It’s been five years since Pittsburgh instrumental duo Zombi released Shape Shift. In May, they whetted the appetites of their long-suffering fans with the single “Breakthrough & Conquer,” which features guitar solos from Trans Am’s Philip Manley, and this month multi-instrumentalist Steve Moore and drummer A.E. Paterra have officially slid back onto the scene with […]
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Posted inFood & Drink
Cookies keep you healthy, soup makes you sane
Two books about cooking and community from Belt Publishing
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Nicole Mitchell and Lisa E. Harris explore soulful Afrofuturist visions on EarthSeed
A friend in Houston recently described multidisciplinary artist and space goddess Lisa E. Harris as a “force of nature” in the Texas scene and beyond. Upon investigation, I had to concur. Harris channels the Afrofuturism of Sun Ra, the transcendent devotionals of Alice Coltrane, and the deep-listening experiments of Pauline Oliveros—all while maintaining her own […]
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Political punk stalwarts Anti-Flag take Trump to task on their upcoming album
For the better part of 30 years, Pittsburgh band Anti-Flag have made unapologetically confrontational political punk, cranking out fervent, hook-driven diatribes against facism, racism, animal cruelty, the surveillance state, and other social ills. They’ve also walked the walk, using their band as a platform to support a variety of causes (among them Amnesty International, the […]
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Folk genius Dwain Story died a legend to the few who still knew his music
Dwain Story roomed with Phil Ochs and made a fan of Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, but mental illness denied him a career like theirs.
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RIP George A. Romero, whose Martin remains a masterpiece of independent filmmaking
Revisiting the 1978 vampire movie in the wake of its director’s passing.
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Ten surprising stories from the year in Chicago culture
From Theater on the Lake to spaceship on the park, 2016 was a weird time in the city.
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Electronic-psych artist Tobacco plays the Bottle tonight and Do Division tomorrow
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “Video Warning Attempts,” from the Black Moth Super Rainbow front man.
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When you call someone a jagoff, what exactly are you trying to say?
A thoughtful debate about jagoffs.
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Covering the rust belt for readers who don’t like to think they’re part of it
A website for the rust belt turns one.
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On the postpunk jam ‘New York’s Alright,’ the Gotobeds just aren’t that impressed
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “New York’s Alright” off the new Gotobeds album, Poor People Are Revolting.
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In Rotation: Metro publicist Jenny Lizak on a punk documentary to give teenage girls for Christmas
Current obsessions of Metro publicist Jenny Lizak, and Smart Bar booker Marea Stamper (aka the Black Madonna)
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 11/29: Zombi, “City Self,” and Zoolights
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, November 29
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Best Simpsons Trivia Night
The trivia night (which also has chapters in Toronto, New York, and Pittsburgh) is seriously tough.
Posted inFood & Drink
Who does Brandon Baltzley think he is?
Who does chef-memoirist-addict Brandon Baltzley think he is?