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Posted inMusic

Kris Esfandiari of King Woman and producer Darcy Baylis combine forces in Sugar High

by Madeline Happold May 1, 2020August 18, 2021

Kris Esfandiari is no stranger to side projects. Since cofounding doom-metal band King Woman in 2009, she’s released solo material under the names Miserable, Kris, Dalmatian, and Nghtcrwler. Her latest […]

Posted inMusic

Friday is buy stuff from Bandcamp day

by Madeline Happold March 19, 2020August 18, 2021

On March 20, Bandcamp responds to the pandemic by giving up its cut so that all your money supports musicians. Here are six local acts to start with.

Posted inMusic

Sanction master ear-shattering metalcore on their debut full-length Broken in Refraction

by Madeline Happold March 6, 2020August 18, 2021

In physics, the term “refraction” refers to the deflection of a wave, such as light or sound, as it passes through a medium. It’s a phenomenon Sanction aim to replicate […]

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Caroline Polachek from Chairlift explores the pain and pleasure of love on Pang

by Madeline Happold January 3, 2020August 25, 2021

Caroline Polachek might be the queen of crushes. As half of the synth-pop duo Chairlift, she wrote cheeky sleeper favorites such as “Crying in Public” and “Bruises” in the late […]

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Chelsea Wolfe connects womanhood to the natural world in Birth of Violence

by Madeline Happold October 17, 2019August 18, 2021

Listening to Chelsea Wolfe is like watching a fog roll in and wondering if a storm will follow; her music provokes an uncanny feeling that combines mystifying beauty and deep […]

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Defeater push their conceptual melodic hardcore into newer, darker chapters

by Madeline Happold September 20, 2019August 18, 2021

Melodic hardcore isn’t known for indulging pleasantries, and Boston-based five-piece Defeater dare you to enter a universe that’s as bleak as it is complex. Derek Archambault (vocals), Adam Crow (guitar), […]

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Bay Faction blend emo and synth pop on Florida Guilt

by Madeline Happold August 22, 2019August 18, 2021

Bay Faction are a band with roots in cyberspace. In 2013, lead singer James McDermott was studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston when he posted a call for […]

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Rockabilly legends the Flesh Eaters reunite on I Used to Be Pretty

by Madeline Happold February 28, 2019August 18, 2021

It’s been more than 38 years since the Flesh Eaters released their acclaimed second album, 1981’s A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die. But the classic version of the […]

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How to support the local music scene without leaving your nice, warm home

by Madeline Happold February 15, 2019August 18, 2021

Even when winter weather and winter malaise raise the bar for going out, you can still play an important role in sustaining DIY Chicago music.

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Riot Fest inches toward gender balance

by Madeline Happold September 11, 2018August 18, 2021

The Chicago festival has never topped 25 percent female-inclusive acts, but it’s still ahead of many of its competitors.

Posted inBlogs

Behind Sleeping Village’s unassuming exterior lurks a state-of-the-art sound system

by Madeline Happold March 9, 2018August 18, 2021

Erin Brenner lends her audio engineering skills to the newly opened Avondale bar and concert hall.

Posted inBlogs

Long Way Home gives the Odyssey a modern hip-hop beat for an epic journey across Chicago

by Madeline Happold March 8, 2018August 18, 2021

Q Brothers Collective and the Chicago Children’s Choir team up for a modern epic.

Posted inBlogs

Show your support for International Women’s Day by dining out in Edgewater

by Madeline Happold March 7, 2018August 18, 2021

The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce has organized a dinner crawl to highlight the neighborhood’s woman-owned businesses.

Posted inBlogs

Chiditarod XIII and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Madeline Happold March 2, 2018August 18, 2021

Jane Bond: Funny But Deadly and more goings-on March 2-4

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Chicago R&B artist Jordanna combines the vulnerability of performance art with the defiance of punk

by Madeline Happold February 23, 2018August 18, 2021

Jordanna has left behind the riot-grrrl trio Glamour Hotline to make her bodacious new solo EP Sweet Tooth.

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