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Posted inMusic

DIY gadfly Jeff Rosenstock climbs into the belly of the Pitchfork beast

by Sean Neumann July 12, 2017August 18, 2021

Jeff Rosenstock, who led DIY collective Bomb the Music Industry! for a decade, plays a gig at a festival that costs $75 per day.

Posted inBlogs

Punk Talks works to change the conversation about musicians and mental health

by Sean Neumann March 14, 2017August 18, 2021

Social worker Sheridan Allen and her organization Punk Talks hold a fund-raising concert in Chicago this month to help connect DIY musicians with mental-health care.

Posted inBlogs

Mark Speltz’s North of Dixie is a powerful book about civil rights photography

by Sean Neumann January 12, 2017August 18, 2021

The author appears tonight for a book signing and reading at the DuSable Museum of African American History.

Posted inBlogs

Rock ‘n’ Roll Hardee’s hosts the finale of Springfield punk party Dumb Fest

by Sean Neumann June 13, 2016August 18, 2021

An outdoor stage in the parking lot of a Hardee’s has become the latest oddball venue adopted by the burgeoning Springfield punk scene.

Posted inArts & Culture

Beyond the Pale/Such a Deal!

by Sean Neumann February 22, 2001August 19, 2021

Second City owner Andrew Alexander hopes a south-side outpost will bring black humor to the venerable company.

Posted inArts & Culture

Back Door Man

by Sean Neumann January 4, 2001August 19, 2021

How the Apollo’s Rob Kolson lucked into “The Vagina Monologues.”

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