Reader UnGala A benefit for the Chicago Reader October 18 7 to 11 pm Epiphany Center for the Arts Get your tickets now
  • Newsletters
  • Donate
  • NEWS
    • News & Politics
    • Investigations
    • En español
  • CITY LIFE
    • The To-Do
    • Street View
    • Community Calendar
    • Best of Chicago 2022: City Life
    • Best of Chicago 2022: Buy Local
    • Best of Chicago 2022: Sports & Recreation
  • COLUMNS & OPINION
    • Anthony Ehlers: On Prisons
    • Deanna Isaacs: On Culture
    • Ben Joravsky: On Politics
    • The Ben Joravsky Show
    • Dan Savage: Savage Love
    • Opinion
    • Podcasts
      • The Ben Joravsky Show
      • Chicago Queer & Now
  • MUSIC
    • Music Features
    • Gossip Wolf
    • Word Music Festival
    • Jazz Festival
    • Chicagoans of Note
    • The Secret History of Chicago Music
    • Music Reviews
    • Concert Previews
    • City of Win
    • Early Warnings
    • Music listings community calendar
    • The Listener
  • ARTS & CULTURE
    • Features
    • Theater
    • Dance
    • Visual arts
    • Books
    • Ghost Light by Kerry Reid
    • Arts listings community calendar
    • Poetry Corner
    • Best of Chicago 2022: Arts & Culture
  • FILM
    • Best of Chicago 2022: Arts & Culture
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Small Screen
    • Archives
  • FOOD & DRINK
    • The Food & Drink Issue 2023
    • Best of Chicago 2022: Food & Drink
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Monday Night Foodball
    • The Drinks Issue (2021)
  • READER
    • About
    • — Reader Updates
    • — Contact
    • — Staff
    • — Careers
    • Newsletters
    • Advertise
      • Classifieds
    • Donate
    • Become a member
    • Nonprofit Guide
    • Reader 50
    • Reader events
      • Monday Night Foodball
    • Contests
    • Reader Store
    • Archives
    • Find a print copy
      • Distribution map and information
      • Print subscriptions
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Skip to content
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Chicago Reader

Chicago Reader

Chicago’s alternative nonprofit newsroom

  • Newsletters
  • Donate
Become a member
  • NEWS
    • News & Politics
    • Investigations
    • En español
  • CITY LIFE
    • The To-Do
    • Street View
    • Community Calendar
    • Best of Chicago 2022: City Life
    • Best of Chicago 2022: Buy Local
    • Best of Chicago 2022: Sports & Recreation
  • COLUMNS & OPINION
    • Anthony Ehlers: On Prisons
    • Deanna Isaacs: On Culture
    • Ben Joravsky: On Politics
    • The Ben Joravsky Show
    • Dan Savage: Savage Love
    • Opinion
    • Podcasts
      • The Ben Joravsky Show
      • Chicago Queer & Now
  • MUSIC
    • Music Features
    • Gossip Wolf
    • Word Music Festival
    • Jazz Festival
    • Chicagoans of Note
    • The Secret History of Chicago Music
    • Music Reviews
    • Concert Previews
    • City of Win
    • Early Warnings
    • Music listings community calendar
    • The Listener
  • ARTS & CULTURE
    • Features
    • Theater
    • Dance
    • Visual arts
    • Books
    • Ghost Light by Kerry Reid
    • Arts listings community calendar
    • Poetry Corner
    • Best of Chicago 2022: Arts & Culture
  • FILM
    • Best of Chicago 2022: Arts & Culture
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Small Screen
    • Archives
  • FOOD & DRINK
    • The Food & Drink Issue 2023
    • Best of Chicago 2022: Food & Drink
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Monday Night Foodball
    • The Drinks Issue (2021)
  • READER
    • About
    • — Reader Updates
    • — Contact
    • — Staff
    • — Careers
    • Newsletters
    • Advertise
      • Classifieds
    • Donate
    • Become a member
    • Nonprofit Guide
    • Reader 50
    • Reader events
      • Monday Night Foodball
    • Contests
    • Reader Store
    • Archives
    • Find a print copy
      • Distribution map and information
      • Print subscriptions
  • >
  • Latest issue
  • UnGala Celebration
  • The People Issue
  • Best of Chicago 2022
  • Contests
  • Reader Updates
  • Reader Store
  • En español
  • Advertise
Home » free » Page 2

Tag: free

Posted inBlogs

Psychic Ills make a surprise appearance at the Owl tonight

by Luca Cimarusti November 14, 2013August 19, 2021

The Owl continues its trend of high-profile secret shows, this time with New York’s Psychic Ills.

