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- Music, Gig Poster of the Week Oct 21, 2020
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‘The Fan Club’ uses gig posters to support music venues
If you post a hashtagged photo of these posters in the wild, you'll trigger a donation to the Chicago Independent Venue League.
- 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, Gossip Wolf Feb 25, 2020
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Post-everything fusion band Je’raf celebrate their debut album
Plus: Nicky Flowers resuscitates a Morrissey-tweaking all-synth Smiths cover project, and Automata side project Otherly plays a release party at the Whistler.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Sep 10, 2019
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Saxophonist Hunter Diamond debuts four free shows’ worth of new material at the Whistler
Plus: Matthew Rachman Gallery opens a new exhibit of Wesley Willis’s artwork, and Camp Smokey Bear returns with another free day of top-shelf local hip-hop.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 5, 2018
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Goth doesn’t age, but DJ Scary Lady Sarah’s Nocturna party is turning 30
Plus: The new What’s for Brek-Fest takes over the Wicker Park Emporium, psychedelic disco group Shuttle Run celebrates a new album, and more.
- Blogs, Bleader May 8, 2017
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‘Robot Revolution’ at MSI, Michelle Alexander and Naomi Klein in conversation, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Indie Boots Theater Festival, Bit Bash Takeover, and more happenings from May 8-11
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 20, 2017
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Alvin Ailey, Journalism in the Age of Trump, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Dmitry Samarov's exhibit “In Taverns,” Hidden Figures Revealed, Drunk [Redacted] Talks, and more happenings from March 20-23
- Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 20, 2017
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Ty Segall hangs his first art show, ‘Assterpiece Theatre,’ in Chicago
Plus: Hip-hop showcase All Smiles puts together a top-shelf March lineup, and Drunk [Redacted] Talks features half the Gossip Wolf team.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 13, 2017
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Roxane Gay, the Climate Change Conference, and more things to do in Chicago this week
The science behind Sharknado, Chicago’s Creative Identity with Joi Ito, and more happenings from March 13-16
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 23, 2017
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Logan Square Chef’s Dinner, Drunk TED Talks, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Self-Care as Warfare, First Bites Bash, and more happenings from January 23-26
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 16, 2017
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Feminist Happy Hour, "Off the Wall," and more things to do in Chicago this week
Ice Cream Beer Social, Kim Kong: Comedy Monster, and more happenings from January 16-19.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 30, 2016
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New Year's Eve parties, New Year's Day hangover events, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Underground Casino, New Year's Day PJ Brunch, and more happenings from December 30-January 1
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 12, 2016
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Photography in the age of social media, Laughs Trump Hate, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Seinfeld Trivia Festivus, a special edition of the Slo 'Mo dance party, and more happenings from December 12-15
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 18, 2016
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The U.S. Pizza Museum, Adler After Dark, and more things to do this week in Chicago
Burgers and Beer 5K, Summer Night Market, and more happenings from July 18-21.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 7, 2016
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Queer-friendly occult-themed monthly party Switches of Eastwick launches at the Whistler
Plus: First-generation Chicago punks Silver Abuse celebrate a new album, radical performance-art collective Schimpfluch-Gruppe comes to Elastic, and more.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 18, 2016
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Chicago Chef Week, Lyra Hill, and more to do during the next few days
Shout Your Abortion, Josh Rosenthal, and more happenings from April 18-21.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 10, 2016
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Chicago postpunks Ganser release a new single in time for My Bloody Valentine's Day
"Audrey" is the first single from Ganser's forthcoming three-song cassette of the same name.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Sep 23, 2015
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The Thons reissue their whole discography in meatspace
Plus: Fast Decay play a free matinee at an art show in their neighborhood library, and the Whistler celebrates seven years in business.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 26, 2014
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Listen to 'Flare Gun,' a bewitching pop tune from the new In Tall Buildings album
Today's 12 O'Clock Track is "Flare Gun" from the upcoming In Tall Buildings album, Driver.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Nov 19, 2014
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Geoff Farina from Karate busts some new moves in the power trio Exit Verse
Plus: The Hood Internet throw a cookie party at the Hideout, and Forgotten Species play a recordless release show.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Sep 10, 2014
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Gossip Wolf: Guitarist Nathaniel Braddock makes a return visit from down under
Plus: ChiTown Futbol hosts an antifascist conference, and punk photographer Ryan Lowry publishes his first book.
- Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 25, 2014
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Best LGBTQ dance party
Slo ’Mo: Slow Jams for Homos (and Their Fans) at Slippery Slope
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 30, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Thu 1/30: Out at CHM, Friends and Family Cocktail Challenge, and Drinking Gourd
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, January 30
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 18, 2013
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Get comfortable with Tony Trimm's latest work while you comb through year-end lists
The local producer's new winter mix makes a lovely soundtrack, and the forthcoming single from his experimental rap-slash-pop project with Serengeti, Yoome, is a reminder that there's still some good music to be had before the year ends.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 4, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: The blanketing psych of Far-Out Fangtooth's "Mother Nature Fetish"
Today's 12 O'Clock Track is "Mother Nature Fetish" by the psych-heavy Far-Out Fangtooth