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Home » Circles

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Posted inMusic

Remembering Chicago music champion Christen Thomas

by Leor Galil April 16, 2020August 18, 2021

Christen Thomas booked shows for a decade with the Empty Bottle and Metro teams, but that work was just the beginning of the love, joy, and support she showered on the local scene.

Posted inMusic

Former Empty Bottle talent buyer Christen Thomas joins the Metro family

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil March 2, 2016August 18, 2021

Empty Bottle talent buyer Christen Thomas joins the Metro family, dream-pop group Sexy Fights drop their full-length debut, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Check out drill’s great indie hope SD tomorrow at Lincoln Hall

by Leor Galil February 25, 2015August 18, 2021

The south-side rapper performs with Cam’ron and ShowYouSuck after dropping his Life of a Savage 4 mixtape.

Posted inBlogs

Best shows to see: Fucked Up, Circles, Lee Fields & the Expressions, Jon Mueller’s Death Blues

by Leor Galil July 10, 2014August 18, 2021

The best shows to see through Sunday include Fucked Up, Circles, Lee Fields & the Expressions, and Jon Mueller’s Death Blues.

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Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: An Emperor veteran launches Studious Amplifiers

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil June 11, 2014August 18, 2021

An Emperor veteran launches Studious Amplifiers, Hoyle Brothers guitarist Brian Wilkie gets a benefit for a stolen pedal steel, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Best shows to see: Circles, the Revelers, Mindless Behavior, Black Eagle Child, Lollapalooza

by Tosten Burks August 1, 2013August 19, 2021

Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include Circles, the Revelers, Mindless Behavior, Black Eagle Child, Smith Westerns, Russian Circles, Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals, and Lollapalooza (if that’s your thing).

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Thu 8/1: Sunshine Daydream, Marc Maron, and Circles

by Tosten Burks August 1, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, August 1

Robert Plant
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Gossip Wolf: Robert Plant has a whole lotta love for Alcala’s

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil July 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Robert Plant has a whole lotta love for Alcala’s, and more.

Posted inBlogs

The Reader’s Agenda: Fri 9/28

by Drew Hunt September 28, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Agenda for Friday, September 28, 2012

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