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Blogs, Bleader Nov 4, 2015
Riviera Theatre stagehands rally at Jam Productions headquarters, claim they were illegally fired

Dozens of Riviera stagehands fired by Jam Productions this fall after attempting to unionize gathered at a rally outside the company's headquarters.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music, News, Politics, Jam Productions, Riviera Theatre, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, Jim DeRogatis, Jolly Roger, union, unionize, Stagehands Local 2, Vic Theatre, Park West, Kendrick Lamar, Kunta's Groove Sessions

Film, Artist on Artist Nov 11, 2013
Artist on Artist: Dan Whitford of Cut Copy talks to Dan Foley of Baathhaus

"We didn't necessarily set out to make a psychedelic record. We just thought, we're gonna make the music and not second-guess any of the ideas."
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Artist on Artist, Artist on Artist, Dan Whitford, Cut Copy, Dan Foley, Baathhaus, Free Your Mind, Tim Hoey, Gaslight coffee, Riviera Theatre, Gaslight Coffee Roasters

Music, Soundboard Mar 3, 2011
The List: March 3-March 9

Music Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Barrington Levy, Resonance Ensemble, American Heritage, Iron & Wine, Janet Jackson, the Ex, Nels Cline, Rafael Toral, and more
- By Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick, Kevin Warwick, Leor Galil, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Soundboard, Barrington Levy, Resonance Festival, Reed Trio, Inner Ear, Kurt Rosenwinkel Group, Tiger Bones, Gay Baby, American Heritage, Nicole Atkins, Iron & Wine, Junk Culture, Bilal, Rodney Crowell, Resonance Ensemble, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, The Ex, Nels Cline Singers, Wilco, Nels Cline, Dave Rempis, Devin Hoff, Frank Rosaly, Rafael Toral, Elastic, Hideout, Chicago Theatre, Lincoln all, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Beauty Bar, Old Town School of Folk Music, Congress Theater, The Shrine, Riviera Theatre, Subterranean, Beat Kitchen, The Whistler, Jazz Showcase, House of Blues, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Lincoln Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Whistler, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music

Music, Soundboard Feb 10, 2011
The List: February 10-16, 2011

Critics' Choices and other notable shows
- By Monica Kendrick, Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Steve Langendorf, and Leor Galil
- Tags: Soundboard, The List, Bobby Conn, Jessica Lea Mayfield, The Church, Eternals, Gang of Four, Robyn, Frank Fairfield, Interpol, Cedric Watson, Pacifica Quartet, Jeannie Holliday, Trey Songz, Deerhoof, Max Bemis, Schubas, Metro, Park West, Riviera Theatre, Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, Old Town School of Folk Music, Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, Gene's Playmate Lounge, Chicago Theatre, Bottom Lounge, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music

Music, Soundboard Nov 18, 2010
The List: November 18-24, 2010

DJ Shadow, Mario Diaz de Leon, Incantation, the Catburglars, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly with Roscoe Mitchell, Grinderman, and other notable shows
- By Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick, Brian Costello, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Soundboard, Chord, Trevor de Brauw, Pelican, Mario Diaz de Leon, James Falzone, Allos Musica, Bill Frisell, Disfarmer Project, Incantation, DJ Shadow, Catburglars, Miya Masaoka, Marika Masaoka-Drew, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly, Tiesto, Barn Owl, Grinderman, Ballister, Empty Bottle, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Velvet Lounge, Covenant Presbyterian Church, SPACE, Reggie's Rock Club, Park West, Beat Kitchen, Museum of Contemporary Art, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, UIC Pavilion, Hideout, Hungry Brain, Riviera Theatre, Hideout

Music, Soundboard Oct 14, 2010
The List: October 14-20, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Big Freedia, Greg Dulli, Massive Attack, Tarbaby, the Baseball Furies, Olof Arnalds, and more
- By Miles Raymer, Jessica Hopper, Peter Margasak, Brian Costello, Kevin Warwick, and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Soundboard, Double Door, Metro, Old Town School of Folk Music, Riviera Theatre, Smart Bar, Green Mill, Subterranean, Empty Bottle, Saki, Graham Foundation, Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago Theatre, Schubas, Riviera Theatre, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, Reggies’ Rock Club

