The Sonic Youth cofounder talks with the Mekons’ Sally Timms about her recent divorce, her rejuvenated art career, and her new memoir, Girl in a Band.
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Blizzard Babies heat up a bitter February with their long-awaited debut LP
Blizzard Babies heat up a bitter February with their debut LP, downstate label Manic Static launches a seven-inch series, and more.
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Gossip Wolf: Remembering musician Stephanie Morris at the Hideout
Friends and colleages remember musician Stephanie Morris at the Hideout, White/Light scores a new sci-fi short film, and more.
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In Rotation: Jeanine O’Toole of Bare Mutants on how to commemorate Jerry Garcia’s deathiversary
Current musical obsessions of Bare Mutants vocalist Jeanine O’Toole, and Eternals front man Damon Locks
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Breaking up the band: When to call it quits
Is it time to quit your band, or do you just need to take a really long nap?
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 2/16: Cupid’s Undie Run, Dre Day, and the Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Saturday, February 16, 2013
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Band vs. girl band: what’s the difference, anyway?
Being a girl in a band is just like being a dude in a band except it’s harder to pee into a plastic Coke bottle on the road
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On the B Side: Local labels, a fake Fugazi, and more
The local label landscape, a bunch of punk news, the first big street fest of the season, and more
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Gossip Wolf: Fake Fugazi plays for Girls Rock! Chicago
Fake Fugazi plays for Girls Rock! Chicago, Running dash back into the studio, and Planes Mistaken for Stars reunite again
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Best place to hear a band of nine-year-old girls that sounds like the Urinals
Girls Rock! Chicago End-of-Camp Extravaganzas
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Get Better, Buddy
One of the guys who ran the beloved loft space recovers from a shooting. Plus: Canadian Girlfriends in the flesh and nerds in the club
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Show Your Support for Girls Rock! Chicago and the Alexander Graham Bell School
This Friday the Empty Bottle and Martyrs’ host benefits for Girls Rock! Chicago and the Alexander Graham Bell School, respectively.
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Make Rock-Star Dreams Come True
Thinking of giving a charity gift? Options for Girls Rock! efforts across the country
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Jessica Hopper Reads, Girls Rock
Reader contributor Jessica Hopper is on tour to promote her excellent instructive tome, The Girls’ Guide to Rocking, and swings by the Hideout at 1 PM tomorrow. She’ll be reading from the book and there will be performances by her tourmates, Fucked Up buddy Katie Stelmanis and sister act Ghost Bees, plus three locals: Glass […]