Leor Galil became smitten with altweeklies in the late-90s when he first picked up a copy of the Washington City Paper in his hometown, Bethesda, Maryland. After graduating from Brandeis University and completing a year as an AmericCorps volunteer, Leor moved to the midwest in 2009, where he earned his Master’s in journalism at Northwestern […]
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Posted inFood & Drink
Cookbooks for isolates
Lose yourself in two more local food books, about barbecue and ramen
Posted inMusic
Thirty-five moments that brought Chicago music to the world
The Year of Chicago Music has had less music in it than anybody anticipated, but we still have plenty to celebrate.
Posted inReader
We’ve brought together twenty of Leor Galil’s best music features from the past ten years in one book
Best of Chicago Reader, Volume 1
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The first music critics’ poll in Reader history
As we at the Reader head into 2020, a spirit of transformation and renewal prevails. In keeping with that spirit, we’re publishing what as far as anyone here knows is the first music critics’ poll in the paper’s nearly 50-year history. Initially the brainchild of Reader senior staff writer Leor Galil, it quickly grew to […]
Posted inBlogs
Pedro the Lion at Thalia Hall, and more things to do this weekend
Pedro the Line, James Brandon Lewis, and more recommended concerts and events this weekend
Posted inBlogs
My morning at the Pitchfork lineup reveal, or two hours of watching paint dry
A Reader intern discovers the life of excitement and glamour that is journalism.
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St. Vincent at the Chicago Theatre, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
The Rhinoceros Theater Festival and more goings-on January 12-14
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The best things to do in Chicago on New Year’s Eve
Hip-hop artist Noname, the Annoyance Theatre’s Steamworks: The Musical, and more recommended events for New Year’s Eve in Chicago
Posted inArts & Culture
See Chicago’s musical underground in photos at the Museum of Contemporary Photography
Photographer Michael Schmelling deftly captures Chicago’s underground music scene in “Your Blues.”
Posted inBlogs
Reader’s Agenda Fri 9/5: Starfoxx, Three Floyds Extravaganza, and the Windy City Wine Festival
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Friday, September 5
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Three itineraries for Sunday’s edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival
Staff writer Leor Galil, editorial assistant Drew Hunt, and Lemons multi-instrumentalist Kelly Nothing plot their day.
Posted inBlogs
Reader’s Agenda Tue 6/10: Guerrilla Truck Show, Creatives at Work, and Eagulls
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, June 10