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- Music, Music Feature Mar 21, 2019
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Chicago postpunks Facs cut their last tether
This abstract, minimalist trio inherited members from Disappears, but they’ve found the personnel and the sound to become a self-contained band.
- Music, Concert Preview Sep 6, 2018
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Trouble in Mind and Paradise of Bachelors team up for a weekend of the finest indie rock at Trouble in Paradise
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 29, 2018
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You might want to avoid the shallow end on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist Ryan Duggan.
- Music, In Rotation Jul 10, 2018
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Stephanie Marlow of Indie Publicity on a brutal band with a soft spot for pitties
Plus: Sweet Cobra drummer Jason Gagovski on three decades of weirdo prank calls, Reader editor Jamie Ludwig on a compelling reason to hire a drummer, and more
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 29, 2018
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Post-Disappears trio Facs celebrate a stark new album with a new lineup
Facs plays a record-release show for Negative Houses on Friday at the Empty Bottle, and it doubles as the local debut of new bassist Alianna Kalaba.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 28, 2018
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High-contrast abstraction on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was created by local artist Bill Connors, who plays in the band Dim.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 27, 2018
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Emily Jane Powers writes pop songs fit for a Pushcart anthology
Plus: Paul Cherry finally fills a full-length with his sweet yacht rock, and post-Disappears trio Facs drop their debut album.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 16, 2018
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Reality TV star and tattoo artist Phor showcases his rap skills at 1st Ward
Plus: Tape label Love Lion pays tribute to the Chicago underground, and new band CB Radio Gorgeous combine several flavors of nervy punk.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 10, 2017
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Great Chicago label, meet great Chicago band: Trouble in Mind signs Facs
Plus: Local shops celebrate Cassette Store Day with exclusives and in-store performances, and the Eradicator take a step up the D squash ladder with their self-titled album.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 27, 2017
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There’s a chorus of kittens on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was designed by Jay Ryan.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 19, 2017
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Dim brings a high-contrast mystery figure to the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist and Dim member Bill Connors.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 21, 2017
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Body/Head goes neon on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was made my local artist Bill Connors.
- Music, Gossip Wolf May 2, 2017
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Back from hiatus unscathed, the Poison Arrows drop their first album since 2010
Plus: Drag City and Neil Hamburger celebrate rediscovered glam-rock weirdo Frederick Michael St. Jude, and Dark Matter Coffee teams up with house hero Derrick Carter.
- Music, In Rotation Apr 4, 2017
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Lowhangers vocalist Cassandra Mukahirn on an even grosser version of Flipper
Plus: Rectal Hygienics drummer Omar Gonzalez on a 20-CD box of rare harsh noise, Reader associate editor Kevin Warwick on a contagious album of crossover thrash, and more
- Music, In Rotation Mar 21, 2017
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Sonnenzimmer cofounder Nick Butcher on one of the TR-808’s earliest star turns
Plus: Artist Alex Valentine on the score that should’ve won this year’s Oscar, Reader critic Peter Margasak on a solo violin record that contains multitudes, and more
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 3, 2017
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New trio FACS carries the darkness of Disappears to an unknown place
Plus: Lil Yachty tourmate Jayaire Woods plays a show of his own in Chicago, and DIY zine The Sick Muse publishes its sixth issue.
