Chicago native Paul Natkin is a prolific concert and portrait photographer who’s shot more than 4,300 musicians and celebrities since he started his career in 1975. He’s also worked as road manager for the likes of Brian Wilson and Alice Peacock and tour photographer for the Rolling Stones. His images have appeared in so many […]
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Once Riot Fest has you, how does it treat you?
The Riot Fest grounds themselves provide a pretty different experience than, say, Lollapalooza or Pitchfork.
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Not even 2018 can stop Riot Fest
It’s been a bad year for punks—and for everyone else who hates authoritarianism. But Riot Fest has persevered to bring us Run the Jewels, Blondie, Gary Numan, and 85 more acts.
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Riot Fest announces its first wave of acts for 2018
Riot Fest got Blink-182! Cypress Hill! Blondie! The Jesus Lizard! Liz Phair! Atmosphere! Beck! Cat Power! And . . . the 82-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis?
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The Third Coming of the Jesus Lizard
On the eve of their latest return home, the Jesus Lizard talk about why they chose Chicago—and how they became its most beautiful noise-rock monsters.
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Noise-rock revolutionaries the Jesus Lizard hit Chicago once again
It’s hard to imagine what the current state of noise-rock would be like without the existence of the Jesus Lizard. Often imitated but never replicated, the heavily rhythmic and lyrically twisted Chicago-by-way-of-Austin four-piece drew the blueprint for every grimy, misanthropic outfit that popped up in the wake of its 1989 Touch and Go Records debut, […]
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Industrial supergroup Pigface celebrates 25 years of revolving-door lineups
Industrial supergroup Pigface celebrates 25 years of revolving-door lineups, the Chosen Few DJs honor a bygone house-music club, and more.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 3/27: The Jesus Lizard Book, Earth and Mark McGuire, and whisk(e)y
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, March 27
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12 O’Clock Track: An emphatic salute to 90s-era noise rock on Bummer’s “Infinite Witches”
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “Infinite Witches” from Kansas City’s Bummer.
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12 O’Clock Track: The instrumental power riffs on the Fucking Champs’ “The Loge”
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “The Loge,” from the Fucking Champs album VI.
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Rodeo straddles the fence between reviewed and reviewer
“Listen to it,” says drummer George Nisbett. “That doesn’t take 140 characters.”
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Gossip Wolf: New Wave Hot Dogs
Yo La Tengo spin their wheel and land on Duk’s. Plus: Dave Pirner dresses for success and a Pinebender veteran debuts a new project
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Live Jesus Lizard DVD drops on August 23
The live Jesus Lizard DVD Club hits the streets on August 23.
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Michael Shannon, Punk Rocker
More on “I’ll Die Tomorrow” star Michael Shannon’s music, theater and film career.
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Experimental Music in Chicago, Tonight and This Summer
Tonight at Heaven Gallery, TV Pow’s Todd Carter debuts a new multichannel work using archival Sun Ra recordings; the Neon Marshmallow Festival, scheduled for August, announces its impressive lineup.