Permanent reissues a classic Chicago punk comp. Plus: Claychella’s last dance, the Hood Internet’s threesome, and more
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Gossip Wolf: The Punks Are in Bloom
For White Mystery, springtime is new album time. Plus: Tim Kinsella’s Pitchfork problem, Rollin Hunt’s outre leanings, and more.
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The Final Frontier?
The fog-loving avant-garde trio reunites yet again. Plus: Birth squeezes out an LP, Marketa Irglova cozies up to Chicago, and more
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Dancing in the Dark
A new monthly party spans the goth ecosystem. Plus: BSS ties up some loose ends, Trouble in Mind goes along, and more
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A Luminous Disc From Planet Prog
Ga’an finally releases something that isn’t a casette, American Heritage returns, EPMD listens to your demo, and more
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Que Sera, Cera
Michael Cera fails to get beaten up by drunks. Plus: Smart Bar nabs a DFA residency, Big’n goes to France, and more.
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No Sleep Till Rogers Park
Smith Westerns eye a move. Plus: Eleventh Dream Day, the Eternals, and Indian prep new records, CHIRP turns one, and more
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Gear Up, Emo Kid
The Smoking Popes announce a concept album and Gauge plays with Haymarket Riot. Plus: Chrissy Murderbot signs to Planet Mu, James Chance likes Snapple, and more
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Get Off on the Good Foot
V103 rings in the New Year with a dusties marathon. Plus: the Smith Westerns ramp up to an album launch, a chili-and-synth showdown at the Empty Bottle, and more
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The Hood Internet: Unsampled
The local DJ duo preps an all-original album with a host of guests. Plus: MNDR falls for Chicago, Hot Machines finally cut a full-length, and more
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The Fourth Format
Is Plustapes Chicago’s most prolific record label? Plus: Califone’s new callings, another project from Pelican’s Trevor de Brauw, rocking in the name of Red Bull, and more
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Semaphore No More
The beloved local studio closes up shop. Plus: who’s that local girl onstage with Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s Babblers, the end of Something Else, and more
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Footworkers of the World Unite
A new footwork comp takes the Chicago dance style global, Tewz 1 finally drops his debut, Man Is Man and friends cover Kurt Weill, and more
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Read Along With Lupe
The Waiting for Lasers book club, monsters of garage at the Bottom Lounge, poster art at the Empty Bottle, and more
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If Thanksgiving Is a Drag . . .
Head on down to the Big Tranny Hootenanny. Plus: the return of Telefon Tel Aviv, ax theft at the airport, new offerings at the Chicago School of Guitar Making, and more