Fundraisers help music writer Scott Morrow recover from a gunshot, Lorna Donley and David Thomas’s post-Da band, the Veil, posthumously release an LP of 1980s recordings, and more.
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The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: days eight and nine
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
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Chicago trio Town Criers make psychedelic power pop for the ages
The guitar-driven power pop on Town Criers’ recent self-released EP, Town Criers II, feels like it could live comfortably in any era of garage music from the 60s through the 80s; the singing of guitarist Andre Baptista often sounds like post-Big Star Chris Bell tinged with a bit of fresh-faced Jeff Murphy (from 70s Illinois […]
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The shoes that are handmade for your feet
Alexandria Wills keeps the art of hand-crafted footwear alive in Logan Square.
Posted inArts & Culture
Sara McIntosh teaches shoemaking as a first step toward self-reliance
Here’s a look at how students at the Chicago School of Shoemaking craft custom footwear.
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From Rockford to you: An oral history of Cheap Trick’s early years
Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, and many more recall Cheap Trick’s scrappy beginnings on the midwest club circuit of the 1970s.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Extraneous Article (and I Don’t Mean of Clothing)
I know for a fact that one of these days I’m going to need a bigger butt and a wig and fishnets.
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Best Works of Art for Your Feet
Over 3,000 artists from more than 50 countries have contributed designs.
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This week’s Chicagoan: Tiffany Tucker, fashion blogger
This week’s Chicagoan is Tiffany Tucker, fashion blogger.
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Best Band Revived by Reissues
These Zion power-pop pioneers seemed moribund a couple years ago, but a spate of reissues and a fantastic new studio album, all released in 2012, have revived them in a major way.