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Gossip Wolf
Aug 12, 2015
The Black and Brown Punk Show Collective's annual festival returns
Plus: The Lemons and Paul Cherry collaborate on a split cassette, and the Peekaboos debut a new lineup.
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Tags:
Gossip Wolf
,
Black and Brown Punk Show Collective
,
ChiTown Futbol
,
Pilsen
,
Ono
,
Aye Nako
,
KrisDeLaRash
,
Black Bandit & the Stickups
,
Moor Mother Goddess
,
Younger Lovers
,
the Lemons
,
Paul Cherry
,
the Whistler
,
Medium Gallery
,
the Peekaboos
,
Shannon Candy
,
Strawberry Jacuzzi
,
Rob Majchrowski
,
No Weapons
,
Ryan Ensley
,
Post Child
,
Shiloh
Music
,
Gossip Wolf
May 6, 2015
James Swanberg of Today's Hits plays 100 songs at one show
Plus: Swearwords celebrate an EP that grew into an LP, and the You Are Here festival sets up a maze beneath Thalia Hall.
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Tags:
Gossip Wolf
,
James Swanberg
,
the Lemons
,
Today's Hits
,
the Whistler
,
Swearwords
,
Solar Vortex
,
Beat Kitchen
,
Sweet Graffiti
,
Empty Bottle Presents
,
Thalia Hall
,
Bruce Lamont
,
Corrections House
,
Bloodiest
,
Dan Bitney
,
LeRoy Bach
,
Anton Hatwich
Music
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Gossip Wolf
Mar 3, 2015
LA garage label Burger Records throws itself 50 parties—including one in Chicago
Plus: Metal polymath Chris Black starts another new band, Smart Bar celebrates women in dance music, and more.
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Tags:
Gossip Wolf
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Burger Records
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White Mystery
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the Cairo Gang
,
the Yolks
,
Poland
,
New Zealand
,
Ireland
,
Carbondale
,
Logan Square
,
Parts and Labor
,
White Mystery
,
the Yolks
,
the Lemons
,
the Rubs
,
Everybuddy's a Lemon
,
Bufu Records
,
Chris "Professor" Black
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High Spirits
,
Dawnbringer
,
Superchrist
,
Aktor
,
Circle
,
Paranoia
,
Scorpions
,
Boston
,
Blue Oyster Cult
,
Smart Bar
,
Daphne: A Women's Movement in Dance Music
,
Daphne Oram
,
Honey Dijon
,
Aurora Halal
,
Ital
,
Marea Stamper
,
Hugo Ball
Music
,
Gossip Wolf
Oct 8, 2014
Gossip Wolf: Jimmy Whispers throws a basketball tournament to benefit CeaseFire
Plus: Suburban death metal from Starkill, Fred Schneider of the B-52s at the Fall Ball, and more
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Tags:
Gossip Wolf
,
Jimmy Whispers
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Empty Bottle
,
CeaseFire
,
Hollywood Holt
,
Smith Westerns
,
Twin Peaks
,
Mines
,
the Lemons
,
Heavy Times
,
Starfoxxx
,
Radar Eyes
,
Magic Milk
,
DJ Gant-Man
,
Era
,
McHenry County
,
Starkill
,
Cary, Illinois
,
Virus of the Mind
,
Century Media
,
Arch Enemy
,
Beyond Deth
,
Logan Square Auditorium
,
B-52s
,
Fred Schneider
,
Impala Sound
,
Outer Minds
Music
,
Music Feature
Sep 25, 2014
Why did Animal Kingdom have to die?
The fate of this Avondale show house says a lot about the DIY music community’s struggle to coexist with the rest of Chicago.
