Cosmic Country star Andrew Sa drops a high lonesome covers collection, Dave Rempis releases a double album of live performances that COVID couldn’t stop, and more.
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Will Bloodshot Records stay in the saddle?
Internal strife, unpaid royalties, and the looming possibility of a sale have forced venerable Chicago indie Bloodshot Records to a crossroads.
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Out of SPACE returns in June with George Clinton, Neko Case, Big Boi, and Drive-By Truckers
Summer outdoor concert series Out of SPACE announces its June shows, with the August dates coming later this month.
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What turns kids punk?
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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On Hell-On the feminist voice of Neko Case shines through loud and clear
Neko Case has rarely voiced her ideas directly in gorgeously, meticulously plotted music, preferring allusion, metaphor, and the pure sound of language, but there’s no missing a sense of mission and drive on her new album Hell-On (Anti). The travails Case endured during the production of the album have been widely reported; her Vermont home […]
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New Pornographers hit town behind one of their best records yet
The power-pop juggernaut headlines the Riviera on Friday.
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Too many of this year’s Rhinofest offerings are too small and too safe
The 25th annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival presents the cozy side of fringe.
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The 25th annual Rhinofest isn’t getting old
Performing kids and a tribute to Jenny Magnus fill Prop Thtr for Rhinofest’s 25th anniversary
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 9/6: Neko Case and Mavis Staples, Windy City Wine Festival, and the Pancakes and Booze Art Show
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, September 6
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Best shows to see: House of Ladosha, Robbie Fulks, Willis Earl Beal, Marc Anthony
Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include the Hideout Block Party & A.V. Fest (with Neko Case, Mavis Staples, and more), House of Ladosha, Robbie Fulks, Willis Earl Beal, and Marc Anthony.
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Artist on Artist: Neko Case talks to Mavis Staples
Neko Case talks to Mavis Staples in advance of their appearances at Hideout Block Party & A.V. Fest
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Irony-free zone, part two: “Kites Are Fun”
Kites are fun, and dis Miss Kelly Hogan at your peril, asshole.
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Artist on Artist: Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields talks to Kelly Hogan
Stephin Merritt talks to Kelly Hogan about White Castle, Hootie the Owl, and why he can’t do drag
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This week’s Chicagoan: Mia Park, kids’ show host
This week’s Chicagoan: Mia Park, kids’ show host
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Beauty Bar gets Clowned
Slipknot’s No. 6 comes out for his friend in Austra, someone from Pitchfork plans to crash the Blackout, and Patti Smith swings back by Logan Square