Split Single front man Jason Narducy can mold a bit of guitar distortion and a sweet melody into a lifeline. On “Bitten by the Sound,” a standout on Split Single’s new third album, Amplificado (Inside Outside), Narducy’s sheer but ironclad guitar embodies the white-hot energy of rock, which has mystified him since childhood. As a […]
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What turns kids punk?
The new musical Verböten uses the story of Jason Narducy’s forgotten early-80s band to talk about the power of subculture.
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Riot Fest announces its first wave of acts for 2018
Riot Fest got Blink-182! Cypress Hill! Blondie! The Jesus Lizard! Liz Phair! Atmosphere! Beck! Cat Power! And . . . the 82-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis?
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Time traveling with Martin Sorrondeguy of Los Crudos
Revisiting the old haunts of legendary 90s hardcore band Los Crudos provides a miniature history of gentrification and activism in Chicago.
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How The Best Show became the world’s greatest in-joke incubator
During their 13 years on WFMU, Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster devised a virtual small town of fictional weirdos. Now they’re back with a studio of their own, a new box set, and a touring live act.
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On Riot Fest’s final day, pretty much everybody had an opinion about Weezer
Other Sunday favorites at the festival included Patti Smith, Billy Bragg, the Cure, Chumped, and Cheap Trick.
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 1/15: Tomorrow Never Knows, These Birds Walk, and the Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, January 15
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Tomorrow Never Knows 2014: Five days, six venues, and 22 shows to see
Tomorrow Never Knows 2014 features Oneohtrix Point Never, Darkside, Superchunk, and more
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Gossip Wolf: No more Winters in Osaka
No more Winters in Osaka, the first annual Fall Ball, and more
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 9/7: Windy City Wine Festival, Dave King, and Superchunk
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, September 7
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Superchunk’s Jon Wurster seems to want beef with the Reader
Jim DeRogatis doesn’t write for us, and actually we love Superchunk
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Even Yet Still More Summer Festival Announcements
Tons and tons of music coming to a (Pitchfork, North Coast, Wicker Park) festival near you.
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Gossip Wolf: The Scoop on Pitchfork Headliners
Superchunk, TV on the Radio among Pitchfork possibilities. Plus: Ruby Hornet gets into the record biz, Dawnbringer’s first show in 13 years, and more
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Pavement Tour Diary: Memories of Hollywood & Matador 21
Jeremy finishes up his year with Pavement as they conquer the Hollywood Bowl and Matador 21. Could there have been a more fitting end?