By Leor Galil
Tags:
Music Feature
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Avondale
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Animal Kingdom
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Deb Mell
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Kelly Nothing
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the Lemons
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Guantanamo Baywatch
,
Avondale Neighbors
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Terri Boyce
,
Dana Fritz
,
LGBT
,
Jes Skolnik
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Public Place of Amusement
,
Pure Joy
,
North Park University
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Little Village
,
Rabble Rabble
,
Mortville
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Twin Peaks
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White Mystery
,
Alex White
,
Ne-Hi
,
Alex Otake
,
Clay Frankel
,
Washington Post
,
Omaha
,
Michael Seman
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University of North Texas's Center for Economic Development and Research
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Pitchfork Music Festival
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ChiTown Futbol
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Shred Fest
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She Shreds
,
Garfield Park
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DIY venues
Music
,
Gossip Wolf
Sep 3, 2014
Gossip Wolf: Synth pop for Gaza from Aftersound
Plus: A free Willis Earl Beal EP, a release party for Melkbelly, and more
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Tags:
Gossip Wolf
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Aftersound
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United Nations Relief
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Works Agency
,
Stand Tall
,
Willis Earl Beal
,
Experiments in Time
,
The Golden Hour
,
Acousmatic Sorcery
,
Gershwin
,
Summertime
,
Melkbelly
,
Pennsylvania
,
Paper Mice
,
the Dreebs
,
the Lemons
,
Hello, We're the Lemons
,
the Growlers
,
Lincoln Hall
,
Trouble in Mind
,
Bill Roe
,
Permanent Records
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 26, 2014
Reader
's Agenda Sat 7/26: Wicker Park Fest, History of Freestyle, and Jeff the Brotherhood
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Saturday, July 26
By Kerry Cardoza
Tags:
Do This
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Arts
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Music
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Wicker Park Fest
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Reverend Horton Heat
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RJD2
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Owls
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Cap'n Jazz
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History of Freestyle
,
Lil Suzy
,
Brenda K. Starr
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Rabble Rabble
,
Double Door
,
The Lemons
,
Jeff the Brotherhood
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 20, 2014
Three itineraries for Sunday's edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival
Staff writer Leor Galil, editorial assistant Drew Hunt, and Lemons multi-instrumentalist Kelly Nothing plot their day.
Tags:
Pitchfork Day Three
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Music
,
Pitchfork 2014
,
Leor Galil
,
Drew Hunt
,
Kelly Nothing
,
Animal Kingdom
,
The Lemons
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 11, 2014
Bric-a-Brac Records brings Portland's Guantanamo Baywatch to town
The hot Logan Square shop keeps throwing great garage shows, and this one involves a Best of Chicago winner and a raffle for Pitchfork Music Festival tickets.
By Leor Galil
Tags:
Do This
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Music
,
Bric-a-Brac Records
,
Guantanamo Baywatch
,
the Lemons
,
the Wet
,
American Breakfast
,
Pitchfork Music Festival
Best of Chicago
,
Music & Nightlife
Jun 25, 2014
Readers' Poll
Best new band
The Lemons
Tags:
Music & Nightlife
,
Best of Chicago 2014
,
the Lemons
,
Rapids
,
Best New Band
,
Readers' Poll
Best of Chicago
,
Music & Nightlife
Jun 25, 2014
Critics' Picks
Best Throwback Pop Band That's Sweeter Than Its Name
The Lemons
By Leor Galil
Tags:
Music & Nightlife
,
Best of Chicago 2014
,
throwback pop band
,
the Lemons
,
Hello We're the Lemons
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Critics' Picks
Blogs
,
Bleader
May 29, 2014
Reader
premiere: The Lemons' split with Tokyo's Teen Runnings
We've got the exclusive premiere of the newest tunes from local garage-pop outfit the Lemons and Tokyo's Teen Runnings.
