You won’t find many tighter showcases of Chicago underground metal bands than tonight’s bill, headlined by the reclusive Indian, who’ve emerged from hibernation to blast the Empty Bottle with their raw, nihilistic doom (in advance of two festival dates). Indian play so rarely these days that their presence alone makes this show a can’t-miss occasion, […]
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Forever Deaf Fest celebrates a mix of homegrown heavy sounds
Chicago is well-known as an incubator of house music, industrial, noise rock, emo, and drill, to name a few. But the city’s decades-strong legacy of groundbreaking metal has only just begun to get its due in recent years, as a variety of heavy music styles have come into a blackened sort of vogue. The latest […]
Rae Amitay of Immortal Bird on the resuscitation of a TLC classic
Current musical obsessions of Rae Amitay of Immortal Bird, M.K. of Fin, and Philip Montoro of the Reader
West-side music-business institution Willie Barney dies at 89
West-side music-business institution Willie Barney dies at 89, Music Frozen Dancing returns to the Empty Bottle with a “kool” surprise guest, and more.
WHPK’s Summer Breeze is back with another excellent lineup
University of Chicago’s radio station hosts another exciting lineup for its annual summer concert.
Reader’s Agenda Sat 12/7: New Stages, Renegade Craft Fair, and Immortal Bird
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, December 7
Best shows to see: Anne La Berge, Cass McCombs, Immortal Bird, MellowHigh
The best shows to see through the weekend include Anne La Berge, Cass McCombs, Immortal Bird, and MellowHigh.