metro hosts a 25th-anniversary concert for the American Ska-thic series, and more.

Permanent Records celebrates its odds-defying tenth anniversary

Plus: Hobbyist release a lathe-cut single benefiting the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network, Comfort Station hosts the inaugural ZINEmercado festival, and more.

Simulation celebrate a new tape at ESS’s Summersonic festival

Plus: Tortoise drummer John Herndon and artist Jennifer Gutowski marry at Rainbo, and Bric-a-Brac Records takes over East Room for Scummer Slam 2016.

Tim Kinsella publishes a harrowing Make Believe tour diary

Plus: Illustrator and guitar mangler Keith Herzik goes lo-fi in Wet Wallet, and emo kids Forfeit rev up for a new release.

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Plus: College radio stations WHPK and WNUR fill the weekend with festivals, and Flesh Panthers turn “flower punk” on a new Dumpster Tapes release.

This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist and musician Keith Herzik for his band Wet Wallet.

Plus: Wet Wallet bassist Gina Herzik on a perfect use for a Flying V, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a mind-breaking way to play two pianos, and more

Kitchen has brought Punk Rock and Donuts to CPL and book talk to Lumpen Radio.

Plus: Old-school beat party Boombastic returns to Wicker Park, and the Logan Center celebrates five years with a packed daylong festival.

Plus: Slippery Slope throws itself a third birthday party, Metro hosts a 25th-anniversary concert for the American Ska-thic series, and more.

Plus: Hobbyist release a lathe-cut single benefiting the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network, Comfort Station hosts the inaugural ZINEmercado festival, and more.

Plus: Tortoise drummer John Herndon and artist Jennifer Gutowski marry at Rainbo, and Bric-a-Brac Records takes over East Room for Scummer Slam 2016.

Plus: Illustrator and guitar mangler Keith Herzik goes lo-fi in Wet Wallet, and emo kids Forfeit rev up for a new release.

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