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News & Politics, Feature Dec 21, 2020
A year like no other

On the violence, sadness, and hope of 2020
- By Maya Dukmasova, Karen Hawkins, Adam M. Rhodes, Brianna Wellen, Salem Collo-Julin, Leor Galil, Taryn Allen, and Sujay Kumar
- Tags: Feature, Year in Review 2020, eviction, protest, anti-trans violence, police, therapy, lori lightfoot, death, coronavirus, pandemic, election 2020

Music, Music Feature Aug 20, 2020
Remembering Chicago jazz anchor Joe Segal

It's not such a bad thing to be set in your ways when your ways are worth saving.
- By Neil Tesser
- Tags: Music Feature, Joe Segal, Jazz Showcase, Dearborn Station, NEA Jazz Master, bebop, jazz, Brown Shoe, North Park Hotel, Blackstone Hotel, Happy Medium, obituary, RIP, death, “Symphony Sid” Torin, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Save the Children, Milt Jackson, Gary Burton, Phil Woods Quintet, Jazz Institute of Chicago, Chicago Jazz Festival

News & Politics, Feature Aug 19, 2020
The toll of coronavirus

Loved ones reflect on the loss of partners, parents, siblings, joy givers, caretakers, and secret keepers.
- By Maya Dukmasova, Kerry Cardoza, and Matt Harvey
- Tags: Feature, coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, death, grief, obituary, loss

Music, Music Feature Aug 14, 2020
Video
Dave ‘Medusa’ Shelton was a fairy godmother to Chicago’s club scene

He didn’t just found the legendary Medusa’s—he also helped everyone in his orbit shine like a star.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Dave Shelton, Dave Medusa, Dave “Medusa” Shelton, Medusa’s, RIP, obituary, death, cause of death, Teri Bristol, the Warehouse, Frankie Knuckles, house music, punk, industrial music, Wax Trax!, Wax Trax! Records, Front 242, Ministry, Smashing Pumpkins, Fugazi, Julia Nash, White Zombie, Bernie Hansen, Lakeview, Elgin, Congress Theater, Miguel Ortuno, Howard Bailey, Beat Parlor, Slick’s Lounge, Greg Pittsley, Greg “Blue” Pittsley, Blue Pittsley, Dugan’s Bistro, La Mere Vipere, Carol’s Speakeasy, Robert Williams, Jeffery Pub, 161 West, Joe Michelli, Berlin, Mark Stephens, Tom Hemingway, WLUW, Jennifer Prietz Marszalek, Lorri Francis, Sean Duffy, Last Rites, Val Scheinpflug, DJ Psycho-Bitch, juice bar, 120 Minutes, Rights of the Accused, Jonathan "Scrappy" Gilbert, Jim Nash, Leroy Fields, Foxy’s, Video

News & Politics, Feature Jun 17, 2020
The last responders

Funeral homes on the front lines of the pandemic
- By Gonzalo Guzman
- Tags: Feature, coronavirus, COVID-19, funeral homes, death, photos

Music, Music Feature Apr 16, 2020
Remembering Chicago music champion Christen Thomas

She booked shows for a decade with the Empty Bottle and Metro teams, but that work was just the beginning of the love, joy, and support she showered on the local scene.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Christen Thomas, Jeff Rice, Empty Bottle, Metro, GMan Tavern, Cornerstone Promotions, the Fader, Vice Records, Pitchfork TV, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Glitter Creeps, Good Night Out, Shout Your Abortion, Richard Vain, Jered Gummere, Melissa Elias, Circles, Srini Radhakrishna, Storm Clouds, Salonathon, Queen!, Jane Beachy, Baathaus, Daan, Sean Tillmann, Har Mar Superstar, obituary, death, died, Ponys, Pink Frost, Handlebar, Adam Lukas, Tyrades, Jim McCann, Jim “Hollywood” McCann, Carbomb, Cathy Shenoy, Groveland, Adelphi University, Danny Wirtz, Wirtz Corporation, Breakthru Beverage Group, Black Lips, Daylight Robbery, Headache City, Joe Carsello, Pete Toalson, Outer Minds, Oozing Wound, Rabble Rabble, Matt Ciarleglio, Big Freedia, Brent Heyl, Absolutely Not, Feminist Advice From the City of Broad Shoulders, Anna Cerniglia, Ben Webster, Butcher Bear, Johalla Projects, Alison Green, Justin "Lugs" Wettstein, James Deia, Night Jammer, Talkeetna, Neil Diamond, White Stripes, Fairview Inn

