Riot Fest got Blink-182! Cypress Hill! Blondie! The Jesus Lizard! Liz Phair! Atmosphere! Beck! Cat Power! And . . . the 82-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis?
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The protest songs that drove the Wobblies a century ago are still lighting fires
Labor firebrand Joe Hill wrote some of the most enduring anthems in the IWW’s Little Red Songbook—and today’s activists carry on his legacy.
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Chance the Rapper says he has a larger platform than any politician, Trump included, and other Chicago news
Also, the Park District demands answers from security firm after stabbings at Northerly Island concert.
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Riot Fest: You can’t go wrong with a Ferris wheel and Gwar
This year’s Riot Fest owes its success to a Ferris wheel and Gwar
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Early Warnings Roundup
This week’s Early Warnings include the Decemberists, Dropkick Murphys, Immortal, Lykke Li, Monotonix, Old 97’s, Wavves, Best Coast, and Wire.