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Blogs, Bleader, Jun 4, 2012
All this week on the Bleader, I'll make you a mix

This week's Variations on a Theme features a series of soundtracks from local label founders
- by Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Soundtrack Week, Music, HoZac, Peira, Chocolate Industries, Not Normal, Variations on a Theme, Drag City, Tic Tac Totally, Whistler, soundtrack

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Blogs, Bleader, May 31, 2012
On the B Side: Local labels, a fake Fugazi, and more

The local label landscape, a bunch of punk news, the first big street fest of the season, and more
- by Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, Drag City, Thrill Jockey, Touch and Go, HoZac, Chocolate Industries, Peira, Not Normal Tapes, Running, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Fugazi, Fake Fugazi, Girls Rock! Chicago, Cheer-Accident, Boris Hauf, Dean Milano, Drake, Iggy Azelea, Doug Paisely, Do-Division Street Fest

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Music, Gossip Wolf, Dec 29, 2011
Gossip Wolf: the kindness of ragers

The garage scene helps cover Letha Rodman-Melchior's medical bills, Cloudbirds hatch a sweet new album, and Wimps ride a goth wave on their debut
- by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Letha Rodman-Melchior, Ruby Falls, melanoma, breast cancer, Dan Melchior-Rodman, Hozac, Todd Killings, The Coffin Pricks, Ryan Weinstein, E+, Screaming Yellow Zonkers, Cloudbirds, the M's, Chris Batte, Stan Wood, Tomorrow Never Knows, Wimps, Teen River

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Blogs, Bleader, Sep 8, 2011
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Preview: Seen and Heard Music Video Showcase

The Seen and Heard Music Video Showcase at Chicago Filmmakers on September 16 will screen an impressive, eclectic, and progressive mix of music videos, featuring bands from local labels like Thrill Jockey, Permanent, and HoZac.
- by Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Crickets, Film, Music, music video, Thrill Jockey, Permanent, Seen and Heard Music Video Showcase, Chicago Filmmakers, Brain Idea, HoZac, Oval, Liturgy, Outer Minds, CIMMfest, Grape Juice, Video

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Music, Music Column, Jun 16, 2011
Mickey polish their nasty glam till it shines
- by Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music Column, Mickey, Smith Westerns, HoZac, Electric Dreams, Rock 'n' Roll Dreamer, Blackout Fest, Troy Canaday, Mick Swagger, Mark McKeniie, Mac Blackout, Dirty D, Christmas Woods, Brent Zmrhal, Marc Bolan, Mark Freitas, Rotten Fruits

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Music, Gossip Wolf, Jun 9, 2011
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Gossip Wolf: Rabbit Habits

Ratso from Chic-a-Go-Go forms a furry supergroup. Plus: R. Kelly's lovin' it, Saki turns one, and more.
- by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Rtso, Chica-Go-Go, Roctober, Nobunny, Ratso & the Rabbits, Rhythm Chicken, Buh Zombie, Goblins, R. Kelly, Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's, Saki, Magical Beautiful, Architecture, Astronomer, Heavy Times, Great Society Mind Destroyers, Drag City, Rian Murphy, HoZac, Todd Novak, Population, Jessica Skolnik, Slutwalk, Water Works, Milk Music, Dastard, Birth

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Blogs, Bleader, May 31, 2011
Scenes from the HoZac Blackout

A recap of last weekend's HoZac Blackout at the Velvet Perineum in Logan Square, with photos by Rob Karlic.
- by Brian Costello
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Blackout, HoZac, Velvet Perineum, Christmas Woods, Mickey, Spits, Nobunny, TV Ghost, Eric and the Happy Thoughts, Squish, Agony Bag, Rabies Is a Killer, Nones, ET Habit, Timmy's Organism

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Music, Gossip Wolf, May 5, 2011
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Gossip Wolf: Loose Dudes Drop Out

Plus: Aleks Eva becomes Magic Key, Brenmar makes a Fader mix
- by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Loose Dudes, Nicholas Rouley, Maggie Iwanicki, Luca Cimarusti, Ryan Duggan, Heavy Times, HoZac, Johalla Projects, Ben Scott, Brain Idea, Aleksandra Tomaszewska, Aleks & the Drummer, Magic Key, In Tall Buildings, Erik Hall, Brenmar, The Fader, These Are Powers

