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An illustration of avant-garde no-wave collective the Devil Bell Hippies embedded in the title card for the Secret History of Chicago Music
Posted inMusic

The Devil Bell Hippies: Chicago’s greatest avant-garde band that only kind of exists

by Steve Krakow May 18, 2022June 14, 2022

When I finished college downstate and moved to the Windy City in 1995, the Chicago no-wave scene was breaking apart. While still in school, I’d often driven three hours to catch gigs here, and after my move I caught the last shows by local no-wave stars the Scissor Girls and Lake of Dracula.  The original […]

Posted inMusic

Chicago no wave celebrates itself

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil May 1, 2019August 18, 2021

The Co-Prosperity Sphere devotes a concert and exhibit to 90s Chicago no wave, and the CHIRP Record Fair returns for year 17.

Posted inMusic

The Reader’s guaranteed unboring homegrown Halloween mix

by Leor Galil October 24, 2018August 18, 2021

Nothing against “Monster Mash,” but Chicago has spawned lots of scary songs that sound good all year—these 13 tracks cover house, psych rock, techno, boogie, hip-hop, extreme metal, pop punk, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Weirdo-electronic label Midwich premieres tracks from locals Hide and Alex Barnett

by J.R. Nelson March 30, 2016August 18, 2021

Jim Magas’s label Midwich gives him another outlet for his strange and excellent taste, and this week he releases records by gothic electronic duo Hide and synth wizard Alex Barnett.

Posted inBlogs

Dredging Lake of Dracula

by Peter Margasak December 5, 2006August 19, 2021

A newly released live recording from 1997 reveals the undiminished power of Chicago’s short-lived Lake of Dracula

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