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Gig Poster of the Week
Jan 20, 2021
HotHouse meets Havana on the gig poster of the week
The venerable local arts presenter celebrates 34 years by streaming a fabulous lineup of jazz masters from Cuba and Chicago.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Dec 16, 2020
Video
Rudolph took a personal day on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was designed by the Empty Bottle using a photo illustration by John Sturdy.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Oct 14, 2020
A monument to Pierre Kezdy on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by local artist and musician Jay Ryan.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Jul 15, 2020
A different kind of ‘car jams’ on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by designer Brandon Graham of Welldamme.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Jul 8, 2020
The wrong kind of cowgirl on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Steve Walters, proprietor of Screwball Press.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Jul 1, 2020
The Human Pretzel sings on the fantasy gig poster of the week
This week’s featured fantasy gig poster was created by local artist and musician John Vernon Forbes.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Jun 24, 2020
Adam and Eve hunt for apples on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist and publisher Yewon Kwon.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Jun 17, 2020
A Juneteenth livestream for Black lives on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago designer Julie Yost, the programming director at Rebuild Foundation.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Meagan McNeal
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Gig Poster of the Week
Jun 10, 2020
A tribute to Big Floyd on the (fantasy) gig poster of the week
This week’s featured fantasy gig poster was created by local illustrator and designer Teshika Silver.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
May 27, 2020
Take the TARDIS to see Ben Folds Five on the (fantasy) gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Scott Baker.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
May 6, 2020
Celebrate Go Skateboarding Day on the (fantasy) gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Erik Sanchez.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Apr 29, 2020
Riding out the sadness on the (fantasy) gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist and designer Heather Anderson.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Apr 22, 2020
His Royal Bikeness on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist and educator Andrea Hill Fitzgerald.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Apr 15, 2020
Sor Juana gets the
banda
back together on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by artist Eric J. García of the Instituto Gráfico de Chicago printmaking collective.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Apr 8, 2020
All creatures love Thai food on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by local artist and musician Jay Ryan.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Apr 1, 2020
Plants love DeBarge on the gig poster of the week
Actual gigs are on hold, of course, so the
Reader
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By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Mar 18, 2020
Support service workers with the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was created for the Federal Music Project of the Works Project Administration, most likely designed by artist Ralph Graham in 1937.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Mar 11, 2020
Desmadre de Dios on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Nik Dali.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Mar 4, 2020
Uphill both ways on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was created by Chicagoan John Vernon Forbes at Black Pisces Prints.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Concert Preview
Feb 26, 2020
A cosmic crossword on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was created by Minnesota-based illustrator Shawn Reed.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Concert Preview
Feb 19, 2020
There’s something wrong with these Q-tips on the the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by local designer and illustrator Frank Okay as part of their 120 Free Posters project.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Feb 12, 2020
Overdressed for this party on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by Josh Zoerner and features art by Noelia Towers.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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You Will Die
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Fee Lion
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Girlboifriend
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coffin
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Gig Poster of the Week
Feb 5, 2020
Chicago’s weirdest cook-off signs off on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was created by local artist and animator Samuel Nigrosh.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Brett Naucke
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Beau Wanzer
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Samuel Nigrosh
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Whitney Johnson
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Matchess
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Cooper Crain
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Bitchin Bajas
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Tom Owens
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Potions
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Alex Inglizian
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Crock-Pot
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Gig Poster of the Week
Jan 29, 2020
Dungeons & Heshers on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was designed by Adam Luksetich for his series Cafe Must Thrash.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Throne of Iron
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Lidia Vomito
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Gig Poster of the Week
Jan 22, 2020
Celebrating homegrown music infrastructure on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was created by local artist and musician Ethan D’Ercole.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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CHIRP Radio
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Chicago Independent Radio Project
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Sleeping Village
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Ethan D'Ercole
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SuperKnova
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