New Orleans punk band Special Interest have been blowing wigs back since 2018, when they dropped their debut record, Spiraling, a chaotic romp through hard-hitting social themes and wildly divergent musical directions. On “Young, Gifted, Black, in Leather” the sentiment is self-explanatory, yet the mighty wails of vocalist Alli Logout peel back new layers of […]
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Rapbrarian Roy Kinsey finds his voice in queer hip-hop
With his next album, Roy Kinsey wants to make the music he wishes he’d heard as a young queer man of color.
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Pitchfork’s Midwinter brings Kamasi Washington, Slowdive, Laurie Anderson, and dozens more to the Art Institute
Midwinter runs February 15 through 17 and also includes Oneohtrix Point Never, Grouper, Perfume Genius, DJ Koze, two William Basinski performances, and Tortoise playing all of TNT.
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Gossip Wolf: Red Scare Industries celebrates ten years
Red Scare Industries celebrates ten years, and The-Drum launches the Lo Motion label
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 4/22: Comedy open mikes, Andrei Lankov, and Mykki Blanco
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, April 22.
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Mykki Blanco reps Chicago with Supreme Cuts
A leaked team-up from a highly anticipated EP
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Tim’m West and the masculine mystique
Tim’m West has shown that there’s more than one way to be a black gay man.
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12 O’Clock Track: Cakes da Killa’s E-40-ish “Goodies”
Bouncy rap from the New York underground
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Brenmar’s strange groove
DJ and producer Bill Salas used to make noise music, but now he just wants to make people dance.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 1/10: Oscar debates, Mykki Blanco, and Matt Braugner
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, January 10, 2013
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12 O’Clock Track: Mykki Blanco, “Wavvy”
The widely hyped NYC rapper who just happens to be a drag queen