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, May 23, 2013
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Tony Diaz of Maude's Liquor Bar works with cactus, the Slimer of succulents
The pads of the prickly pear, transformed into a paillard
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HoZac digs deep for the 2013 Blackout
This year's lovingly curated lineup features power-pop progenitor Dwight Twilley, weirdo sci-fi postpunks Chrome, and lots more.
by Luca Cimarusti
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, May 18, 2013
Street View 099: Modern armor
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, May 18, 2013
Reader
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by Tosten Burks
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, May 17, 2013
Marcus Samuelsson's
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A review of the celebrity chef's new memoir.
by Aimee Levitt
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, May 17, 2013
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A soulful country cut from the woman who sang "Harper Valley P.T.A."
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by Miles Raymer
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, May 17, 2013
Best shows to see: Chrome, Turbonegro, Rafi Malkiel Quintet
The best shows to see for the weekend of 5/17
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, May 17, 2013
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Corbett vs. Dempsey releases a new CD and book of Sun Ra-related brilliance.
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, May 17, 2013
An interview with Dan Sallitt, director of
The Unspeakable Act
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by Ben Sachs
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, May 17, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: Noisy shoegaze on No Joy's "Slug Night"
"Slug Night" is a beautiful and lush shoegaze track from Canada's No Joy.
by Luca Cimarusti
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, May 17, 2013
Did you read about Eric Holder, the
Village Voice
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The Third Coast
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Also women running for office, an evicted Rogers Park couple, a jewel heist, and Mr. Men?
by Reader staff
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Incest, adultery, and the rest of this week's screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
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, May 17, 2013
Reader's Agenda Fri 5/17: Manifest,
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What's on the
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, May 16, 2013
Doing it wrong on guns, Chicago-style
With guns as in schools, mental health, and economic development—you can count on Chicago to do the wrong thing.
by Ben Joravsky
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, May 16, 2013
Before Obama's enemies came down on him he was catching it from his friends
The case for President Obama as authoritarian didn't begin with his enemies.
by Michael Miner
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, May 16, 2013
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Robbie Fulks revisits a scorned gem by Bob Dylan
For the latest installment of his peripatetic Hideout residency Robbie Fulks and his band play Bob Dylan's reviled
Street-Legal
.
by Peter Margasak
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, May 16, 2013
Lyric Opera's
Oklahoma!
: Where's that sound guy?
Lyric Opera of Chicago miked up for
Oklahoma!
, but could use a few tweaks.
by Deanna Isaacs
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, May 16, 2013
Tyvek, Spray Paint, and Dikes of Holland play this year's Summer Breeze
WHPK's Summer Breeze is back with another awesome lineup of weirdo rock.
by Luca Cimarusti
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, May 16, 2013
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Stream new collaborations starring The-Dream and French Montana
Sexy new jams by two artists with overdue albums
by Miles Raymer
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, May 16, 2013
New study shows that a woman's reading material reflects her willingness to put out
MissTravel.com lets you know which girls in the airport are most likely to put out, based on their reading material!
by Aimee Levitt
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