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two panels from Birds of Maine comic strip depicting a bowerbird's nest
Posted inFeature

The moon—it’s for the birds

by Megan Kirby September 20, 2022September 20, 2022

On the moon, there are no humans. The birds that populate the lunar planet don’t get caught up in ideas like weekends or “the economy.” They stay connected via a vast fungal network, and there is plenty of universal worm (there’s one big worm that they all eat) to keep everyone fed. Michael DeForge’s latest […]

Andrew Bird; Brett and Rennie Sparks of the Handsome Family
Posted inFilm

Artist on Artist: Andrew Bird talks to Brett and Rennie Sparks of the Handsome Family

by Peter Margasak August 12, 2014August 18, 2021

Andrew Bird talks to Brett and Rennie Sparks of the Handsome Family.

Screenshot from Chicago Fret Works: A Look Inside by Steve Baker
Posted inMusic

In Rotation: Gigan guitarist Eric Hersemann on an album so angry it’s almost silly

by Luca Cimarusti June 2, 2014August 18, 2021

Current obsessions of Reckless Records buyer Dave Hofer, Gigan guitarist Eric Hersemann, and the Reader‘s Luca Cimarusti

Danny Lyon, Route 12, Wisconsin from The
Bikeriders (Aperture, 2014)
Posted inArts & Culture

The Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club rides again

by Patrick Sisson April 22, 2014August 18, 2021

Documentary photographer Danny Lyon’s The Bikeriders revs up for a long-overdue reissue.

Posted inArts & Culture

The politics of fiction in O, Democracy!

by Laura Pearson April 15, 2014August 18, 2021

Kathleen Rooney’s debut novel is rooted in her disillusioning experience as an aide to a senator from Illinois.

Justin Broadrick and Sanford Parker
Posted inFilm

Artist on Artist: Justin Broadrick of Godflesh talks to producer Sanford Parker

by Luca Cimarusti April 8, 2014August 18, 2021

Justin Broadrick of Godflesh talks drum machines, Crass, and 80s hip-hop with producer Sanford Parker.

David Grubbs
Posted inMusic

David Grubbs on the meaning of records

by Peter Margasak March 31, 2014August 18, 2021

David Grubbs on why the experimental music of the 1960s was so rarely recorded at the time—and what changes when we listen to it today.

Posted inFilm

Artist on Artist: Boots Riley of the Coup talks to ShowYouSuck

by Miles Raymer February 3, 2014January 12, 2023

Boots Riley of the Coup lays some truth on straightedge Chicago party rapper ShowYouSuck.

Posted inBlogs

The People Issue: The B Side

by Philip Montoro December 12, 2013August 19, 2021

Someone doesn’t have to be famous to be interesting—and that’s just as true in the Chicago music scene as it is anywhere else.

Francine Sanders, a former investigator for CPD’s now-defunct Office of Professional Standards, first met Nathaniel Hanserd more than 15 years ago, when he was the accused cop on one of her excessive force cases.
Posted inNews & Politics

A former investigator of police misconduct on the questions she never asked

by Francine J. Sanders September 18, 2013August 19, 2021

A former investigator of police misconduct tackles the questions she never asked.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Mayor Rahm: The mayor for some of us

by Ben Joravsky September 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Kari Lydersen’s new book explains how Emanuel earned the nickname “Mayor 1 Percent.”

Brian Chippendale, aka Black Pus (left) and Seth Sher
Posted inFilm

Artist on Artist: Brian Chippendale of Black Pus and Lightning Bolt talks with Seth Sher of Zath and Psychic Steel

by Luca Cimarusti April 30, 2013August 19, 2021

Brian Chippendale of Black Pus and Lightning Bolt talks drums with Seth Sher of Zath and Psychic Steel.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Books Issue: Violence

by Reader staff April 3, 2013August 19, 2021

The Books Issue: Violence

Posted inArts & Culture

A history of gang violence: The Almighty Black P Stone Nation

by Mara Shalhoup April 3, 2013August 19, 2021

A conversation about the five-decade evolution of a Chicago street gang

Jess Straka of Metropolitan Brewing and John Laffler of Off Color test out the railings at Off Color’s brand-new brew house.
Posted inFood & Drink

Craft beer from the inside: A Gchat

by Philip Montoro March 14, 2013August 19, 2021

John Laffler of Off Color and Jess Straka of Metropolitan dig into the nuts and bolts of the craft-brewing business.

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