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Category: Gig Poster of the Week

Hand-drawn poster for a Hideout show by Spiral Galaxy and SiP
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Dr. Atom sees the future on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin August 25, 2021November 11, 2021

In-person gatherings are still a possibility, so the Gig Poster of the Week continues to publish artwork for upcoming concerts. We at the Reader generally support you in your choice to give local bands your love by going to shows, but please keep safety guidelines in mind as you do so—especially now that it’s painfully […]

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Decades of divas on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin July 28, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster features art by anthropologist and graphic designer Kisira Hill.

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Droopy the Destroyer on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin July 21, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was designed by Milwaukee artist and screen printer Francisco Ramirez.

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Constructive interference on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin July 14, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was designed by Stylin’ Out Network and includes an image by Chicago artist Ricardo Mondragon.

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Four bits for the ferryman on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin June 30, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Jason Castillo for a concert headlined by Wild Earp & the Free for Alls.

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A mountain of dots and lines on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin June 16, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster, for an outdoor David Boykin concert at Compound Yellow, is by Oak Park-based singer-songwriter and creative director Rich Klevgard.

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Original Rainbow Burger on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin June 9, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created for an outdoor food, drag, and music carnival by Paul Octavious and Aaron Lowell Denton.

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Bitchin’ Galactus on the gig posters of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin May 26, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig posters were created by Chicago designer, artist, and screenprinter Josh Davis.

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Hollyy raises moneyy on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin May 5, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created for a CIVL and Skateistan benefit by Chicago designer Emily Burlew (also of the band Late Nite Laundry).

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Strings that sing on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin April 28, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created by illustrator and musician Rei Alvarez, who lives in Richmond, Virginia.

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A roof to raise on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin April 14, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created for the Delta Bombers’ current tour by graphic designer Jason Lonon, aka Death-Ray Design.

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Celebrating women’s solidarity through culture on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin March 31, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago-via-Indiana photographer and designer Adeleine Prairie Sinsabaugh.

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A real underground party on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin March 17, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created by Justin Gray, an illustrator and designer from New Jersey.

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Third Coast Percussion’s family tree on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin March 3, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was designed by Sonnenzimmer (aka Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi).

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Bathe in the cosmic sunshine on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin February 17, 2021August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was designed by South African artist Simon Berndt in collaboration with Rob Fitzpatrick of Levitation.

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