Underground rock festival Ian’s Party is run mostly by volunteers, which helps it feel like a community instead of a branding exercise.
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Joyride Records throws a housewarming party in the old Permanent space
Joyride Records throws itself a housewarming party in the old Permanent storefront, Tall Pat Records bows out with a couple more rock ’n’ roll blowouts, and more.
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Glitter Creeps throws itself a second-birthday party headlined by Nobunny
On Wednesday at the Empty Bottle, local punk-rock LGBTQ night Glitter Creeps celebrates two years of being weird and proud.
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Hardee’s hosts the finale of Springfield punk party Dumb Fest
An outdoor stage in the parking lot of a Hardee’s has become the latest oddball venue adopted by the burgeoning Springfield punk scene.
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In Rotation: Alex Fryer of Dumpster Tapes on the best Donnas songs to play for a crush
Current musical obsessions of Dumpster Tapes cofounder Alex Fryer, Justin Vittori of Rainbow Gun Show, and the Reader‘s Leor Galil
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 1/29: Nobunny, the Trial of Orestes, and Dave Rempis, Joshua Abrams, and Avreeayl Ra
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, January 29
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 7/31: 3Peat, Smith Westerns, and Wreck & Reference
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, July 31
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Gig poster of the week
This week’s gig poster celebrates the debut performance of the puppet-fronted Ratso & the Rabbits.
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Gossip Wolf: Ratso & the Rabbits arrive!
The live debut of furry supergroup Ratso & the Rabbits, plus new albums from Shiloh and Dark Fog
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Riot Fest goes to the circus
Already a wild ride—with dozens of acts, including Iggy & the Stooges, Elvis Costello, Andrew W.K., and NOFX—Riot Fest’s new Humboldt Park incarnation is also an actual carnival
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King Khan, Nobunny, a pizza party, and you
Your chance to black out with garage rock royalty
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Three Beats: A tape from the band that spawned Vee Dee, Daily Void, and Nobunny
Plus: Freddie Gibbs cuts an EP in 24 hours, and Little White Earbuds launches a label
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Gossip Wolf: Rabbit Habits
Ratso from Chic-a-Go-Go forms a furry supergroup. Plus: R. Kelly’s lovin’ it, Saki turns one, and more.
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Do-Division keeps it diverse with Omar Souleyman, Dengue Fever, and Big Freedia
Now in its fifth year, the Do-Division Street Fest runs Sat 6/4 and Sun 6/5 on Division between Ashland and Leavitt, with two stages of music—one presented by the Empty Bottle, the other by House Call Entertainment (which books Subterranean and Beat Kitchen). On Sat 6/4 the Empty Bottle stage (at Damen) features a downtempo […]
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Scenes from the HoZac Blackout
A recap of last weekend’s HoZac Blackout at the Velvet Perineum in Logan Square, with photos by Rob Karlic.