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Music, Music Feature Jan 30, 2020
The best Chicago albums of the 2010s: the critics’ ballots

Here’s where to see who voted for what and how the points got divvied up.
- By Reader staff and contributors
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago albums, best albums, best albums of the decade, best Chicago albums of the decade, best Chicago albums of the 2010s, poll, ballots, ranking, Katie Got Bandz, C.H.E.W., Salsa Boricua de Chicago, Ohmme, King Louie, Ono, DJ Taye, DJ Taye, Serengeti, La Armada, Cupcakke, Tink, Spektral Quartet, Bangs and Works, Third Coast Percussion, Rempis Percussion Quartet, Dead Rider, Willis Earl Beal, Tree, Ganser, Lord Mantis, Freakwater, Dustin Laurenzi, Nicholas Szczepanik, TALSounds, Cave, Melkbelly, Young Pappy, G Herbo, Toupee, Meat Wave, Vandermark, Marker, Living by Lanterns, Weekend Nachos, Slow Mass, DJ Rashad, Bruised, Robbie Fulks, Hieroglyphic Being, Mako Sica, Arriver, Damon Locks, Black Monument Ensemble, Disappears, Fire-Toolz, Tomeka Reid Quartet, Pastor Donald Gay, Kaina, Lala Lala, Coping, Charles Joseph Smith, Monobody, Saba, Noname, Chance the Rapper, Kanye West, Chief Keef, Jamila Woods

Music, Music Feature Jan 30, 2020
The best Chicago albums of the 2010s

The Reader polled dozens of critics to arrive at an absolutely indisputable ranked list of several hundred records that will definitely not start any arguments.
- By Reader staff and contributors
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago albums, best albums, best albums of the decade, best Chicago albums of the decade, best Chicago albums of the 2010s, poll, ballots, ranking, Katie Got Bandz, C.H.E.W., Salsa Boricua de Chicago, Ohmme, King Louie, Ono, DJ Taye, Serengeti, La Armada, Cupcakke, Tink, Spektral Quartet, Bangs and Works, Third Coast Percussion, Rempis Percussion Quartet, Dead Rider, Willis Earl Beal, Tree, Ganser, Lord Mantis, Freakwater, Dustin Laurenzi, Nicholas Szczepanik, TALSounds, Cave, Melkbelly, Young Pappy, G Herbo, Toupee, Meat Wave, Vandermark, Marker, Living by Lanterns, Weekend Nachos, Slow Mass, DJ Rashad, Bruised, Robbie Fulks, Hieroglyphic Being, Mako Sica, Arriver, Damon Locks, Black Monument Ensemble, Disappears, Fire-Toolz, Tomeka Reid Quartet, Pastor Donald Gay, Kaina, Lala Lala, Coping, Charles Joseph Smith, Monobody, Saba, Noname, Chance the Rapper, Kanye West, Chief Keef, Jamila Woods

Music, Gig Poster of the Week Jul 31, 2019
Digging out from the rubble on the gig poster of the week

This week's featured gig poster was created by Florida artist and musician Dnl Hrs.
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Logan Boulevard, Logan Square, Logan Boulevard Skate Park, skate park, Dnl Hrs, Daniel A. Harris, Slow Mass, C.H.E.W., TALsounds, Between Friends, benefit show, all-ages

Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 30, 2019
A hip-hop Barber of Seville comes to three city parks

Plus: The Logan Boulevard Skate Park hosts a benefit show for Between Friends, and Chicago hip-hop veterans gather at the Battle for the Eagle.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Chicago Fringe Opera, The Rosina Project, Rossini, The Barber of Seville, Pinqy Ring, K.F. Jacques, BraveSoul, Chicago Park District, Night Out in the Parks, Senn Playlot Park, Columbus Park, Palmer Park, Pivot Arts Festival, Between Friends, Our Music My Body, Logan Boulevard Skate Park, Resilience, Slow Mass, TALsounds, C.H.E.W., Illinois Centennial Monument, Battle for the Eagle, DJ Nonstop, rap, hip-hop, hip-hopera, Awdazcate, SamIAm, Ang13

Music, Music Feature Mar 29, 2019
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C.H.E.W. take a bite out of hardcore

The Chicago four-piece twist and tear at their favorite genre to give it a strange new shape.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, C.H.E.W., Chew, hardcore, Iron Lung, Feeding Frenzy, Orlando, Margaritaville, La Casa Maldita, Russell Harrison, Ben Rudolph, Doris Jeane, Jonathan Giralt, Jono, Jensen Ward, Pile, Drunken Sailor, Great Deceivers, Knife Hits, Rudimentary Peni, Dead Kennedys, Ralph Rivera, the Bug, Not Normal Tapes, Strange New Universe, Penetrode, Neck Chop Records, Patience, Positive Affirmations, Belly Up, Rick Maguire, Video

Music, In Rotation Nov 28, 2018
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Better Yet podcast host Tim Crisp on a highly anticipated debut album that surpassed all expectations

Plus: Retirement Party front woman Avery Springer on a band that feels like communing with the gods, Reader writer Leor Galil on Israeli hardcore for BDS supporters, and more.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: In Rotation, Wool & the Pants, Peoples Potential Unlimited, Jarada, Israeli, Rico Nasty, Warhol.SS, Keep Heat, Tim Crisp, Better Yet, As You Were: A Podcast About Alkaline Trio, David Anthony, C.H.E.W., Feeding Frenzy, Ben Rudolph, John Brown Battery, Is Jinxed, Hot Water Music, Ryan H. Walsh, Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968, Hallelujah the Hills, Van Morrison, Avery Springer, Retirement Party, About, Land, Another Michael, Topshelf Records, Dismemberment Plan, Gyroscope, Emergency & I, Olympians, Daptone, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Apr 17, 2018
Inclusive punk collective Pure Joy relaunches with a fund-raising show

