This week’s featured historical gig poster was created by former Chicago artist Rob Schwager, aka Trucker.
Tag: Dave Shelton
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Dave ‘Medusa’ Shelton was a fairy godmother to Chicago’s club scene
Dave Shelton didn’t just found the legendary Medusa’s—he also helped everyone in his orbit shine like a star.
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The saga of Punkin’ Donuts
How a doughnut-shop parking lot became a confluence of Chicago youth subcultures—and what killed it off
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Medusa’s Rising/Quick Hitsville
Medusa’s Rising To something less than the great dismay of certain neighbors, the hundreds of skinheads, skate-rats, 708 weekend warriors, and punkettes of every description who used to swarm around the intersection of School and Sheffield every weekend night are now gone. The attraction was Medusa’s, the venerable juice bar, dance hall, and punk club […]