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Posted inMusic

Chicago music venues lean on grassroots fundraisers as they wait for federal aid

by Kendall Polidori May 17, 2021August 18, 2021

COVID relief grants are taking their time arriving, but the compilation Situation Chicago 2 benefits CIVL’s SAVE Emergency Relief Fund right now.

“Our government response to the pandemic compared to other first-world countries has been a joke," says Chason Rice, musician and talent buyer for Bourbon on Division.
Posted inMusic

Music workers’ jobs disappeared, but their bills didn’t

by Micco Caporale February 3, 2021August 18, 2021

With federal aid to venues only now arriving, how are tour managers, stagehands, bookers, and their colleagues in the concert business making ends meet?

Posted inMusic

Singing with Grace on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin November 27, 2020November 3, 2022

This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist and musician Erin Page.

Posted inMusic

If enough of us celebrate Independent Venue Week, we might have one next year too

by Jamie Ludwig October 22, 2020August 18, 2021

For Independent Venue Week, the Reader has rounded up some favorite stories about Chicago music venues past and present.

Posted inMusic

Maura Walsh, creator of Tiny Guide to Chicago Arts

by Jamie Ludwig October 1, 2020August 18, 2021

“Our city is just exploding with creativity and music and art, and all of these truly irreplaceable spaces are in danger of closing.”

Posted inMusic

Want live music back? Wear a mask and call Congress.

by Leor Galil July 30, 2020August 18, 2021

Staff from 22 Chicago music venues talk about how far they still are from normal—and what it’ll take to keep them around till we all get there.

Posted inMusic

Billy Helmkamp, co-owner of the Whistler and Sleeping Village

by Philip Montoro May 12, 2020August 18, 2021

“This is gonna devastate our industry. We were the first to close; we’re gonna be the last to reopen. A lot of venues aren’t gonna make it.”

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Huntsmen bassist Marc Stranger-Najjar on a spoken-word poet with a beautiful brain

by Jamie Ludwig April 28, 2020August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of Huntsmen bassist Marc Stranger-Najjar, musician and producer Sanford Parker, and Reader associate editor Jamie Ludwig

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