By Leor Galil
Tags:
Whoa
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Music
,
Reader premiere
,
exclusive premiere
,
The Lemons
,
Teen Runnings
,
garage pop
,
Tokyo
,
Gary Records
,
Lemoncita
,
Robyn Chang
Music
,
Gossip Wolf
May 21, 2014
Gossip Wolf: More one-take split cassettes from Hausu Mountain
Plus: A new long-distance LP from Slushy, a new queercore EP from Slurp’s Up, and more
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Tags:
Gossip Wolf
,
Doug Kaplan
,
Max Allison
,
Good Willsmith
,
Hausu Mountain
,
Empty Bottle
,
Sam Prekop
,
Bitchin Bajas
,
Mugen Series
,
Quicksails
,
Ben Billington
,
Headboggle
,
Brent Zmrhal
,
Slushy
,
Chris Kramer
,
the Lemons
,
Pastime Gardens
,
Grabbing Clouds Records
,
Slurp's Up
,
Pop Radical
,
Bandcamp
,
Township
,
Known Pleasure
,
Secoué
,
SAAFE House
Blogs
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Bleader
Apr 10, 2014
Two huge local festivals happening this weekend
More than 40 local bands are playing two festivals over the weekend.
By Luca Cimarusti
Tags:
Do This
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Music
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Distractions Distortions
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Slippery Kingdom Fest
,
Multikulti
,
Burlington
,
festivals
,
local
,
punk
,
garage
,
metal
,
the Lemons
,
Sister Crystals
,
Flesh Panthers
,
MTVghosts
,
Absolutely Not
,
the Runnies
,
Post Child
,
Swimsuit Addition
,
Hollow Mountain
,
Wizard Castle
,
Cokegoat
,
Dragon Feeder
,
Cities of the Interior
,
The Sueves
,
Vlllage
,
Melkbelly
Music
,
Gossip Wolf
Apr 9, 2014
Gossip Wolf: Help for two former Chicagoans caught in the SXSW hit-and-run
Plus: New music from the Lemons and a sound-art battle from Vague Music
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Tags:
Gossip Wolf
,
South by Southwest
,
Evan West
,
Jamie West
,
Rogers Park
,
Red Line Tap
,
Heartland Cafe
,
Twin Peaks
,
Polkaholics
,
Red Line Disaster
,
the Lemons
,
Tokyo
,
Teen Runnings
,
Gary Records
,
Portland
,
the Memories
,
Distractions Distortions
,
MultiKulti
,
Vague Music
,
Ben Billington
,
Quicksails
,
Tiger Hatchery
,
Hanna Elliott
,
Emma Sims
,
Hogg
,
Sam White
,
No Pomo
,
Jail Flanagan
,
Forced Into Femininity
,
Melanie Clothilde Double
,
Brett Naucke
Blogs
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Bleader
Apr 3, 2014
James Swanberg of Today's Hits and the Lemons made me a song
. . . and all I did was buy the Lemons' excellent debut cassette from Bric-a-Brac Records.
By Leor Galil
Tags:
Whoa
,
Music
,
James Swanberg
,
the Lemons
,
Today's Hits
,
the Whistler
,
Heavy Times
,
Tastee Freez
,
corn dog
,
Bric-a-Brac Records
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 27, 2014
Bric-a-Brac hosts a fund-raiser for a new PA this weekend
The Avondale record shop is bringing in Bob Nanna and a Bloody Mary bar to raise some dough.
By Luca Cimarusti
Tags:
Do This
,
Music
,
Bric-a-Brac records
,
fundraiser
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PA
,
raffle
,
prizes
,
in-store
,
Chris Kramer
,
the Lemons
,
Lionel-O
,
Bob Nanna
,
Braid
,
party
,
free
,
all ages
Music
,
Gossip Wolf
Dec 18, 2013
Gossip Wolf: Scheme raps with two tongues on
Pocket Full of Pesos
Plus: New music and shows from Derek Nelson, his band Martin Van Ruin, and the Lemons
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Tags:
Gossip Wolf
,
Pocket Full of Pesos
,
Molemen
,
Scheme
,
DJ Scend
,
Diplo
,
Oakland
,
Los Rakas
,
Pesos Turn to Dollars
,
Derek Nelson
,
Lincoln Hall
,
Martin Van Ruin
,
Every Man a King
,
Planetsexploder
,
Jenny Dragon
,
the Musicians
,
God and Love and Gin
,
Missouri
,
the Lemons
,
Hello, We're the Lemons
,
Tripp Tapes
,
White Mystery
,
Twin Peaks
,
Yawn
,
Mama
,
and the Rubs
,
Bric-a-Brac
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