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Tag: Vol. 36 No. 4
Issue of Oct. 19 – 25, 2006
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The hipsters haven’t found Peter Lang
Fingerstyle guitarist Peter Lang plays in Chicago–where are the freak-folk minions?
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Jay-Z is maxing out my hustle tolerance
Is “Show Me What You Got” just a launch commercial?
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Shout “Axis of Evil” and carry a small, flimsy stick
American diplomacy gone Athenian: We make the rules, we punish the violators, but we don’t consider ourselves bound by them.
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WBEZ: Less jazz, more talk
The Tribune offers information about the future of WBEZ, something WBEZ seems hesitant to do
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They come from outer space
The ISS in profile, Saturn up close, a one-time-only view of Comet SWAN, plus a meteor alert.
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A crop of online weirdness
A kidney’s religious persuasion, a married science prof goes ringless, absurd things people believe, and more.
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Medieval times all over again
Families rule, cities make pacts, and atheists cast as devils.
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These Arms are Snakes, River Cit Tanlines
For their previous releases, THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES devised a uniquely enervating combo of bratty, straining, deliberately abrasive vocals and twitchy, self-indulgent mathcore. This Seattle band’s second full-length, the new Easter (Jade Tree), is even grimmer than those records–it’s full of nasty surprises to keep you feeling ill at ease, and its rhythms and structures […]
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Taxation Is Fraud
Thanks for all your hard work to remind us that taxation is fraud [The Works, September 29]. Now, in the spirit of the now-trite acronym TIF, please consider my recommendation for the last sentence of the fourth-to-last paragraph: “…even though TIFs have diverted [read: extorted] as much as $310 million from readers of the Reader […]
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Califone, Angela Desveaux
Califone has always thrived on odd juxtapositions of sound and style, and their new Roots & Crowns (Thrill Jockey) is the apotheosis of that approach–it reminds me of those marvelous accidents where the noise of a radio stuck between stations is more interesting than any one broadcast could be. Even so, it’s their most polished […]
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Misunderstood Playwrights Department
Dear Mr. Thompson: Thank you for your review of Remote, which surfaced in the October 6 edition of the Chicago Reader [Section 2]. To date, the projects I have been involved with have received predominantly positive notices, yet those that have garnered negative reviews have proven to be essential tools for my development as a […]
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Halloween Events
Some events require advance registration or reservations; call ahead to confirm. FRIDAY20 Avondale Park Haunted House a 7-9:30 PM, 3516 W. School, 773-478-1410, $2. Halloween Dance a 6-9 PM, Vittum Park, 5010 W. 50th, 773-284-6022, $5, children in grades five through eight. Robie House Secrets and Shadows Tour a 7-9 PM (tours begin every 20 […]