February already! Here are some local events and other activities that might be of interest as you continue your journey through this Chicago winter. FRI 2/4 After this week’s snow storm, you’re probably looking for some extra coziness, so hop on over to Andersonville for Hygge Fest, which lasts through Sunday. “Hygge”–a Danish word–is a […]
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Antifolk band Boo Baby drop their long-in-the-works second album
Chicago antifolk unit Boo Baby have been hanging out on the edge of this wolf’s awareness for years, having opened for the likes of local indie darlings Whitney, K Records singer-songwriter Karl Blau, and Chicago-raised outsider artist David Liebe Hart. Boo Baby’s loose-knit indie folk provides a fitting backdrop for the earnest delivery and irreverent […]
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A techno panopticon on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by DJ M. Sylvia using visual elements from Andrew Panahon and Tima Fei.
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How to buy records during a pandemic
If you have the money to help Chicago’s record stores stay in business long enough to reopen, here are your options.
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Daisychain gives women and nonbinary DJs the platform they deserve
Alicia Greco’s weekly podcast has already posted 110 mixes, fostering a community that won’t stay marginalized much longer.
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Sophie Brochu brings new grandeur to Fauvely’s intimate dream pop
Sophie Brochu brings new grandeur to Fauvely’s intimate dream pop, Leisure Records drops a dose of Italian disco, and more.
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Record Store Day 2019: how and where to celebrate
Details about discounts, giveaways, in-store performances, and more at three dozen shops—with an interactive map and alphabetized listings
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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall
In the 90s Andre Vasquez rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.
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Honoring the vanishing musical culture of Wicker Park
In some ways, Dorian’s is just one more boutiquey bar and restaurant. But its record store and music bookings connect it to Wicker Park’s 1990s arts community.
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Mutant Beat Dance throw a little party for their monster debut album
Mutant Beat Dance throw a little party for their monster debut album, former Ponys front man Jered Gummere drops his first full-length as Richard Vain, and more.
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Record Store Day 2017: Sales, giveaways, in-store performances, and more
Record Store Day deals and happenings, listed by store and arranged on an interactive map
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Chrissy & Hawley take an animated disco romp in ‘The Photobooth’
“The Photobooth” is the title track from the debut EP by Christopher “Chrissy” Shively and Hawley Shoffner.
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Record Store Day 2016: Sales, giveaways, in-store performances, and more
This year’s Record Store Day releases leave a lot to be desired, but the full slate of in-store performances should make shop hopping worth it anyway.
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Record Store Day 411
All the stores, in-stores, discounts, and goodies for Record Store Day 2013
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In Rotation: CSO violinist Blair Milton on Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Current musical obsessions of CSO violinist Blair Milton, and violinist Barbara Queen