Chicago’s Nequient hit the ground running in 2015 with the EP Infinite Regress. By the time of their 2018 full-length debut, Wolves at the Door, they’d solidified into a brutal, versatile metallic-hardcore unit. They’d also established their studio methods and favorite producers (Pete Grossman at Bricktop Recording), and they accumulated some DIY touring experience. The […]
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Kenny Rasmussen’s library shows head to West Town this weekend
Locals Cracked Vessel perform, and are today’s 12 O’Clock Track.
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Unsacred make black metal for pulling tree stumps
This crusty Virginia black-metal band has no use for tremolo picking that sounds like a gerbil trying to get into a can of soup.
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12 O’Clock Track: Danish D-beat on Halshug’s “Skyd Eller Dø”
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is a bit of Danish D-beat from Halshug titled “Skyd Eller Dø.”
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Homeslice pays homage to the Beaver State and its pizza
Inspired by the log cabins and pizza pies of the Pacific northwest, Homeslice cozies into Lincoln Park.
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Alfresco: 25 notable spots for outdoor dining
Hundreds of the city’s restaurants and bars set up outdoor dining catering to customers starved for summer. We’ve selected 25 notable spots, including some newcomers; for complete alfresco listings search under “features” at chicagoreader.com/chicago/RestaurantFinder/Page. 90 Miles Cuban Cafe | Wicker Park/Bucktown | $ The second outpost of Alberto and Christine Gonzalez’s 90 Miles Cuban Cafe […]
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Dog days of summer: Five canine-friendly summertime events
Hey all you cocktail-loving, pizza-eating, cruise-taking canines: Here are five events to which you’re more than welcome to bring your well-behaved human. Sip & Give dog-friendly cocktail party A dog-friendly cocktail party/fund-raiser to benefit Found, a nonprofit, no-kill shelter focused on the rescue, rehabilitation, and re-homing of dogs and cats that would otherwise be euthanized. […]
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Who You Gonna Call When Your Brand Cuts the Cheese?
Maverick ad firm Crispin Bogusky + Porter may hold the keys to salvation for the beleaguered Catholic Church
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Restaurants Unite for Haiti Relief
Chicago restaurants are lining up to raise funds for relief in Haiti from January 18-24.
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Dinner and a Show: Sunday 12/5
Tonight’s recommended shows paired with nearby restaurants, including Chicago’s best all-female improv group and good budget sushi.
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Our neighbors to the east
I find the Illinois liquor distribution laws a fascinating subject (Nicholas Day’s* cover story on why Bell’s left Illinois is one of my favorites that we’ve published), so I was equally entertained by this dispatch from the wonderful Indiana blogger James Briggs Stratton “Doghouse” Riley. “… loudly appraised the clerk, myself, and everyone else in […]