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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Annie Saunders, veterinarian and founder of Punk House Chicago
“The focus is not as much on the bands as it is on communal life and the weird things you get up to when you’re making minimum wage and you’re bored.”
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La Armada transform adversity into community
Anticolonialist hardcore band La Armada discuss their journey from the Dominican Republic to Chicago and the inspiration behind their new EP series, Songs of the Exiled.
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Experienced punks reintroduce themselves as Canal Irreal
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
Nineties concert series Homocore Chicago gave today’s queer punks a running start at the dramatically different hurdles they face.
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Local punks Droids Blood add new variety to their dark, deranged hardcore
Local punks Droids Blood add new variety to their dark, deranged hardcore, DJ Kool Hersh drops the expansive mix Attack of the Chicago Boogie, and more.
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The Homocore Chicago series puts its legacy on exhibit for its 25th birthday
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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The Black and Brown Punk Show Collective hosts a stacked two-day festival in Pilsen
The Black and Brown Punk Show Collective hosts a stacked two-day festival in Pilsen, sludgy punks Lil Tits celebrate a new cassette EP, and more.
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In their words: How the folks at Fed Up Fest help keep queer punk a ‘community of care’
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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CHI PRC celebrates Chicago’s rich history of punk and hardcore
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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Dave Hofer preserves suburban punk’s past with DuPage County Hardcore
Author Dave Hofer talks about his ongoing Bandcamp project, which archives the suburban punk scene he grew up with—”It’s a warts-and-all kind of thing.”
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The Living Newspaper Festival, Villapalooza, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Sangria Festival, Puppet Meltdown, and more happenings from August 26-28.
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Los Crudos celebrate their 25th year with nine days of music and art
Los Crudos celebrate their 25th year with nine days of music and art, Vamos and Lil Tits play a first-anniversary party for the new Crown Liquors, and more.
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No Delusions documents the sprawling history of Chicago hardcore
Director Steven Cergizan has been working on the sprawling, detailed No Delusions since 2010.