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Good Willsmith return with an acid-fried live album

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil January 19, 2021August 18, 2021

Good Willsmith return with an acid-fried live album, Cinchel drops an ambient cassette that doubles as an art object, and more.

Posted inMusic

Bob Nanna lays his post-divorce life bare on Celebration States

by Leor Galil July 13, 2020August 18, 2021

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

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil January 10, 2017August 18, 2021

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.

Posted inMusic

American Football: Accidental rock stars

by Leor Galil October 26, 2016August 18, 2021

American Football became heroes to the emo scene after breaking up in obscurity—and 17 years later, they’ve returned with a second album.

Posted inArts & Culture

Video games level up to high art—and Chicago artist William Chyr is at the controls

by Ryan Smith August 10, 2016August 18, 2021

The artist and polymath is using PlayStation as the canvas for his magnum opus, Manifold Garden.

Posted inMusic

Record Store Day 2015: Sales, giveaways, in-stores, and more

by Chicago Reader April 15, 2015August 18, 2021

Including an interactive map that details the festivities at participating shops

DJ Rashad
Posted inMusic

Our favorite music of 2014

by Luca Cimarusti, Leor Galil, Sasha Geffen, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer and Philip Montoro December 23, 2014August 18, 2021

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.

Posted inBlogs

I changed my mind: Year-end lists matter

by Leor Galil December 23, 2014August 18, 2021

The thread connecting grief, Facebook, and end-of-the-year lists

Posted inBlogs

Empire! Empire! front man Keith Latinen talks about his band’s forthcoming album, emo, and graphic novels

by Leor Galil July 25, 2014August 18, 2021

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.”

Posted inBlogs

Braid’s Bob Nanna talks about his band’s forthcoming album, No Coast

by Leor Galil June 12, 2014August 18, 2021

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.

Gossip Wolf is betting that Tumblr-famous Michigan posthardcore band La Dispute will play Riot Fest in September.
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Riot Fest lineup predictions

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil April 1, 2014August 18, 2021

Riot Fest predictions, For Practically Everyone Records revs up for spring, and more

Posted inBlogs

Bric-a-Brac hosts a fund-raiser for a new PA this weekend

by Luca Cimarusti February 27, 2014August 18, 2021

The Avondale record shop is bringing in Bob Nanna and a Bloody Mary bar to raise some dough.

That's not a ukulele. For this photo Bob Nanna was 14 feet tall.
Posted inMusic

How to get Bob Nanna of Braid to write your sweetheart a Valentine’s Day song

by Leor Galil February 11, 2014August 18, 2021

Thanks to the songwriting service Downwrite, Bob Nanna of Braid makes a pretty affordable cupid.

Posted inBlogs

Doing the emo time warp with the Downwrite podcast

by Leor Galil October 25, 2013August 19, 2021

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.

Posted inBlogs

Best shows to see: Pamphleteers, Marisa Anderson, Charlie Wilson

by Leor Galil October 3, 2013August 19, 2021

The best shows to see through the weekend include Pamphleteers, Marisa Anderson, and Charlie Wilson.

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