Posted inBlogs

Record Breakers turns 25

by Luca Cimarusti October 3, 2013August 19, 2021

Record Breakers, the shop that sits on top of Reggie’s in the South Loop, celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend.

Posted inBlogs

Exclusive releases and seven bands at the first annual Cassette Store Day

by Luca Cimarusti September 5, 2013August 19, 2021

Avondale’s Bric-a-Brac Records is the only record store in the state celebrating the first annual Cassette Store Day.

Posted inBlogs

Best shows to see: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Old Time Musketry, Yo Majesty, and the Acacia Strain

by Luca Cimarusti August 12, 2013August 19, 2021

Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include the Dillinger Escape Plan, Yo Majesty, and Old Time Musketry.

Posted inBlogs

Introducing the Chicago Underground Music Archive

by Luca Cimarusti July 25, 2013August 19, 2021

A new project aims to record and share as much live Chicago music as possible.

Posted inBlogs

San Francisco’s Burnt Ones play two shows tonight

by Luca Cimarusti June 27, 2013August 19, 2021

Brand-new Bric-a-Brac Records hosts the psych-pop outfit, which will also play a house show in Logan Square.

Posted inBlogs

Pink Avalanche celebrate the release of their first record, Wraiths, with a free listening party

by Luca Cimarusti May 23, 2013August 19, 2021

The local postpunk band’s debut can be streamed or downloaded for purchase in a digital version.

Posted inBlogs

Tyvek, Spray Paint, and Dikes of Holland play this year’s Summer Breeze

by Luca Cimarusti May 16, 2013August 19, 2021

WHPK’s Summer Breeze is back with another awesome lineup of weirdo rock.

Posted inBlogs

Pink Torpedo brings its sleazy garage rock to Cole’s on Friday

by Luca Cimarusti February 28, 2013August 19, 2021

The underrated garage act plays a free show at the Logan Square bar.

Posted inBlogs

Win a date with the Reader’s Leor Galil to see The Book of Mormon on Valentine’s Day

by Reader staff February 7, 2013August 18, 2021

A Reader staff writer has an extra ticket to see The Book of Mormon on Valentine’s Day. Want to go with him?

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Tue 1/29: Admission: One Shilling, Queer Comedy, and Soundgarden

by Janey Lee January 29, 2013August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, January 29, 2013.

Posted inBlogs

Best shows to see: Slut River, Child Bite, and Paul Giallorenzo and Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten

by Kevin Warwick January 14, 2013August 18, 2021

The best shows to see Monday through Wednesday are Slut River, Child Bite, and Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten

Posted inBlogs

Free finance lectures online

by Taylor Goldenstein August 9, 2011August 19, 2021

Free online finance course from Yale.

Posted inBlogs

Millennium Park’s Downtown Sound Series Announces Lineup

by Kevin Warwick March 24, 2011August 19, 2021

Millennium Park’s Downtown Sound series announces its lineup.

Posted inBlogs

Saturday Night: Akron/Family Listening Party

by Kevin Warwick January 8, 2011August 19, 2021

The Blind Robin hosts a free listening party Saturday night for Akron/Family’s upcoming album “Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT.”

Posts navigation

Newer posts 1 2 3 4 … 8 Older posts

📩 Get our free daily newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday. Dive into our most recent stories and exclusive insights from our editors and staff.

Processing…
Success! We'll be sending you The Daily Reader starting soon.
Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.

READER
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Best of Chicago 2022

About the Chicago Reader
Reader Staff
Reader Careers
Freelance Information
Contact Us

Donate

Advertise

Submit/promote your event

Find the Paper
Subscribe
Shop the Reader Store
Contests/Giveaways/Promotions

Reader Classifieds

Reader Matches

Chicago Reader Nonprofit Guide

Get our free newsletters

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

© 2023 Chicago Reader. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic