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Home » Vol. 43 No. 50

Tag: Vol. 43 No. 50

Vol. 43, No. 50

Issue of Sep. 4 – 10, 2014

Posted inMusic

The Secret History of Chicago Music: The Nomadds

by Chicago Reader September 4, 2014August 18, 2021

The Nomadds conquered their local rock scene but couldn’t get past their lead guitarist’s strict Mennonite parents.

Max's art appeared on a Boeing 777.
Posted inArts & Culture

Peter Max isn’t a fad, he’s a great artist

by Tal Rosenberg September 4, 2014August 18, 2021

In defense of Peter Max, acid-age designer and painter

"Begging and pleading with your wife only demonstrates that you'll take whatever she dishes out and come crawling back for more."
Posted inColumns & Opinion

What to do when a spouse equates porn with pedophilia

by Dan Savage September 4, 2014August 18, 2021

Dan Savage issues another DTMFA directive, plus bondage with a baby on board and marriage sans sex for 11 years and counting

Thirty-five percent of the stolen bikes posted on the Chicago Stolen Bike Registry were locked with easy-to-cut cable locks; less than 10 percent were secured with a U-lock to a bike rack—the preferred method.
Posted inNews & Politics

Vigilante cyclists reunite owners with stolen bikes

by Julia Thiel September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

Fed up with bike theft, Chicago cyclists are doing online investigations, setting up sting operations with police, and confronting the criminals face-to-face.

Posted inBlogs

This weekend the Music Box begins a three-month retrospective of the films of Marlene Dietrich and Josef von Sternberg

by Ben Sachs September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

Noting a seven-film, 35-millimeter series, which begins with the classic The Blue Angel

A still from the video for Aftersound's "Stand Tall"
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Synth pop for Gaza from Aftersound

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

Synth pop for Gaza from Aftersound, a free Willis Earl Beal EP, a release party for Melkbelly, and more

Posted inBlogs

On the postpunk jam ‘New York’s Alright,’ the Gotobeds just aren’t that impressed

by Kevin Warwick September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “New York’s Alright” off the new Gotobeds album, Poor People Are Revolting.

Posted inBlogs

Did you read about income inequality, John Kerry, and Ukraine?

by Reader staff September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

Also pre-pre-K, a Comcast-Time Warner merger, fire hydrants, Enrique Gomez de Molina, and Hello Kitty?

Posted inBlogs

Sox save seven figures on Adam Dunn after losing eight figures

by Steve Bogira September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

The designated misser strikes out for the west coast.

Posted inBlogs

Premiere: A brand-new single from Mucca Pazza, ‘All Out of Bubblegum’

by Leor Galil September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

It’s from the punky, ragtag marching band’s forthcoming album L.Y.A..

Posted inBlogs

One Bite: Considering the lobster roll at Mercadito Fish

by Aimee Levitt September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

For a midwesterner, the lobster roll doesn’t mean childhood nostalgia or the end of summer. It’s just a nice luxury.

Posted inBlogs

Gig poster of the week: Skeleton love with the Velvet Teen

by Luca Cimarusti September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

This week’s gig poster was created by local artist Josh Davis of Dead Meat Design.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Wed 9/3: Arcade Brewery launch, Single Mothers, and Now What?

by Brianna Wellen September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Wednesday, September 3

Trumbull grammar school, at Foster and Ashland, was shuttered in 2013, and now some developers want to raze it to make way for condos.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Why Chicago can’t afford to demolish another school

by Ben Joravsky September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

Mayor Rahm shouldn’t have shuttered Trumbull grammar school; it would be another big mistake to raze it.

Rebecca Wolfe, Robert Kauzlaric, Strawdog Ensemble Member Sarah Goeden, and Ira Amyx
Posted inArts & Culture

Strawdog Theatre goes only partway to blazes with The Arsonists

by Tony Adler September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

Strawdog Theatre’s The Arsonists does many things well, just not enough of them.

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