Music, Music Feature Apr 8, 2020
Video
Did John Prine die for Donald Trump’s sins?

The cruelty, ignorance, and incompetence of the federal pandemic response have cost the life of a beloved singer-songwriter who stood against all those things.
- By Mark Guarino
- Tags: Music Feature, John Prine, obituary, obit, RIP, death, died, coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore, Some Humans Ain’t Human, Bruce Springsteen, Miranda Lambert, Rodney Crowell, Bon Iver, Robbie Fulks, Maywood, Proviso East High School, Melrose Park, Old Town School of Folk Music, Earl of Old Town, Somebody Else’s Troubles, Steve Goodman, Holstein’s, Ed Holstein, Fred Holstein, A Good Time, Fifth Peg, Andrew Calhoun, Waterbug Records, Atlantic Records, Donald and Lydia, Sam Stone, Hello in There, Bob Dylan, Angel From Montgomery, Mark Dvorak, The Tree of Forgiveness, Grammy, Lifetime Achievement Award, In Spite of Ourselves, Josh Caterer, Smoking Popes, Margo Price, Brandi Carlile, Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell, Roger Waters, My Morning Jacket, Paul Westerberg, Bettye LaVette, Swamp Dogg, Pete Seeger, Slicker Sam’s, Sweet Revenge, Video

Music, Music Feature Dec 9, 2019
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Chicago rapper Juice Wrld died just as his career was beginning

The MC born Jarad Higgins became a commercial juggernaut in less than two years, and passed away just days after turning 21.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Juice Wrld, obituary, RIP, death, Jarad Higgins, Interscope, Death Race for Love, Wrld on Drugs, 2k17 Goosebumps, All Girls Are the Same, Lucid Dreams, Chief Keef, Lil Bibby, G Money, DJ Victoriouz, G Herbo, Goodbye & Good Riddance, Grade A Productions, Cole Bennett, Lyrical Lemonade, Lean Wit Me, Wasted, Armed & Dangerous, Black and White, Future, Fine China, Robbery, Roses, Benny Blanco, Panic! at the Disco, Brendon Urie, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Nick Mira, Video

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jul 27, 2018
In Everybody, a human soul encounters the Grim Reaper

A modern update of Everyman faces death with jokes and gimmicks that verge on cutesiness.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Theater Review, Everybody, Brown Paper Box Company, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Kenny the Bearded, Erin Shea Brady, Alys Dickerson, death, mortality, Everyman

News & Politics, Feature Nov 30, 2017
The lost Harold Washington files

Thirty years after Harold Washington’s death, a newly unearthed trove of documents reveals the early stages of his transformation into the insurgent who’d become the first (and still only) black man elected mayor of Chicago.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Feature, Harold Washington, death, lost files, 1977, campaign, politics, Richard M. Daley, Richard J. Daley, Steve Askin, Don Rose, Harold Washington Library, Morag Walsh, Gus Savage, Citizen Newspapers

Blogs, Bleader Jul 25, 2017
What will the closure of Permanent Records’ Chicago store mean for the local music community?

