Spooky season is upon us, and what a more uncomfortable way to celebrate than with dolls. Through November 6, the Chicago History Museum (1601 N. Clark) presents “Haunted Dolls & History’s Horrors,” a collection of dolls hidden in 13 spots throughout their exhibit “Chicago: Crossroads of America.” Each (haunted?) doll is part of the museum’s […]
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Meshuggah grind deeper into the tunnel that only they can dig
Meshuggah have developed an approach to progressive death metal so distinctive and compelling that it’s spawned an entire subgenre of imitators. And right from its title, the Swedish band’s ninth album, Immutable, announces that it won’t try to fix what isn’t broken. The elements Meshuggah have made familiar over the past three decades are all […]
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The best live metal of 2016
Metal shows remain a great way to drive hostile occupiers out of your head—whether you prefer the bitter catharsis of False or the galloping rush of Tengger Cavalry.
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Fall’s best concerts and music festivals
Chance the Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring Day, Seu Jorge, and more of the season’s best live music
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The debut of Uncommon Ground’s Greenstar, the first organic brewery in Illinois
A Hofbräuhaus veteran launches Greenstar Brewing with two organic pale ales that showcase rich malts.
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Off Color Brewing’s “Mischief” pop-up bar: You will want to drink all their beer
Off Color Brewing debuts with four tasty collaborations: a pink pilsner, a smoked bock, a half bock, and a potent French-Belgian chimera.
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Another reason to see Meshuggah on Friday: Intronaut’s heavy space prog
Intronaut will ease you into the Meshuggah show on Friday with their kaleidoscopically heavy space prog.
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Brooklyn Brewery’s Black Ops: Way better than a covert foreign coup
Brooklyn Brewery’s barrel-aged imperial stout, Black Ops, does in fact exist—and the 2012 batch has been sighted in Chicago.
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The Year in Review: Music
Six Reader writers, 12 months, 30 picks, and no generic “top tens”
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Shows to see: Hive Mind, Meshuggah, Damien Jurado, and more
From the Soundboard page: Hive Mind, Meshuggah, La Sera, Damien Jurado
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This week on the B Side
Legal problems for the Internet’s copyright free-for-all, Bitchpork’s return, a local rapper goes back to school, and more
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Heavy Metal, Light Heart
When you burn out on tuneless thrashing and slate gray vocal vomit, Slough Feg will be there for you.