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 15, 2010
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Heavy Times Promise Fun Times Tonight

Limited-edition vinyl, free beer, and quality garage rock
- by Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Free Shit, Swag, Heavy Times, Ice Age, HoZac, Chicago, garage rock, Beauty Bar, Moose Drool, servicey

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Blogs, Bleader, Nov 2, 2010
Listen to This: New Smith Westerns Single

Smith Westerns go from glam garage to Britpop on the first track from the forthcoming sophomore LP.
- by Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Smith Westerns, Chicago, Fat Possum, HoZac, Dye It Blonde, Weekend

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Music, Music Column, Jun 24, 2010
A Spoonful of Sugar

The sweet hooks in Radar Eyes' trippy garage pop help the darkness go down.
- by Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music Column, Radar Eyes, Shelley Zawadzki, Nathan Luecking, Anthony Cozzi, Night of the Hunter, Kenny Rasmussen, No Funeral, Night of the Hunter, Jeremy Kitchen, HoZac, Hookup Klub, Plustapes, Kumar McMillan, Lucas Sikorski, Empty Bottle

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Music, Music Review, Mar 25, 2010
The Bad Bitches of South by Southwest

From the "return" of Hole to the paradigm-busting hip-hop of Thee Satisfaction
- by Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Music Review, SXSW, South by Southwest, Austin, Austin Convention Center, MNDR, Amanda Warner, Empty Bottle, Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance, Superchunk, Our Noise, Driveway to Driveway, Dominique Young Unique, Flannel Annex, Prince Rama of Ayodhya, HoZac, Fresh & Onlys, Alex Chilton, Kill Rock Stars, Grass Widow, Viv Albertine, Slits, KRS, Explode Into Colors, Lisa Schonberg, Thee Satisfaction, Courtney Love, Hole, Nobody's Daughter, Skinny Little Bitch, Micko Larkin, Biz 3, Freddie Gibbs, Salem, Diplo, Maluca, Uffie, Aquarius Records, Sonny & the Sunsets, Fruitvale, Sonny Smith, Dam-Funk

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This year's lovingly curated lineup features power-pop progenitor Dwight Twilley, weirdo sci-fi postpunks Chrome, and lots more.

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The best shows to see for the weekend of 5/17

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Nine Reader writers fan out across the world of music, with stops at RP Boo's spastic but accessible footwork tracks, Altar of Plagues' dead-planet black metal, and points beyond.

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Plus: Oyarsa goes transcontinental, Reds and Blue's drummer hits the road with Daughn Gibson, and more

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Plus: A photo op for Cherries Records and a lineup change for Terminate

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The new single from Radar Eyes sees them going into unexpected territory.

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Plus: Arbogast does a metal cooking show, and Geronimo celebrate their fifth birthday.

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Scuzzy, outrageous psych-punk from Cleveland

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This week's Variations on a Theme features a series of soundtracks from local label founders

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The local label landscape, a bunch of punk news, the first big street fest of the season, and more

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The garage scene helps cover Letha Rodman-Melchior's medical bills, Cloudbirds hatch a sweet new album, and Wimps ride a goth wave on their debut

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The Seen and Heard Music Video Showcase at Chicago Filmmakers on September 16 will screen an impressive, eclectic, and progressive mix of music videos, featuring bands from local labels like Thrill Jockey, Permanent, and HoZac.

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Ratso from Chic-a-Go-Go forms a furry supergroup. Plus: R. Kelly's lovin' it, Saki turns one, and more.

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A recap of last weekend's HoZac Blackout at the Velvet Perineum in Logan Square, with photos by Rob Karlic.

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Plus: Aleks Eva becomes Magic Key, Brenmar makes a Fader mix

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Limited-edition vinyl, free beer, and quality garage rock

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Smith Westerns go from glam garage to Britpop on the first track from the forthcoming sophomore LP.

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The sweet hooks in Radar Eyes' trippy garage pop help the darkness go down.

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From the "return" of Hole to the paradigm-busting hip-hop of Thee Satisfaction