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Home » Joliet

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Fifty years ago, Trilogy brought the west coast’s countrified rock sound to Chicago

by Steve Krakow July 30, 2020August 18, 2021

Trilogy’s sole album flopped, but it’s ripe for rediscovery by the young bands in love with the old Laurel Canyon scene.

Posted inMusic

Slide guitarist John Littlejohn brought Mississippi country blues to Chicago

by Steve Krakow January 27, 2020August 18, 2021

John Littlejohn’s raw slide-guitar style grew from the same soil that produced Elmore James, but he never became a star outside the Windy City.

Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: An off-the-grid show by Swedish industrial legends Brighter Death Now

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 15, 2014August 18, 2021

An off-the-grid show by Swedish industrial legends Brighter Death Now, a compilation of rare Chicago house from Kstarke, and more

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Fri 5/24: Electric Daisy Carnival, Irish Fest, and Carol Horton

by Drew Hunt May 24, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, May 24

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Pot busts of the week: green thumbs in Joliet, the righteous reverend of Ontario, a craving for “meat” at Subway

by Mick Dumke June 3, 2011August 19, 2021

Intensive gardening in Joliet and other marijuana-law defying acts.

Posted inBlogs

The Frankfort slasher strikes again

by Ed M. Koziarski May 6, 2009August 19, 2021

Suburban pulp specialist Robert Alaniz brings his “Vision” to the Music Box Friday.

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From the archives: Love Under Lock and Key

by Whet Moser September 4, 2007August 19, 2021

From the archives: Love under lock and key.

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