Chile has long had a robust garage and psych scene, and one of the season’s most understatedly fun rock albums comes from Santiago. The four veteran musicians of the Versions joined forces in 2004, and their charming third album, the new Calling Lucifer, blends 70s rock and garage with a touch of glammy sleaze that […]
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The Trouble Boys brought dumb punk fun to the U. of C. in the late 70s
The Trouble Boys never made a record, but guitarist and singer Don Hedeker went on to play in Algebra Suicide and the Polkaholics.
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Chamber Strings pop auteur Kevin Junior dead at 46
A classic song from onetime Chicagoan Kevin Junior, who died this weekend after years of health and drug problems
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In I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp Richard Hell reflects on his childhood and punk stardom
In I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp Richard Hell reflects on his childhood and punk stardom.
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Polka will never die, and on Saturday the Polkaholics prove it again
Chicago’s unstoppable polka-punk machine hits Quenchers with “Wally!,” a rock opera about the local polka king.