Hourly dispatches from the bar & and club front
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Three Beats: An Experimental Garage Sale at ESS, Mosh for Cancer at Reggie’s, and a makeover at the Abbey Pub
A bazaar of bizarre electronics at ESS On Saturday from noon till 6 PM, Experimental Sound Studio in Ravenswood hosts its fourth annual Experimental Garage Sale. Despite its name, it’s not an “everything must go” clearance for unwanted junk but rather a craft fair for DIY electronics tinkerers and fans of DIY electronics tinkering, with […]
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Soundboard: May 26-June 1
Recommended and notable shows, including Melvins, Reading Rainbow, Radian, Anna Calvi, Sloan, Chrissy Murderbot, and more
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Soundboard: May 19-25
Recommended and notable shows, including Crystal Stilts, Benny Green Trio, Poirier, Lucinda Williams, Caitlin Rose, and more
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International Pop Overthrow
Festival International Pop Overthrow Founded 13 years ago in Los Angeles, the International Pop Overthrow festival now has a presence in 17 cities—including Liverpool, where the IPO books shows at the Cavern Club, made famous by the Beatles. For its tenth anniversary in Chicago the fest is taking over two clubs, the Abbey Pub (3420 […]
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The List: January 20-26, 2011
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Algebro, Lauryn Hill, Mondo Drag, Zelienople, Jason & Alison of Verbow, Dylan LeBlanc, Moonstone Continuum, Tony Conrad, Arnold Steinhardt, Estrogen Highs, Afrika Bambaataa, Nightlands
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The List: December 2-8, 2010
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: The Roots, Superchunk, Sonny Burgess, Doomtree, Chris Speed’s Endangered Blood, Talk Normal, and more
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The List: September 16-22, 2010
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Justin Townes Earle, Happy Birthday, Katatonia, Male Bonding, Peter Stampfel, Suuns, and more
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The List: September 2-8, 2010
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Scissor Sisters, Rhys Chatham and Bill Orcutt, Michael Rother’s Hallogallo 2010, and more
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The List: August 12-18, 2010
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Rufus Wainwright, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Jamey Johnson, Boris, Crystal Castles, Ty Segall, and more
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The List: July 15-21, 2010
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Cap’n Jazz, Tesco Vee’s Hate Police, Konono No. 1, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
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The Reader’s Guide to the Pitchfork Music Festival
Featuring Pavement, Big Boi, Freddie Gibbs, LCD Soundsystem, Robyn, the Smith Westerns, and more
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The List: June 17-23, 2010
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Kings Go Forth, Shemekia Copeland, Eyehategod, the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Jeff the Brotherhood, DM Stith, and more