Good Willsmith return with an acid-fried live album, Cinchel drops an ambient cassette that doubles as an art object, and more.
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Bob Nanna lays his post-divorce life bare on Celebration States
Midwestern emo cornerstone Bob Nanna made his bones working guarded feelings into nervy posthardcore with anthemic ambitions. Nanna started his streak in the early 90s with teenage band Friction, and by the end of the decade he’d established himself as scene royalty, fronting Braid and then Hey Mercedes. He also took up writing solo material […]
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A day of pro-choice activism culminates in a #ShoutYourAbortion fund-raiser at Gman Tavern
A day of pro-choice activism culminates in a #ShoutYourAbortion fund-raiser at Gman Tavern, the Vinyl Emergency podcast celebrates its first birthday, and more.
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American Football: Accidental rock stars
American Football became heroes to the emo scene after breaking up in obscurity—and 17 years later, they’ve returned with a second album.
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Video games level up to high art—and Chicago artist William Chyr is at the controls
The artist and polymath is using PlayStation as the canvas for his magnum opus, Manifold Garden.
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Record Store Day 2015: Sales, giveaways, in-stores, and more
Including an interactive map that details the festivities at participating shops
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Our favorite music of 2014
Six Reader music writers share their favorites from 2014 with year-end lists that do more than just put the same records in a different order.
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I changed my mind: Year-end lists matter
The thread connecting grief, Facebook, and end-of-the-year lists
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Empire! Empire! front man Keith Latinen talks about his band’s forthcoming album, emo, and graphic novels
Before Michigan emo outfit Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) play Chicago tomorrow night read this lengthy Q&A with front man Keith Latinen—he talks about poetry, Michigan, and, yes, “emo revival.”
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Braid’s Bob Nanna talks about his band’s forthcoming album, No Coast
Singer-songwriter Bob Nanna discusses working on the forthcoming No Coast, the first full-length in 16 years by the influential second-wave emo group.
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Gossip Wolf: Riot Fest lineup predictions
Riot Fest predictions, For Practically Everyone Records revs up for spring, and more
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Bric-a-Brac hosts a fund-raiser for a new PA this weekend
The Avondale record shop is bringing in Bob Nanna and a Bloody Mary bar to raise some dough.
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How to get Bob Nanna of Braid to write your sweetheart a Valentine’s Day song
Thanks to the songwriting service Downwrite, Bob Nanna of Braid makes a pretty affordable cupid.
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Doing the emo time warp with the Downwrite podcast
Braid singer-guitarist Bob Nanna talks about an obscure 90s Kalamazoo emo band, which quickly got the attention of one Reader writer who rarely listens to podcasts.
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Best shows to see: Pamphleteers, Marisa Anderson, Charlie Wilson
The best shows to see through the weekend include Pamphleteers, Marisa Anderson, and Charlie Wilson.