There’s a lot that makes going to shows magical besides the live music, and no one knows this better than Empty Bottle art director Bill Connors. The Illinois native never expected to be guiding the aesthetic of one of Chicago’s most beloved independent venues, but the job has proved a natural fit: Since high school, […]
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Beloved DIY space Situations signs off with a Halloween livestream
Beloved DIY space Situations signs off with a Halloween livestream, and Angel Marcloid drops an album of fizzy jazz fusion as Nonlocal Forecast.
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Hitch up the jackalope on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago illustrator and designer Ryan Duggan.
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A guitar transfigured into liquid cheese on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Ryan Duggan.
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Chicago rockers share their Mutiny memories, foggy and otherwise
Eulogies for the notoriously debauched punk bar from members of Sweet Cobra, Montrose Man, the Functional Blackouts, and more
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Something’s wrong with that greyhound on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by local artist Ryan Duggan.
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You might want to avoid the shallow end on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Ryan Duggan.
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The Bric-a-Brac five-year anniversary looks like a terrifyingly good time on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Ryan Duggan.
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Local rockers Twin Peaks will get top billing at the Chicago Pizza Summit
The Chicago five-piece have been announced as the secret musical act appearing at Old Style’s annual pizza-and-beer bash.
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Take a tour of Chicago on the gig posters of the week
Local artist Ryan Duggan designed this week’s featured poster series.
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The gig poster of the week is a topsy-turvy treat
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Ryan Duggan for the Tinkerbelles record release show.
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Skee-Balling at Slippery Slope on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by local artist Ryan Duggan.
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The Green Music Fest catches Dave Mata’s Royal Hands
The Green Music Fest catches Dave Mata’s Royal Hands, Bric-a-Brac Records celebrates four years, and more.
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Spektral Quartet hustles to close its Chicago season on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local silkscreen artist Ryan Duggan.
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A supergroup is on the menu on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Ryan Duggan.