While Chicago indie supergroup Doom Flower were getting to work on their new second album, Limestone Ritual (Record Label), they hit a speedbump that would’ve killed a lesser band’s momentum. As Tribune critic Britt Julious reported in a November profile, drummer Areif Sless-Kitain couldn’t make it to the recording sessions, and because he’s such a […]
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Hannah Sandoz releases a new collection of melancholy avant-garde folk
Hannah Sandoz releases a new collection of melancholy avant-garde folk, the famous Danny’s Smiths Night comes back for one evening at the Empty Bottle, and cult house artist Marcus Mixx looks for help with a new apartment.
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Twenty-four points of view on the band Joan of Arc
Tim Kinsella lets everyone else tell the story of Joan of Arc—entirely in keeping with his long-running group’s embrace of illogic and reinvention.
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A memorial to Alejandro Morales
Alejandro Morales’s death doesn’t just leave a hole in Chicago’s DIY music scene—it’s a loss to community activists, to affordable housing advocates, and to countless friendships.
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A eulogy for Danny’s Tavern
For decades, Danny’s nurtured a devoted and welcoming community of music lovers—but it couldn’t survive the pandemic.
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The Black and Brown Punk Show Collective hosts a stacked two-day festival in Pilsen
The Black and Brown Punk Show Collective hosts a stacked two-day festival in Pilsen, sludgy punks Lil Tits celebrate a new cassette EP, and more.
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Joan of Arc? More like Joan of Art
The local band celebrates its 20th anniversary at Elastic with a visual-arts show.
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Joan of Arc get crazy with “Helter Skelter” for their record release
Joan of Arc celebrate the release of their new LP with two half-hour long covers of a Beatles classic.
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Gossip Wolf: The Owl makes silver apples for its Silver Apples show
Silver apples for the Owl’s Silver Apples show, the CFA’s second annual media mixer, and more.
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Artist on Artist: Trevor de Brauw of Pelican talks to Noah Leger
Trevor de Brauw of Pelican talks to Noah Leger of Electric Hawk and Anatomy of Habit
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Gossip Wolf: Pitchfork predictions, round two
More Pitchfork picks, emo people watching at the Promise Ring, and new orch-pop from Panoramic & True