For emo-rock outfit All Get Out, the 2010s were a turbulent decade. Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, the band made their breakthrough in 2011 with their second full-length, The Season, before relocating to Texas, where it took them five years to put out their follow-up, 2016’s Nobody Likes a Quitter (Bad Timing). Though it was […]
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Psychedelic country collective the Keener Family drop a debut four years in the making
Psychedelic country collective the Keener Family drop a debut four years in the making, Dustin Laurenzi’s Snaketime helps Mississippi Records celebrate the music of Moondog, and more.
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Latimore proves himself a smooth soul-blues survivor
Florida soul-blues veteran Latimore outlasted disco decades ago, and on his most recent album he applies his inimitable voice to the Great American Songbook.
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In the wake of Charleston shooting, AME Church employs Gatekeepers security team on Sundays
“Not that we didn’t feel safe here before, but we have a new normal now,” says church administrator Morgan Dixon.
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Pat Boone stays true to his frat in his Charleston screed
The 1950s singer goes true gray in an open letter to President Obama.
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Best shows to see: Stirrup, Geronimo!, Weedeater
The best shows to see on Mon 7/7 through Wed 7/9
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Drink pig’s blood at the Charleston on Wednesday
Two months after creating a cocktail with pig’s blood for the Reader‘s Cocktail Challenge, Nandini Khaund will serve it to the public for one night only.
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Jazz notes: A new label, a new live music series, a new coffee blend
Ken Vandermark starts a label, the Ratchet Series returns, and Dark Matter creates a coffee blend for Sun Ra.
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Cocktail Challenge: Pig’s blood
Nandini Khaund of the app Craft Cocktail fills a chalice with a literal Blood & Sand.
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Cocktail Challenge: Pizza grease
Henry Prendergast of Analogue gets down to basics with a pizza-and-Bud michelada.
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The Dawson is a great bar with pretty good food
The Dawson is a great bar with pretty good food.
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The Melodic Darkness of Ryan Blotnick
The exciting young guitarist Ryan Blotnick performs at the Charleston with five Chicago musicians on Tuesday.
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A whole lotta Haaker Flaten going on
Norwegian bassist (and former Chicagoan) Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten returns to town for five days of concerts, starting Wednesday at the Hideout.