For more than a decade, Chicago multi-instrumentalist and engineer Jake Acosta has been a key player in a loose federation of subversive musicians. He’s done a lot of crucial work running record labels too: beginning in 2011, he’s released a heap of cassettes via Teen River, and then in 2012 he launched Lake Paradise, which […]
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Cairo Gang play a rare show at Rainbo Club this Sunday
The Ukrainian Village bar hosts a welcome-home show for one of Chicago’s best rock bands.
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Parlour Tapes knocks classical music off its high horse
Young Chicago label Parlour Tapes has hosted a fake job fair, but they’ve also released some of the city’s best new classical music.
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Gossip Wolf: Cassette Store Day is definitely silly but might be fun
Gossip Wolf: Two fun Cassette Store Day events to distract you from the nonexistence of “cassette stores,” a second LP for dark dance-rock duo Post Honeymoon, and more.
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Reader exclusive: Album stream of Mines’ Just Another Thing That Got Ruined
Plus a Q&A with front man Bill Satek to learn more about the band’s beginnings, his career as a pipe fitter, and his youthful days spent waiting for Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.
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Bigcolour at Big Forever: Summer’s here!
Spacey pop act Bigcolour welcomes the summer vibes this Monday.
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In Rotation: John Corbett of Corbett vs. Dempsey on vintage dead-stock vinyl from Kenya
Current musical obsessions of John Corbett of Corbett vs. Dempsey and filmmaker Brian Ashby
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Gossip Wolf: A flood of new tapes from Teen River
New tapes from Teen River, news from superduo Acteurs (Disappears, White/Light), and more.
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Gossip Wolf: the kindness of ragers
The garage scene helps cover Letha Rodman-Melchior’s medical bills, Cloudbirds hatch a sweet new album, and more