Music, Soundboard Sep 9, 2010
The List: September 9-15, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: No Age, Sleep, Oval, Ben Frost, High Places, Joshua Abrams, Thee Oh Sees, and more
- By Jessica Hopper, Monica Kendrick, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Kevin Warwick, and Miles Raymer
- Tags: Soundboard, Marina Diamandis, Marina & the Diamonds, Sleep, Sam Amidon, Lesley Flanigan, Oval, Sonar Chicago, Rangda, Buke & Gass, Ratatat, Ben Frost, High Places, No Age, Pavement, Corridors, Joshua Abrams, Thee Oh Sees, Lincoln Hall, Logan Square Auditorium, Old Town School of Folk Music, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Empty Bottle, Riviera Theatre, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Empty Bottle, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Enemy, Hideout, Lincoln Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music

Music, Soundboard Sep 2, 2010
The List: September 2-8, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Scissor Sisters, Rhys Chatham and Bill Orcutt, Michael Rother's Hallogallo 2010, and more
- By Jessica Hopper, Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Soundboard, The List, Chicago concerts, Scissor Sisters, Sammy Jo, Casey Spooner, David Boykin Expanse, Tambours Sans Frontieres, Dum Dum Girls, Kristin Gundred, Vampire Weekend, Dollyrots, Rhys Chatham, Bill Orcutt, Rich Corpolongo, Michael Rother's Hallogallo 2010, Tambours Sans Frontieres, Riviera Theatre, Heaven Gallery, Washington Park, Aragon Ballroom, Abbey Pub, Museum of Contemporary Art, Reckless Records, Jazz Showcase, Lincoln Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music

Music, Photo Pit Sep 2, 2010
Photo Pit: Iggy & the Stooges

August 29, Riviera Theatre
- By Robert Loerzel
- Tags: Photo Pit, Photo Pit, Robert Loerzel, Chicago concerts, concert photography, Iggy Pop, Iggy & the Stooges, James Williamson, Riviera Theatre

Music, Soundboard Jun 17, 2010
The List: June 17-23, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Kings Go Forth, Shemekia Copeland, Eyehategod, the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Jeff the Brotherhood, DM Stith, and more
- Tags: Soundboard, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, FitzGerald's, UIC Forum, Double Door, Riviera Theatre, Schubas, Empty Bottle, Subterranean, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Abbey Pub, Eyehategod, Nachtmystium, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Jeff the Brotherhood, DM Stith, Devin Hoff, Kent Kessler, Nate McBride, Jason Roebke, Hideout

Music, Soundboard Apr 15, 2010
The List: April 15-21, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Best Coast, Finntroll, Hot Chip, the Amir ElSaffar & Hafez Modirzadeh Quartet, and more
- By Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Steve Langendorf, Bill Meyer, Monica Kendrick, and David Whiteis
- Tags: Soundboard, Best Coast, Bethany Cosentino, White Hinterland, Schubas, Empty Bottle, Casey Dienel, Tomomi Adachi, Columbia College, Evgeni Bozhanov, Ravinia Festival, Chicago Sound Map, improvised music, Cornelius Cardew, Roscoe Mitchell, Jason Stein, Boris Hauf, Keefe Jackson, Liz Payne, Anton Hatwich, Michael Hartman, Steven Hess, D Bayne, Brian Labycz, Todd Carter, Judith Unterpertinger, Heaven Gallery, Amir ElSaffar, Hafez Modirzadeh, Green Mill, Finntroll, Bottom Lounge, Jeb Bishop, Three 6 Mafia, Graham Parker, Old Town School of Folk Music, Cheer-Accident, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Vernon Garrett, Artie "Blues Boy" White, Mr. G's Supper Club, Hot Chip, Riviera Theatre, Ambrose Field, John Potter, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Serge Gainsbourg, Park West, Bennett-Gordon Hall, Ravinia Festival, Congress Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music

