The Nomadds conquered their local rock scene but couldn’t get past their lead guitarist’s strict Mennonite parents.
Tag: Vol. 43 No. 50
Issue of Sep. 4 – 10, 2014
Peter Max isn’t a fad, he’s a great artist
In defense of Peter Max, acid-age designer and painter
What to do when a spouse equates porn with pedophilia
Dan Savage issues another DTMFA directive, plus bondage with a baby on board and marriage sans sex for 11 years and counting
Vigilante cyclists reunite owners with stolen bikes
Fed up with bike theft, Chicago cyclists are doing online investigations, setting up sting operations with police, and confronting the criminals face-to-face.
This weekend the Music Box begins a three-month retrospective of the films of Marlene Dietrich and Josef von Sternberg
Noting a seven-film, 35-millimeter series, which begins with the classic The Blue Angel
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
On the postpunk jam ‘New York’s Alright,’ the Gotobeds just aren’t that impressed
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “New York’s Alright” off the new Gotobeds album, Poor People Are Revolting.
Did you read about income inequality, John Kerry, and Ukraine?
Also pre-pre-K, a Comcast-Time Warner merger, fire hydrants, Enrique Gomez de Molina, and Hello Kitty?
Sox save seven figures on Adam Dunn after losing eight figures
The designated misser strikes out for the west coast.
Premiere: A brand-new single from Mucca Pazza, ‘All Out of Bubblegum’
It’s from the punky, ragtag marching band’s forthcoming album L.Y.A..
One Bite: Considering the lobster roll at Mercadito Fish
For a midwesterner, the lobster roll doesn’t mean childhood nostalgia or the end of summer. It’s just a nice luxury.
Gig poster of the week: Skeleton love with the Velvet Teen
This week’s gig poster was created by local artist Josh Davis of Dead Meat Design.
Reader’s Agenda Wed 9/3: Arcade Brewery launch, Single Mothers, and Now What?
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Wednesday, September 3
Why Chicago can’t afford to demolish another school
Mayor Rahm shouldn’t have shuttered Trumbull grammar school; it would be another big mistake to raze it.
Strawdog Theatre goes only partway to blazes with The Arsonists
Strawdog Theatre’s The Arsonists does many things well, just not enough of them.