Back in the Pleistocene era (that is, 1986), I spent a few months living downtown in the now-gone Herman Crown Center, a Roosevelt University residence hall that also sheltered students […]
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Evanston’s Jason Narducy wields a lifetime of rock power on Split Single’s new Amplificado
Split Single front man Jason Narducy can mold a bit of guitar distortion and a sweet melody into a lifeline. On “Bitten by the Sound,” a standout on Split Single’s […]
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Verböten has some sharp songs, but the book sags
Jason Narducy and Brett Neveu’s portrait of a 1983 teen punk band needs more edge.
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What turns kids punk?
The new musical Verböten uses the story of Jason Narducy’s forgotten early-80s band to talk about the power of subculture.