Music, Soundboard Mar 25, 2010
The List: March 25-31, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Janelle Monae, Vampire Weekend, Citay, Tegan and Sara, Tatsuya Nakatani, and more
- By Ann Sterzinger, Jessica Hopper, Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick, David Whiteis, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Soundboard, Goes Cube, Another Day Has Passed, Beat Kitchen, Rickie Lee Jones, Balm in Gilead, Lincoln Hall, Vampire Weekend, Contra, Jessica Hopper, Ezra Feinberg, Citay, Schubas, Deadstring Brothers, Sao Paulo, Double Door, Tegan and Sara, Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Altan, Judson Claiborne, Chris Salveter, Low Skies, Time and Temperature, Ana Tijoux, Empty Bottle, Martyrs', 1977, Denise LaSalle, Mr. G's Supper Club, Janelle Monae, ArchAndroid, Schubas, Tatsuya Nakatani, Fever Dream, Abiogenesis, Heaven Gallery, Hideout, Serena-Maneesh, Bottom Lounge, S-M 2: Abyss in B-Minor, Riviera Theatre, Aragon Ballroom, Abbey Pub

Music, Music Review May 9, 1996
The Power and the Fashion

Cowboy Junkies / Vic Chestnutt
- By Rennie Sparks
- Tags: Music Review, Rock, etc., Cowboy Junkies, Vic Chesnutt, Michael Stipe, Riviera Theatre

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Riviera Theatre stagehands rally at Jam Productions headquarters, claim they were illegally fired

Dozens of Riviera stagehands fired by Jam Productions this fall after attempting to unionize gathered at a rally outside the company's headquarters.

Artist on Artist: Dan Whitford of Cut Copy talks to Dan Foley of Baathhaus

"We didn't necessarily set out to make a psychedelic record. We just thought, we're gonna make the music and not second-guess any of the ideas."

The List: March 3-March 9

Music Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Barrington Levy, Resonance Ensemble, American Heritage, Iron & Wine, Janet Jackson, the Ex, Nels Cline, Rafael Toral, and more

The List: February 10-16, 2011

Critics' Choices and other notable shows

The List: November 18-24, 2010

DJ Shadow, Mario Diaz de Leon, Incantation, the Catburglars, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly with Roscoe Mitchell, Grinderman, and other notable shows

The List: October 14-20, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Big Freedia, Greg Dulli, Massive Attack, Tarbaby, the Baseball Furies, Olof Arnalds, and more

The List: September 9-15, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: No Age, Sleep, Oval, Ben Frost, High Places, Joshua Abrams, Thee Oh Sees, and more

The List: September 2-8, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Scissor Sisters, Rhys Chatham and Bill Orcutt, Michael Rother's Hallogallo 2010, and more

Photo Pit: Iggy & the Stooges

August 29, Riviera Theatre

The List: June 17-23, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Kings Go Forth, Shemekia Copeland, Eyehategod, the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Jeff the Brotherhood, DM Stith, and more

The List: April 15-21, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Best Coast, Finntroll, Hot Chip, the Amir ElSaffar & Hafez Modirzadeh Quartet, and more

The List: March 25-31, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Janelle Monae, Vampire Weekend, Citay, Tegan and Sara, Tatsuya Nakatani, and more

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Dozens of Riviera stagehands fired by Jam Productions this fall after attempting to unionize gathered at a rally outside the company's headquarters.

"We didn't necessarily set out to make a psychedelic record. We just thought, we're gonna make the music and not second-guess any of the ideas."

Music Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Barrington Levy, Resonance Ensemble, American Heritage, Iron & Wine, Janet Jackson, the Ex, Nels Cline, Rafael Toral, and more

Critics' Choices and other notable shows

DJ Shadow, Mario Diaz de Leon, Incantation, the Catburglars, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly with Roscoe Mitchell, Grinderman, and other notable shows

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Big Freedia, Greg Dulli, Massive Attack, Tarbaby, the Baseball Furies, Olof Arnalds, and more

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: No Age, Sleep, Oval, Ben Frost, High Places, Joshua Abrams, Thee Oh Sees, and more

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Scissor Sisters, Rhys Chatham and Bill Orcutt, Michael Rother's Hallogallo 2010, and more

August 29, Riviera Theatre

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Kings Go Forth, Shemekia Copeland, Eyehategod, the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Jeff the Brotherhood, DM Stith, and more

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Best Coast, Finntroll, Hot Chip, the Amir ElSaffar & Hafez Modirzadeh Quartet, and more

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Janelle Monae, Vampire Weekend, Citay, Tegan and Sara, Tatsuya Nakatani, and more

Cowboy Junkies / Vic Chestnutt

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