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Home » Breeders

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Breeders at the Vic and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

by Ashley Mizuo May 7, 2018August 18, 2021

Until the Flood at the Goodman and more goings-on 5/7-5/10.

Posted inMusic

On the weird, gorgeous All Nerve, the Breeders sound better than they have in decades

by Peter Margasak April 27, 2018August 18, 2021

Revisiting the two albums the Breeders made with drummer Jose Medeles and bassist Mando Lopez, 2002’s Title TK and 2008’s Mountain Battles, I realized I desperately wanted them to be better than they were—I hoped with futility that sisters Kim and Kelley Deal could reclaim the genius of their 1993 masterpiece, Last Splash, and its […]

Posted inMusic

Let’s put it in writing: Melkbelly are Chicago’s most exciting rock band

by Kevin Warwick October 11, 2017August 18, 2021

On the new Nothing Valley, Pilsen four-piece Melkbelly have found a tense balance between delicate melody and frantic noise.

Posted inBlogs

CIMMFest opening night: The Smart Studios Story revisits the Madison recording studio that helped birth indie rock

by J.R. Jones April 11, 2016August 18, 2021

The Smart Studios Story, opening the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, revisits the Madison recording studio that nurtured the indie rock of the 90s.

Posted inMusic

The Funs make a complicated Valentine’s Day mix

by Leor Galil February 10, 2016August 18, 2021

Downstate duo the Funs make a complicated Valentine’s Day mix to talk about their complicated love.

Posted inBlogs

The Breeders play Last Splash, and more importantly Pod, in their entirety this weekend

by Luca Cimarusti December 12, 2013August 19, 2021

Dayton, Ohio’s Breeders are in town on Sat 12/14, playing their first two classic albums.

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: Cincy’s Tweens blow out the bubblegum on “Rattle and Rollin'”

by Kevin Warwick May 20, 2013August 19, 2021

Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “Rattle & Rollin’,” from Cincy-based trio Tweens.

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The List, August 13-19, 2009

by Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Monica Kendrick, Jessica Hopper, Ann Sterzinger and Brian Costello August 13, 2009August 19, 2021

Critics’ Choices and other notable concerts: the Breeders, Nebula, Lucero, Nobunny, Otto, and more

Posted inBlogs

Are breeders losers?

by Harold Henderson August 12, 2006August 19, 2021

Where radical individualism infiltrates the left.

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