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Bleader
, Feb 11, 2013
Reader's
Agenda Mon 2/11: Brett Naucke, Awkward Love, and "Love in the Time of Online Dating"
What's on the
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by Katie Kather
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, Feb 6, 2013
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by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
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, Dec 26, 2012
Reader
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My One and Only
, and Ethan D'Ercole
What's on the Agenda for Wednesday, December 26, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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, Nov 2, 2012
Three Beats: Absolutely no twinklecore at the Swerp Records showcase
Plus: Cajmere and his Cajual label on a new British comp, and the Neon Marshmallow Festival tries getting small
by Peter Margasak, Leor Galil, and Bill Meyer
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, Oct 23, 2012
The
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What's on the Agenda for Tuesday, October 23, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Indiana
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Sleeping Bag
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Logan Square
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Sheriff Scabs
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Thomas Frank
,
What's the Matter With Kansas?
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Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right
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, Oct 11, 2012
A monthly Grateful Dead night, because why not?
Matt Kimmel and Joe Wetteroth host the Burlington's new monthly Grateful Dead night
by Luca Cimarusti
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, Oct 3, 2012
The
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's Agenda: Wed 10/3
What's on the Agenda for Wednesday, October 3, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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Brother Ali
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Blank Tape Beloved
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Homeboy Sandman
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DJ Sosa
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Chain & the Gang
,
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,
In Cold Blood
,
Miles Raymer
,
Outer Minds
,
The Grove
,
Kelly Denato
,
Teagan White
,
Tiny Kitten Teeth
,
OhNo! Doom Gallery
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, Aug 13, 2012
The
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's Agenda: Mon 8/13
What's on the Agenda for Monday, August 13, 2012
by Drew Hunt
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,
Chicago Nerd Fantasy Book Club
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Filter
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, Jun 20, 2012
Critics' Picks
Best New Booker With an Ear for the Weird
Matt Kimmel
by Peter Margasak
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,
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Matt Kimmel
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Daniel Smith
,
Neon Marshmallow
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Empty Bottle
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Burlington Bar
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Burlington
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Bleader
, Mar 1, 2012
This week's food and drink events
A new Wrigleyville bar,
Mad Men
cocktails, and more
by Daniel Gerzina
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Messner's
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Nigel O'Reilly
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Mad Men
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Big Jones
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The Vanishing of the Bees
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Jason Hammel
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Lula Cafe
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Matthias Merges
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Yusho
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Chicago Honey Coop
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Chef Martin's Alpine Brand Sausages
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Dank Haus
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Highwood Sky Lantern Festival
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Highwood Historicall Society
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Garfield Farm Museum
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Helen's Two Way Lounge
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Whirlaway Lounge
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Acapulco Nightclub
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The Double
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The Levee
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Slagel Family Farm
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Great Lakes Brewery
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Osterio Via Stato
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Chowdah Fest
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Giuseppe Tentori
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GT Fish and Oyster
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Mark Stauer
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The Bedford
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Susan Goss
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West Town Tavern
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Goose Island
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Columbia Yacht Club
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the Spice House
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Ela Area Public Library
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Patricio Sandoval
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North Shore Distillery
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Bleader
, Jan 27, 2012
The drum circle goes electric Saturday at the Burlington
This isn't your hippie grandpa's Drum Machine Circle
by Leor Galil
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Andy Ortmann
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Bleader
, Sep 22, 2011
This week on the B Side
Thumbs down on the new Nirvana box set, thumbs up on a new iPad app, and much more
by Miles Raymer
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Music
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Jessica Hopper
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David Posey
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Bryce Caron
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Michael Gira
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Swans
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Shellac
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Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements
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Black Star
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Rwake
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Ian Hunter
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40 Watt Sun
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Three Beats
, Sep 22, 2011
Three Beats: A new album from the Atlas Moth
Plus: Sound artist and Chicago transplant Nicholas Szczepanik makes his local debut, and live music comes to the Burlington
by Philip Montoro, Peter Margasak, and Miles Raymer
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,
the Atlas Moth
,
Deceased
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Nicholas Szczepanik
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Adventures in Modern Music
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Nov 17, 2009
Video
Frontwards
William Lyman Grant "stumbles through the wreckage of labored reunions" in the DIY comedy "Frontwards," premiering Thursday 11/19 at the Portage Theater.
by Ed M. Koziarski
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