Naperville teen punks Protagonists get reissued after 35 years, indie-pop trio Gosh Diggity add a little muscle to their tender sound, and more.
Tag: Phil Bonnet
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Cheer-Accident celebrate 20 albums as a beacon of prog-rock absurdity
With the new Chicago XX, their third full-length in three years, the indefatigable weirdos in Cheer-Accident have hit a hot streak late in the fourth decade of their career.
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Music critic Peter Margasak says farewell and thanks to the Reader and to Chicago
A sign-off and an appreciation—plus some favorite stories from the past 25 years
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Life After Phil
On February 2, 1999, two days after Cheer-Accident finished recording the basic tracks for the epic title tune from their new album, Salad Days (Skin Graft), guitarist Phil Bonnet was found dead in his car near his Ukrainian Village apartment. Bonnet, who was only 38, was a beloved local recording engineer; he was on his […]