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Tag: Mike Lust
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Over-the-top Chicago rocker Mike Lust looks inward on his solo debut
Full disclosure: Mike Lust has recorded a handful of records I’ve played on. I also played in a band with him for a while. But there are probably a few hundred local musicians who could say the same thing. Between his prolific career as a recording engineer, his nearly 20-year tenure as the high-kicking, guitar-shredding […]
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Silkworm veteran Tim Midyett finally drops the first Mint Mile full-length
Silkworm veteran Tim Midyett finally drops the first Mint Mile full-length, Steve Reidell of Air Credits almost remakes the 1980 Genesis album Duke, and more.
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Chicago’s Tombstone Eyes lay down hulking spacey scuzz rock on Land in the Sky
This Chicago four-piece landed hard and heavy in 2018, announcing they were here to stay with a two-song demo of heavy effects-laden, bluesy psychedelic rock with a space-truckin’ “brotherhood of the road in a galaxy far, far away” atmosphere. Veterans of Longhairs, Dragon Feeder, the Brokedowns, and Salvation, the guys in Tombstone Eyes have honed […]
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Dance party Bump & Grindcore gets nasty in memory of Amy Winehouse
Dance party Bump & Grindcore gets nasty in memory of Amy Winehouse, local postpunks Daylight Robbery release a long-in-the-works LP, and more.
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Gossip Wolf: Kid Sister dishes about her imminent mixtape
Kid Sister dishes about her imminent mixtape, Decade Studio takes over the Soma space, and more.
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Gossip Wolf: No more Winters in Osaka
No more Winters in Osaka, the first annual Fall Ball, and more
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Wolf Eyes play the Owl this Sunday in celebration of the bar’s second anniversary
An engraved tooth spread the word about this harsh-noise party.
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Gossip Wolf: Robert Plant has a whole lotta love for Alcala’s
Robert Plant has a whole lotta love for Alcala’s, and more.
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Humboldt Park recording studio Phantom Manor: An oral history
Recording studio Phantom Manor closes; Chicago musicians share its history.
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Mike Lust’s den of vintage toys
Phantom Manor engineer Mike Lust fills his Logan Square abode with 80s nostalgia
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Gossip Wolf: A rest for weary Tiger Bones
Tiger Bones call it a day, Like Pioneers cut a second LP, and more
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Gossip Wolf: Parasol folds halfway
Parasol shutters its store and distro, Pancho’s goes upmarket, and more
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Gossip Wolf: Music From the Third Dimension
A local multimedia artist makes noise you can almost touch. Plus: Wild Flag tops the latest Pitchfork rumors, Ben Weasel
loses some fans at SXSW, and more
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Urge Overkill Burns in “Effigy”
The reunited band sounds way more punk than it did when “Exit the Dragon” came out 15 years ago.