Fundraisers help music writer Scott Morrow recover from a gunshot, Lorna Donley and David Thomas’s post-Da band, the Veil, posthumously release an LP of 1980s recordings, and more.
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Chicago punk was born queer
How three gay bars—La Mere Vipere, O’Banion’s, and Oz—became the cradle of the city’s punk scene
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What turns kids punk?
The new musical Verböten uses the story of Jason Narducy’s forgotten early-80s band to talk about the power of subculture.
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First-wave Chicago punk weirdos Silver Abuse released their second reunion album this year
In the late 70s and early 80s, Silver Abuse shared members with Naked Raygun—and their eclectic, discordant music was in some ways even more confrontational.
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Gossip Wolf: A radio remembrance of Da’s Lorna Donley
A radio remembrance of Da’s Lorna Donley, plus new music from MC the Buttress and scum punks Flesh Panthers
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Sharp Darts: Local Release Roundup
White Mystery whips the sophomore jinx, Void Pedal bumps with no MC, the Numero Group does Chicago salsa, and more.
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Gossip Wolf: Return to Oz
Permanent reissues a classic Chicago punk comp. Plus: Claychella’s last dance, the Hood Internet’s threesome, and more
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This Week in the Reader’s Music Section
Sleigh Bells, an electronic weirdo, early Chicago punk, an Albini burn, and more
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Gossip Wolf: Feed the Animals
Girl Talk gorges at Graham Elliot, the Electrical Audio forum’s annual sausage party, and more
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If You Weren’t There . . .
Two of Chicago’s earliest punk bands, Da and Tutu & the Pirates, reunite for a double record-release party.