Plus: Indie-pop five-piece Varsity earn overdue recognition with the new Parallel Person, and International Pop Overthrow takes over the Heartland.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Pure Joy, Jes Skolnik, collective, LGBTQ+, ADA, all-ages, Semiratruth & Anaiet, Liquids, Breathing Light, C.H.E.W., Assata’s Daughters, Varsity, Parallel Person, Babe City, Empty Bottle, Jacob Stolz, Paul Stolz, Dylan Weschler, Discus, Arthur Velez, Clearance, One Step, International Pop Overthrow, festival, Heartland Cafe, Gal Gun, Soft Candy, Lilacs

Blogs, Bleader Feb 16, 2018
Music Frozen Dancing is the only festival where you can see Oh Sees in the snow

The Empty Bottle's fifth annual free winter festival will pit fans' love of live music against their tolerance for cold.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Do This, Music, Music Frozen Dancing, Empty Bottle, Oh Sees, Adult., B Boys, DJ Taye, C.H.E.W., music festival

Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 13, 2017
Chicago’s DIY punk scene packs a ton of its greatness into one show

Plus: Reader writer Erin Osmon reads from her new book on Jason Molina, and Takashi Murakami’s MCA exhibit attracts some notable guests.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, The Bug, punk, DIY, hardcore, D-beat, Humbug, Not Normal Tapes, Ralph Rivera, C.H.E.W., Penetrode, Neck Chop Records, Dianetics, And Psycho Horse, Negative Scanner, Daylight Robbery, Erin Osmon, Jason Molina, Songs: Ohia, Jason Molina: Riding With the Ghost, Quimby’s, Takashi Murakami, The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg, MCA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Bono, the Edge, U2, Christian Slater, Mr. Robot, My Lonesome Cowboy

Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 14, 2017
Dead Meat Design gets a show of its own

Plus: The Chili-Synth Cook-Off returns for year seven, and Subterranean’s downstairs lounge throws an underground punk party.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Josh Davis, Dead Meat Design, Appetite for Distraction, Loyola, School of Communication, Yawn, Convergence Studio, Chili-Synth Cook-Off, Brett Naucke, Beau Wanzer, Empty Bottle, Natalie Chami, TALsounds, Ken Zawacki, Jason Letkiewicz, Steve Summers, Mike Broers, Subterranean, downstairs, Rash, Skinner Box, Pudge, C.H.E.W., Boney, Haki, Connor Tomaka

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The best Chicago albums of the 2010s: the critics’ ballots

Here’s where to see who voted for what and how the points got divvied up.

The best Chicago albums of the 2010s

The Reader polled dozens of critics to arrive at an absolutely indisputable ranked list of several hundred records that will definitely not start any arguments.

Digging out from the rubble on the gig poster of the week

This week's featured gig poster was created by Florida artist and musician Dnl Hrs.

A hip-hop Barber of Seville comes to three city parks

Plus: The Logan Boulevard Skate Park hosts a benefit show for Between Friends, and Chicago hip-hop veterans gather at the Battle for the Eagle.

Video
C.H.E.W. take a bite out of hardcore

The Chicago four-piece twist and tear at their favorite genre to give it a strange new shape.

Video
Better Yet podcast host Tim Crisp on a highly anticipated debut album that surpassed all expectations

Plus: Retirement Party front woman Avery Springer on a band that feels like communing with the gods, Reader writer Leor Galil on Israeli hardcore for BDS supporters, and more.

Inclusive punk collective Pure Joy relaunches with a fund-raising show

Plus: Indie-pop five-piece Varsity earn overdue recognition with the new Parallel Person, and International Pop Overthrow takes over the Heartland.

Music Frozen Dancing is the only festival where you can see Oh Sees in the snow

The Empty Bottle's fifth annual free winter festival will pit fans' love of live music against their tolerance for cold.

Chicago’s DIY punk scene packs a ton of its greatness into one show

Plus: Reader writer Erin Osmon reads from her new book on Jason Molina, and Takashi Murakami’s MCA exhibit attracts some notable guests.

Dead Meat Design gets a show of its own

Plus: The Chili-Synth Cook-Off returns for year seven, and Subterranean’s downstairs lounge throws an underground punk party.

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Here’s where to see who voted for what and how the points got divvied up.

The Reader polled dozens of critics to arrive at an absolutely indisputable ranked list of several hundred records that will definitely not start any arguments.

This week's featured gig poster was created by Florida artist and musician Dnl Hrs.

Plus: The Logan Boulevard Skate Park hosts a benefit show for Between Friends, and Chicago hip-hop veterans gather at the Battle for the Eagle.

The Chicago four-piece twist and tear at their favorite genre to give it a strange new shape.

Plus: Retirement Party front woman Avery Springer on a band that feels like communing with the gods, Reader writer Leor Galil on Israeli hardcore for BDS supporters, and more.

Plus: Indie-pop five-piece Varsity earn overdue recognition with the new Parallel Person, and International Pop Overthrow takes over the Heartland.

The Empty Bottle's fifth annual free winter festival will pit fans' love of live music against their tolerance for cold.

Plus: Reader writer Erin Osmon reads from her new book on Jason Molina, and Takashi Murakami’s MCA exhibit attracts some notable guests.

Plus: The Chili-Synth Cook-Off returns for year seven, and Subterranean’s downstairs lounge throws an underground punk party.

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