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The best Chicago albums of the 2010s
The Reader polled dozens of critics to arrive at an absolutely indisputable ranked list of several hundred records that will definitely not start any arguments.
Chicago label Deep Space Objects compiles a constellation of diverse electronic tracks
Chicago label Deep Space Objects compiles a constellation of diverse electronic tracks, Lord Mantis drummer Bill Bumgardner dies at 35, and more.
Dark Lord Day pays homage to Blade Runner on the gig poster of the week
This week’s gig poster was designed by local artist Dan Grzeca of Ground Up Press.
Lord Mantis drummer Bill Bumgardner on the Melvins’ speaker cabinets of choice
Current musical obsessions of Lord Mantis drummer Bill Bumgardner, his bandmate Andrew Markuszewski, and Reader music editor Philip Montoro
New faces, same ugly: Blackened-sludge kings Lord Mantis drop the first record from their retooled lineup
Lord Mantis celebrate the release of NTW, their first recording since last year’s lineup change, by headlining the Empty Bottle tonight.
Let the Lollapalooza lineup predictions begin!
Gossip Wolf makes its first Lollapalooza predictions of 2015, a shakeup for Lord Mantis births another nasty metal band, and more.
Chicago doom band Indian confirms breakup
Indian is definitely done, but three of its four members are already working together in Lord Mantis.
Penrose Brewing achieves infinitely self-similar deliciousness with Fractal
Geneva’s Penrose Brewing renews its push onto retail shelves with four-packs of the Belgian-style IPA Fractal (and the Belgian-style white IPA Desirous).
Best shows to see: Princess Nokia, Lord Mantis, Loop
Best shows to see on Thu 4/24 through Sun 4/27
The Pixies’ deflating Indie Cindy and 15 more record reviews
Future’s conscience-stricken coke rap and 15 more reviews of recent releases
At long last Penrose blesses Chicago with its beer
Two Goose Island veterans who’ve set up shop in Geneva debut with a trio of balanced, nuanced Belgian-style session beers.
12 O’Clock Track: “At the Mouth” by Lord Mantis, who play Cobra Lounge tonight
The suffocatingly hateful “At the Mouth” will let you know what sort of good times to expect from Lord Mantis at Cobra Lounge tonight.
Best Band That Sounds Like the Robot Squid From the Matrix Movies
Lord Mantis
Three Beats: Cellist Tomeka Reid steps out with Hear in Now
Tomeka Reid and Hear in Now, Super Minotaur’s first LP, and Lord Mantis’s vile Pervertor