Even in a city full of talented artists with their fingers in a half dozen projects at once, Marvin Tate stands out as a Renaissance man. The west-side native is extraordinarily industrious as a singer-songwriter, poet, visual artist, playwright, and activist, with a richly diverse body of work, and he’s been a local legend for […]
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Neo: where misfits fit in
In summer 1979, Suzanne Shelton hatched a dream to open a punk dance club. She had two priorities: it had to play lots of new wave, and it needed clean bathrooms. Shelton had been DJing at a failing Lincoln Park disco called Hoots, but she spent all her free nights at O’Banion’s, a run-down gay […]
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Chicago punk was born queer
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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The saga of Punkin’ Donuts
How a doughnut-shop parking lot became a confluence of Chicago youth subcultures—and what killed it off
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Abraham Levitan of Shame That Tune and Baby Teeth dusts off his singing-in-public shoes
Abraham Levitan of Shame That Tune and Baby Teeth dusts off his singing-in-public shoes, Metro hosts a Neo reunion three years after the venerable goth club’s closing, and more.
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Kate Fagan of Heavy Manners reissues her sought-after 1980 new-wave single
Kate Fagan of Heavy Manners reissues her sought-after 1980 new-wave single, Swimsuit Addition drops a razor-sharp cassette EP, and more.
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After 36 years, Neo leaves a changing Lincoln Park
Owner Callin Fortis reflects on his three-and-a-half-decade tenure with the legendary alternative nightclub.
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The time David Bowie called Chicago home
The artist’s monthlong stint in Chicago in 1980 provides some insight into his career and the MCA’s blockbuster retrospective.
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Best Dance Club
The Shrine 2109 S. Wabash 312-753-5700 theshrinechicago.com Runners-up Neo Liar’s Club