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Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, listings, gig poster of the week, gig posters, jazz, Cuba, Latin jazz, events, HotHouse, Shelley Hiam, Austin Chronicle, SXSW, online events, livestream, YouTube

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, listings, events, gig posters, Holiday, Christmas, Snow Angels, Vee Dee, Brides, Outer Minds, Dan Lang, Empty Bottle, fundraisers, CTA, reindeer, livestream, Video

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, concerts, drive-in, SeatGeek Stadium, Jay Ryan, Bird Machine, concert posters, Pegboy, Naked Raygun, Local H, Bollweevils, Jake Burns, Stiff Little Fingers, Pierre Kezdy, punk rock, outdoor show, Bridgeview

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, rap, hip-hop, Lloyd, The Drive-In Fest, Afrotrak, Soldier Field, Brandon Graham, Welldamme, drive-in, outdoor concerts, concerts, Bobby V, Pleasure P, Nappi Hour, Do or Die, Sean Mac, LMS

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Screwball Press, Steve Walters, FitzGerald’s, suburbs, Maywood, Berwyn, ReUse Depot, Waco Brothers, School of Rock, drive-in, COVID-19, social distancing, love is love, horses

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, fantasy gig, concert posters, concert flyers, Electric Jungle, Tijuana Hercules, Mount Shasta, John Vernon Forbes, John Forbes, Roy Head, pretzels, illustration

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Hideout, Jaimie Branch, Jason Nazary, Anteloper, Yewon Kwon, Tour Beats Vol. 1, Kim Alpert, Theodore Darst, livestream, concerts

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Rebuild Foundation, Experimental Sound Studio, Quarantine, concerts, Tamir Rice, Cleveland, Juneteenth, Stony Island Arts Bank, livestream, poetry, Edward J. Williams, Yaw Agyeman, YAW, Krista Franklin, Meagan McNeal, avery r. young, Duane Powell

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Big Floyd, George Floyd, Screwed Up Click, DJ Screw, Tesh Silver, Teshika Silver, Houston, Minneapolis, Say Their Names, Say His Name, Black Lives Matter, New Regal Theater, MLK Day

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Chicago Hope Food Pantry, Armitage Baptist Church, Logan Square, Ben Folds Five, Riviera Theatre, fantasy gig posters, poster art, WiseLike Studios, Scott Baker, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, Bones Brigade, coronavirus, COVID-19, Empty Bottle, Erik Sanchez, Free Beer, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Illinois, Jet Black Crayon, pandemic, quarantine, San Francisco, skateboarders, skateboarding, skaters, stay home order, stay-at-home, Tommy Guerrero

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, artists, canceled concerts, CocoRosie, concerts, coronavirus, COVID-19, crying, Empty Bottle, fantasy gig, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, H.O.M.E., Heather Anderson, home repair, Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly, illustrations, indie rock, Lilo Salmon, senior citizens, seniors, shelter-in-place, stay home

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, Andrea Hill Fitzgerald, Avalon, Avalon Regal Theater, bicycles, Chicago weather, concert flyer, concert poster, concerts, coronavirus, COVID-19, essential workers, fantasy gigs, Father Pfleger, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Michael Pfleger, New Regal Theater, Paisley Park, Prince, Prince & the Revolution, Saint Sabina, snow in April

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, Pilsen Housing Cooperative, Pilsen, gig posters, gig poster, concert flyer, concert poster, fantasy gigs, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Eric J. García, Instituto Gráfico de Chicago, Casa Aztlán, hypocrisy, gentrification, real estate, punk rock, Reader Coloring Book, Casa Aztlan

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, beavers, Bird Machine, cell phones, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dianogah, food delivery, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Jay Ryan, musicians, order in, pandemic, posters, printmakers, prints, quarantine, Screwball Press, Thai food, The Bird Machine

Music, 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 wants your posters for fantasy concerts!
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, bands, concert poster, concerts, coronavirus, COVID-19, fundraiser, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, gigs, Lounge Ax, music venues, musicians, plants, quarantine, record stores, singing

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Works Progress Administration, WPA, Federal Music Project, Illinois Symphony Orchestra, 1930s, Ralph Graham, Ralph Wadsworth Graham, vintage posters, Great Northern Theatre

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Aux, Auxiliary Art Center, Desmadre, DJ Squadooble, Sammicee, Jei, Eleeza Silva, Nik Dali, all-ages, DRPS Media

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, in-store, Tijuana Hercules, rock ’n’ roll, Flatts & Sharpe, swamp blues, boogie woogie, Rogers Park, Black Pisces Prints, John Vernon Forbes, hoodies

Music, 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
- Tags: Concert Preview, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Hideout, Shawn Reed, Digital Sting, Saint Paul, Minnesota, American Dreams Records, Jordan Reyes, American Damage, Forest Management, Civic Center, Itsï, open mouths, turtles, tigers, sedans

Music, 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
- Tags: Concert Preview, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, free posters, Frank Okay, 120 Free Posters, Martyrs’, Million Reasons, Footlight District, Bubbles Erotica, matches, show flyers, free stuff

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, Public Works Gallery, Noelia Towers, Someoddpilot, Josh Zoerner, You Will Die, Fee Lion, Girlboifriend, coffin, masks, Valentine’s Day

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, modular analog synthesizers, synth, synths, synthesizer, synthesizers, Empty Bottle, chili, Brett Naucke, Beau Wanzer, Samuel Nigrosh, Whitney Johnson, Matchess, Cooper Crain, Bitchin Bajas, Tom Owens, Potions, Alex Inglizian, Experimental Sound Studio, Crock-Pot

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, thrash, metal, Cafe Mustache, Cafe Must Thrash, Adam Luksetich, Throne of Iron, Midnight Dice, Lidia Vomito, heavy metal, swords

Music, 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
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, concerts, show flyers, Smashed Plastic, Smashed Plastic Record Pressing, CHIRP Radio, Chicago Independent Radio Project, Sleeping Village, anniversary, Ethan D'Ercole, SuperKnova, Dyes, Space Gators, Intergalactic Swamp Songs, queer pop, transgender, vinyl pressing plant, vinyl records, records

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