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Home » Kickstand Productions

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Posted inMusic

How to support the local music scene without leaving your nice, warm home

by Madeline Happold February 15, 2019August 18, 2021

Even when winter weather and winter malaise raise the bar for going out, you can still play an important role in sustaining DIY Chicago music.

Posted inMusic

Does Chicago have too many music festivals?

by Leor Galil May 30, 2018August 18, 2021

Lollapalooza’s ticket sales have slowed, and Reggae Fest and Chicago Open Air are canceled—are these the growth pangs of a healthy but crowded festival market, or is a crash on the way?

Posted inMusic

This weekend’s No Walls benefit helps Chicagoans help the people in Trump’s crosshairs

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil January 17, 2017August 18, 2021

This weekend’s No Walls benefit helps Chicagoans help the people in Trump’s crosshairs, Bobby Conn answers the inauguration with two sets at the Hideout, and more.

Posted inMusic

Shane Merrill of Empire Productions on 2016’s best throwback metal

by Kevin Warwick January 10, 2017August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of Shane Merrill of Empire Productions, John Ugolini of Kickstand Productions, and the Reader’s Kevin Warwick

Posted inMusic

Kittyhawk’s Kate Grube on sassy Japanese math-rock

by Leor Galil August 9, 2016August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of Kittyhawk’s Kate Grube, Peggy Fioretti of Kickstand Productions, and Reader writer Leor Galil

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