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Chicago underground supergroup Canal Irreal create cold, complex punk on their self-titled debut

by Leor Galil July 9, 2021August 18, 2021

If you went to a lot of shows at defunct Bridgeport punk house Rancho Huevos, you likely caught the July 2019 debut performance of south-side underground supergroup Canal Irreal. The band, whose name means “unreal channel” in Spanish, features members of razacore outfit Sin Orden (who emerged in a second wave of local Latinx punk […]

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Experienced punks reintroduce themselves as Canal Irreal

by Ed Blair January 18, 2020August 18, 2021

Last May, Chicago band Canal Irreal announced their existence by releasing their first single, “Si Somos,” an explosive mix of postpunk and hardcore that combines jagged riffs and propulsive guitar lines with narrative lyrics about society’s rejection of and refusal to deal with the very issues it creates. Sung in Spanish from a first-person perspective, […]

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How Homocore Chicago propped open the gate for queer punks

by Micco Caporale June 19, 2019August 18, 2021

Nineties concert series Homocore Chicago gave today’s queer punks a running start at the dramatically different hurdles they face.

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The Homocore Chicago series puts its legacy on exhibit for its 25th birthday

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 31, 2017August 18, 2021

The Homocore Chicago series puts its legacy on exhibit for its 25th birthday, Smart Bar hosts 23 hours of continuous DJ sets, and more.

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In their words: How the folks at Fed Up Fest help keep queer punk a ‘community of care’

by Ashley Ray-Harris August 2, 2017August 18, 2021

Everything about this year’s Fed Up Fest—the bystander intervention training, the panel discussions on aging in punk, the frenzied yet thoughtful music—manifested the spirit of resistance, hope, and direct action.

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Reviewed: Twista’s disjointed but generous Crook County and 11 more new releases

by Peter Margasak, Leor Galil, Sasha Geffen, Jake Austen, Ben Handelman, Ed Blair and Bill Meyer July 26, 2017August 18, 2021

Seven Reader writers tackle a dozen records, including the long-gestating debut from footwork producer Jana Rush, lost recordings from 60s garage-rock oddballs the Monks, and a riveting solo set from unsung improvising pianist Pat Thomas.

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The radical queer punks at Fed Up Fest throw a fund-raising Rock Lotto show

by Sam Clapp March 30, 2017August 18, 2021

Fed Up Fest fights for LGBTQ rights with an anarchic DIY concert where every band drew its lineup out of a hat six weeks ago.

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CHI PRC celebrates Chicago’s rich history of punk and hardcore

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil November 15, 2016August 18, 2021

CHI PRC celebrates Chicago’s rich history of punk and hardcore, supporters of the Standing Rock Sioux hold a march and fund-raiser in Pilsen, and more.

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Time traveling with Martin Sorrondeguy of Los Crudos

by Leor Galil March 24, 2016August 18, 2021

Revisiting the old haunts of legendary 90s hardcore band Los Crudos provides a miniature history of gentrification and activism in Chicago.

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