The Black and Brown Punk Show Collective’s annual festival returns, the Lemons and Paul Cherry collaborate on a split cassette, and more.
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James Swanberg of Today’s Hits plays 100 songs at one show
James Swanberg of Today’s Hits plays 100 songs at one show, the You Are Here festival sets up a maze beneath Thalia Hall, and more.
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LA garage label Burger Records throws itself 50 parties—including one in Chicago
LA garage label Burger Records throws itself 50 parties (including one in Chicago), Smart Bar celebrates women in dance music, and more.
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Gossip Wolf: Jimmy Whispers throws a basketball tournament to benefit CeaseFire
Jimmy Whispers’s basketball tournament for CeaseFire, suburban death metal from Starkill, and Fred Schneider of the B-52s at the Fall Ball
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Why did Animal Kingdom have to die?
The fate of Avondale show house Animal Kingdom says a lot about the DIY music community’s struggle to coexist with the rest of Chicago.
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Gossip Wolf: Synth pop for Gaza from Aftersound
Synth pop for Gaza from Aftersound, a free Willis Earl Beal EP, a release party for Melkbelly, and more
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 7/26: Wicker Park Fest, History of Freestyle, and Jeff the Brotherhood
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, July 26
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Three itineraries for Sunday’s edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival
Staff writer Leor Galil, editorial assistant Drew Hunt, and Lemons multi-instrumentalist Kelly Nothing plot their day.
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Bric-a-Brac Records brings Portland’s Guantanamo Baywatch to town
The hot Logan Square shop keeps throwing great garage shows, and this one involves a Best of Chicago winner and a raffle for Pitchfork Music Festival tickets.
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Best Throwback Pop Band That’s Sweeter Than Its Name
The band’s charmingly wistful, borderline ramshackle tunes make it sound like they just leaped out of a time machine from the mid-60s.
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Reader premiere: The Lemons’ split with Tokyo’s Teen Runnings
We’ve got the exclusive premiere of the newest tunes from local garage-pop outfit the Lemons and Tokyo’s Teen Runnings.
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Gossip Wolf: More one-take split cassettes from Hausu Mountain
More one-take split cassettes from Hausu Mountain, a new long-distance LP from Slushy, and more
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Two huge local festivals happening this weekend
More than 40 local bands are playing two festivals over the weekend.
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Gossip Wolf: Help for two former Chicagoans caught in the SXSW hit-and-run
Help for two former Chicagoans caught in the SXSW hit-and-run, new music from the Lemons, and more