Like many Americans, I was awestruck by images of the historic Belarusian protests against President Alexander Lukashenko (“Europe’s last dictator”) that exploded after the country’s August elections. But reports of police brutality from Belarus—and the growing chorus of international academics and reporters warning that Americans could soon find themselves in a similar spot—added sinister, unsettling […]
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Huntsmen bassist Marc Stranger-Najjar on a spoken-word poet with a beautiful brain
Current musical obsessions of Huntsmen bassist Marc Stranger-Najjar, musician and producer Sanford Parker, and Reader associate editor Jamie Ludwig
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There’s a pile of sacrificial severed heads on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by Swedish artist and musician Axel Widén.
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Alexi Front’s Scorched Tundra metal festival covers even more ground in its second Chicago year
This year’s Chicago installment of the Swedish-born Scorched Tundra fest features the likes of Oxbow, Fistula, Acid King, and Wolvhammer—plus a beer from Pipeworks and a burger from Kuma’s.
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Experimental-industrial group Corrections House mellow out with a Neil Young cover
The half-local “supergroup” takes on “Cortez the Killer.”
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Artist on Artist: Justin Broadrick of Godflesh talks to producer Sanford Parker
Justin Broadrick of Godflesh talks drum machines, Crass, and 80s hip-hop with producer Sanford Parker.
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12 O’Clock Track: “Bullets and Graves” is a heavy, industrial preview from Corrections House’s new LP
“Bullets and Graves” adds a noisy, experimental touch to the classic Wax Trax! sound.
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Best shows to see: the Cairo Gang, Minsk, Implodes, Taste of Chicago
Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include Minsk, the Cairo Gang, Implodes, Abraham Levitan, Staring Problem, and Blackalicious.
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Minsk, 2011—see it now, see it often
A review of Belarus Free Theatre’s Minsk, 2011, briefly at Chicago Shakespeare
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Gossip Wolf: Sons of the Silent Age do Bowie at a Pablove benefit
Sons of the Silent Age do Bowie for pediatric cancer research, and more
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The Man Behind the Metal
If it’s heavy and it was recorded in Chicago, there’s a good chance Sanford Parker was at the mixing board.
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The Craftsmen
At Specimen Products and Emperor Cabinets, local musicians are making gear that makes other musicians drool.