Ukrainian Village's beloved Permanent Records will close in September, and its full-time employees—including Moniker Records founder Robert Manis—will move to LA to work at its west-coast shops.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music, Closing, Lance Barresi, Liz Tooley, Robert Manis, Dave McCune, Jordan Reyes, Permanent Records, Ukrainian Village, Los Angeles, Moniker Records, Death, Lil Tits, Cacaw, Running, The Chicago Triangle, Bad Axe

Blogs, Bleader Nov 11, 2016
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So long, Leonard Cohen

We mourn him, even though he told us this was coming.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Music, RIP, Leonard Cohen, death, obituary, RIP, David Remnick, Unetaneh Tokef, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 11, 2016
Chicago label Deep Space Objects compiles a constellation of diverse electronic tracks

Plus: Argot releases the serenely funky 90s house of Shifty Science, Lord Mantis drummer Bill Bumgardner dies at 35, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Beta Orionis, Deep Space Objects, Del Dot, Saki, Anuj Girdhar, Foodman, Jana Rush, electronic music, footwork, juke, ghetto house, OB, Jon Monteverde, Lily, Ultrademon, Jeremiah Fisher, Steve Mizek, Argot, Shifty Science, John Kardaras, Chris Ike, Lab Work 91-96, Versions for Modern Dancerfloors, house music, Savile, Straight to Hell, clothes, jackets, East Room, Ravagers, Dirty Fences, Mama, White Mystery, Lord Mantis, Bill Bumgardner, obituary, death, suicide, Indian, Burning Churches, Flat Iron, Empty Bottle, Green Street Smoked Meats, Will Lindsay, Ken Sorceron

Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 30, 2016
Midwich throws a double-barreled release party for Hide and Alex Barnett

Plus: Moniker donates a 1976 Death seven-inch to the Smithsonian, and GlitterGuts celebrate Wesley Willis at Beauty Bar.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Jim Magas, Midwich, Alex Barnett, Hide, Seth Sher, Heather Gabel, Flesh for the Living, Chew From the Mind, Sleepwalk, Smithsonian, National Museum of African American History, Death, Politicians in My Eyes, Keep on Knockin, Robert Manis, Moniker Records, Drag City, GlitterGuts, Bump & Grindcore, Wesley Willis, Wesley Willis Fiasco, Beauty Bar

Blogs, Bleader Sep 12, 2015
Riot Fest's opening day was filled with mud, sweat, and cheers

Highlights from day one of Riot Fest: Death, Faith No More, No Doubt, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and so much more it was hard to keep from running around the park in circles.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Music, Riot Fest, Death, Against Me!, Anthrax, Psalm One, No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, Riot Fest, Douglas Park

Blogs, Bleader Jul 30, 2015
Öxxö Xööx look like metalhead Na'vi and sound like heirs to Magma

French band Öxxö Xööx play convoluted riffs, sing in an invented language, and paint themselves blue.
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Oxxo Xoox, metal, prog, death, doom, Ricinn, Isarnos, Laure Le Prunenec, Thomas Jacquelin, Laurent Lunoir, Namidae

Blogs, Bleader Aug 26, 2014
Cryogenic preservation may be possible, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea

Tune out tomorrow: The future always looks terrible.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, Dystopia, utopia, death, reminiscence, girls' basketball rules, Judith Shulevitz, the New Republic, cryogenic preservation

Blogs, Bleader Aug 21, 2014
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Neneh Cherry becomes a fan of Death

The dynamic singer bought her first Death record while in Chicago in July—and soon she was hanging out with them.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Neneh Cherry, Death, Pitchfork Music Festival, Death III, "We're Gonna Make It, " "Everything, " For the Whole World to See, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 17, 2014
Game of Thrones strokes our sadistic sides so good

Finally, an episode that didn't quite make me stress-puke.
- By Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: Arts, Television, Small Screen, game of thrones, hbo, season finale, season four, finale, arya stark, jojen, the hound, brienne of tarth, tyrion lannister, tywin lannister, toilet, death, murder, shae, recap

Blogs, Bleader Jun 9, 2014
Sweet soul: The generosity and tragedy of soul historian Bob Abrahamian

A personal farewell to Chicago soul historian and WHPK deejay Bob Abrahamian, who died at age 35 last week
- By Jake Austen
- Tags: RIP, Music, News, Bob Abrahamian, WHPK, University of Chicago, Sitting in the Park, soul, doo-wop, R&B, Roctober, Dusty Groove, radio, obituary, RIP, suicide, depression, death

