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Night Moves: Alderman Proco Joe Moreno keeps up with his constituents
Hourly dispatches from the bar and club scene
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Night Moves: Guitarist Elisse La Roches of Canadian Girlfriends parties like it’s the Fourth of July
Hourly dispatches from the bar and club scene
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The city’s best party promoter takes us through a wild Pride weekend
Hourly dispatches from the bar & and club front
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Nightcrawler: Cameron Esposito
The comedienne and ringmaster for El Circo Cheapo Cabaret takes us behind the scenes of her Friday night
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Chances Dances queer get-down at the Hideout
LGBT folks and their fans turned out in droves for Chances Dances’ monthly queer takeover of the Hideout’s Saturday night dance party. With DJs Baby Sloth and John Twatters on the decks, this affair benefited their Critical Fierceness Grant, a microgrant program for queer arts in Chicago. Consider it the unofficial kickoff to a month’s […]
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Another 90s party at Beauty Bar
Another Saturday, another 90s dance party. Most folks skipped the stuffed-animal backpacks and glow sticks (thank god) at this May 28, Wayne’s World-themed powwow hosted by Stic-of-the-Week and featuring DJ sets by Team Bayside High, Greg Corner, Mother Hubbard, and Stefan Ponce. Hell, we didn’t even spot any slouch socks or overalls. Wait, do any […]
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Bottoms up for Craft Beer Week at Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar and Co-Prosperity Sphere
During the nine-day blur that was Craft Beer Week, a doubleheader party in Bridgeport on May 20 just about tapped us out. Cohosted at Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar and at Co-Prosperity Sphere, the beer flowed freely (not that that’s a bad thing) and the drinking started early (ditto). Maria’s tapped Half Acre, Three […]
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Punk’s not dead at Reggie’s Rock Club
Hardcore legends T.S.O.L., along with Shot Baker, Counterpunch, and the Neutron Bombs, packed Reggie’s Rock Club last Saturday. The all-ages show proved to be a punk rock equalizer, between longtime fans and kids who hadn’t yet been born when T.S.O.L. first took the stage 30 years ago. Ever-charming vocalist Jack Grisham got some laughs with […]
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Red Bull Thre3Style Championships, April 28, the Mid
A whole lotta fist-pumping, booty-shaking, and vod-bombing at the Mid last Thursday while Chicago’s top DJs threw down int eh battle to win the title of Red Bull Thre3Style champion. So who rocked the hardest party? Big Once will representing this fine city in Vegas, baby. Red Bull Thre3Style, April 28, the Mid
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Rocking With the Black Lips, April 22, Logan Square Auditorium
For a while now, we’ve run photos of what happens on stage at some of the more, um, interesting shows around town. No more. We now turn the camera to the green room, the afterparty, and everything in between. So, the Black Lips at Logan Square Auditorium on April 22. Sure, there was crowd-surfing, backstage […]