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Home » Wet Wallet

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Posted inMusic

West-side rapper Musa Reems dazzles with a weekly single series

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil May 21, 2019August 18, 2021

West-side rapper Musa Reems dazzles with a weekly single series, college radio stations WHPK and WNUR fill the weekend with festivals, and more.

Posted inMusic

Where the wild things Jazzercise on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin May 8, 2019August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist and musician Keith Herzik for his band Wet Wallet.

Posted inMusic

Poster artist Keith Herzik on a self-described ‘Japanese Ultra Shit Band’

by Philip Montoro March 26, 2019August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of poster artist and Wet Wallet guitarist Keith Herzik, Wet Wallet bassist and singer Gina Herzik, and Reader music editor Philip Montoro

Posted inArts & Culture

Meet Chicago’s punk-rock librarian: Jeremy Kitchen urges you to read, nosh, and mosh

by Dmitry Samarov March 16, 2018April 27, 2023

Kitchen has brought Punk Rock and Donuts to CPL and book talk to Lumpen Radio.

Posted inMusic

The Blue Ribbon Glee Club turns ten with a reunion party for fans, friends, and alums

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 3, 2017August 18, 2021

The Blue Ribbon Glee Club turns ten with a reunion party, old-school beat party Boombastic comes back to Wicker Park, and more.

Posted inMusic

Izzy Olive’s Half Gringa celebrate their intimate but hard-hitting debut album

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil August 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Izzy Olive’s Half Gringa celebrate their debut album, Metro hosts a 25th-anniversary concert for American Ska-thic, and more.

Posted inMusic

Permanent Records celebrates its odds-defying tenth anniversary

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 18, 2016August 18, 2021

Permanent Records celebrates its odds-defying tenth anniversary, Comfort Station hosts the inaugural ZINEmercado festival, and more.

Posted inMusic

Simulation celebrate a new tape at ESS’s Summersonic festival

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil August 23, 2016August 18, 2021

Simulation celebrate a new tape at ESS’s Summersonic festival, Bric-a-Brac Records takes over East Room for Scummer Slam 2016, and more.

Posted inMusic

Tim Kinsella publishes a harrowing Make Believe tour diary

by Leor Galil and J.R. Nelson December 9, 2015August 18, 2021

Plus: Illustrator and guitar mangler Keith Herzik goes lo-fi in Wet Wallet, and emo kids Forfeit rev up for a new release.

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