Columns & Opinion, On Media Apr 23, 2014
Impending death is not necessarily a negative development

In getting a new liver, I consider myself fortunate in one small respect in addition to the obvious big one.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Michael Miner on Media, Michael Miner, Chicago Reader, surgery, books, novels, liver transplants, autoimmune disorders, PSC, primary sclerosing cholangitis, vitamin K, kale, hepatologists, hepatology, Betsy Nore, Michael Sneed, Jim Romenesko, organ donors, living donors, Charna Halpern, iO, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, hospitals, ethics, Peter McLennon, P.J. Klapperich, MELD scores, model for end-stage liver disease, liver disease, mortality, death

Blogs, Bleader Mar 24, 2014
Cahoots announces itself as a brewery to watch with No S'more Imperial Stout

For its first beer, this tiny Oak Park operation tried to make a stout that tasted like s'mores—and ended up with something even better.
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: Beer and Metal, Music, Food & Drink, Beer and Metal, beer, metal, Cahoots, Cahoots Brewing, Northdown, No S'more, No S'more Imperial Stout, barrel aged, Lagavulin, Buffalo Trace, Blanton's, Munich malt, Dustin Adkison, Lucas Moser, Chris Loechel, Amanda Adkison, Shawn Tegtmeier, Tonguespank Spice Company, Zack Jordan, Heartland Beverage, Brian Kerby, Teitanblood, Death, Anteinfierno

Blogs, Bleader Dec 31, 2013
Reader's Agenda Tue 12/31: New Year's Eve, First Night Evanston

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Tuesday, December 31
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Do This, Arts, New Year's Eve, First Night Evanston, James King, Death, Reggie's, . . . For the Whole World to See

Blogs, Bleader Dec 30, 2013
Best shows to see: Flosstradamus, Death

The best shows to see through Wednesday include Flosstradamus, Death, Roky Erickson, and Dessa.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Do This, Music, Best shows to see, Flosstradamus, Death

Arts & Culture, New Year's Eve Dec 17, 2013
The Reader's Guide to New Year's Eve 2013

The best places to be when the ball drops
- Tags: New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve 2013, Black Ensemble Theater New Year's Eve Celebration, Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, Bootlegger's Ball, Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, The Crystal Gardens at Navy Pier, First Night Evanston, 1st Ward and Chop Shop, Ignite the Night, iO Theater's New Year's Eve, Kiss Kiss Cabaret New Year's Eve Hullabaloo, Mr. Olsen's New Year's Rockin' Neighborhood, New Year's Eve at the DANK Haus, Moulin Rouge, Music Box, New Year's Eve Revolution, Official Playboy New Year's Eve Soiree, Pleasure Principle, Baathhaus, Big Dipper, Crowbar, Death, Dessa, Roky Erickson, Hounds of Baskerville, Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys, Girl Group Chicago, Jimmy Eat World, Smoking Popes, Lawrence Arms, Black Joe Lewis, Local H, Motion City Soundtrack, Mucca Pazza, Oozing Wound, Magic Milk, Jimmy Whispers, The Castle, Club Foot, Enclave, Estate Ultra Bar, The Fifty/50, Funky Buddha Lounge, Headquarters Beercade, Howl at the Moon, The Mid, the Palace, Spy Bar, Three Dots and a Dash, The Underground, Vertigo Sky Lounge, Acadia, Ada St., Avec, Big Jones, Boarding House, CH Distillery, Chilam Bilham, Coutnry Barbeque, The Drawing Room, Due Lire, Dusek's, Fork, Homestead, Hot Chocolate, La Sirena Clandestina, Le Colonial, Longman & Eagle, Lula Cafe, Mercadito, Rodan, Senza, SmallBar Dvision, Table, Donkey & Stick, Tesori, Travelle, Trenchermen, Yusho

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