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A monument to Pierre Kezdy on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin October 14, 2020August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created by local artist and musician Jay Ryan.

Posted inMusic

Chicago punk was born queer

by Leor Galil June 23, 2020August 18, 2021

How three gay bars—La Mere Vipere, O’Banion’s, and Oz—became the cradle of the city’s punk scene

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Jazz guitarist Dave Miller drops an album of brainy feel-good grooves

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil May 19, 2020August 18, 2021

Jazz guitarist Dave Miller drops an album of brainy feel-good grooves, Naked Raygun singer Jeff Pezzati makes his solo debut with a new EP, and more.

Posted inMusic

What turns kids punk?

by Leor Galil January 14, 2020August 18, 2021

The new musical Verböten uses the story of Jason Narducy’s forgotten early-80s band to talk about the power of subculture.

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Strange 90’s benefits local music champion Jerry Bryant

by Kirsten Lambert February 28, 2019August 18, 2021

For a brief time in the 90s, Chicago’s music community took its turn in the national spotlight—Billboard magazine dubbed the city “cutting edge’s new capital” in 1993, as artists like the Smashing Pumpkins, Urge Overkill, and Liz Phair rose to fame. And for those who couldn’t make it to clubs such as Lounge Ax or […]

Posted inBlogs

It’s hard to stay quit on the gig poster of the week

by Luca Cimarusti November 7, 2018August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was designed by Josh Davis of Dead Meat Design.

Posted inMusic

Chicago producer Larry Sturm worked with Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley and Naked Raygun—just for starters

by Steve Krakow August 28, 2018January 7, 2022

His influential career took him from house and punk to gigs for the likes of Prince, Destiny’s Child, and Michael Jackson.

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Unearthing influential Chicago proto-hardcore band Six Feet Under

by Steve Krakow December 6, 2016August 18, 2021

Despite their influence on midwestern punk, Six Feet Under have fallen off the map—but Moniker Records is working on an archival release.

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First-wave Chicago punk weirdos Silver Abuse released their second reunion album this year

by Steve Krakow November 23, 2016August 18, 2021

In the late 70s and early 80s, Silver Abuse shared members with Naked Raygun—and their eclectic, discordant music was in some ways even more confrontational.

Posted inMusic

Hyde Park postpunks the Imports could’ve been America’s Joy Division

by Steve Krakow November 12, 2016August 18, 2021

The Imports lasted only long enough to release one single of their dark, mesmerizing postpunk.

Posted inMusic

Chicago’s Rude Guest bridged two-tone and third-wave ska in the 80s

by Steve Krakow October 24, 2016August 18, 2021

Rude Guest’s tape-only output hurt their legacy, but local ska label Jump Up just reissued their entire discography—also on tape.

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Early local hardcore band Savage Beliefs began with a $35 Casio keyboard

by Steve Krakow October 11, 2016August 18, 2021

Savage Beliefs broke up in 1984 after releasing one seven-inch, but they’ve been playing again since a 2015 reissue on Alona’s Dream.

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Township welcomes a few new owners

by Leor Galil November 17, 2015August 18, 2021

Nearly a year ago the Logan Square restaurant-slash-venue cut ties with music-booking company MP Presents, and now it’s got a few new owners who aim to fill up its music calendar.

Posted inBlogs

Pegboy hop aboard this weekend’s nostalgia train at 1st Ward

by Luca Cimarusti September 11, 2015August 18, 2021

Long-running Chicago punk outfit Pegboy play a rare show tomorrow night at 1st Ward.

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Foo Fighters take a trek through Chicago’s musical history on HBO’s Sonic Highways, with mixed results

by Leor Galil October 20, 2014August 18, 2021

The alternative-rock titans come to Chicago in the first episode of their HBO series, named after their forthcoming record.

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