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Music, Gossip Wolf May 5, 2020
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YouTube-famous Blue Line busker Ashley Stevenson drops her first studio album

Plus: Dirt-rock ragers Hitter release their debut full-length, and indie-pop six-piece Spun Out share a single fit for future dance floors.
- By J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Ashley Stevenson, Ashley “Slim” Stevenson, Slim Freedom, Freedom, Blue Line, Fleetwood Mac, Landslide, YouTube, Prov Krivoshey, Hitter, Hanna Hazard, Hanna Johnson, Hanna “Hazard” Johnson, Meat Wave, Ryan Wizniak, Adam Luksetich, Foul Tip, Lifestyles, Lil Tits, Patrick Woodall, Hard Enough, Spun Out, Ne-Hi, Michael Wells, James Weir, Such Are the Lonely, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf May 16, 2018
The Chicago Zine Fest celebrates publishing by the people

Plus: Bloodiest and Luggage play to benefit the Clinic Vest Project at Rainbo, and local dirt-rock supergroup Hitter drop their first track.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Chicago Zine Fest, Plumbers Union Hall, Co-Prosperity Sphere, punk rock karaoke, Institute of Cultural Affairs, CHI PRC, Chicago Publishers Resource Center, GlitterGuts, Rainbo, Clinic Vest Project, Bloodiest, Luggage, Hitter, Lil Tits, Meat Wave, Hannah Hazard, Madalyn Garcia, Adam Luksetich, Foul Tip, Ryan Wizniak, Born to Rock, Quenchers

Music, In Rotation Mar 20, 2018
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Adam Luksetich of Foul Tip on his contrarian pick for best country album ever

Plus: Hanna Hazard from Lil Tits on father-and-sons Wisconsin rock band Solid Freex, Luca Cimarusti from the Reader on a bargain-bin banger from a departed Yes bassist, and more
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: In Rotation, Self-Inflicted Aural Nostalgia, podcast, Jeff Gomez, Guided by Voices, Chris Squire, Yes, Fish Out of Water, Patrick Moraz, Bill Bruford, Blink-155, Blink-182, Sam Sutherland, Josiah Hughes, Mish Way, Ben Cook, Hanna Hazard, Lil Tits, Lifestyles, Solid Freex, Trin Tran, No Hoax, Platinum Boys, Wisconsin, Lou Miami, Dance With Death, Dancing With Death, Ghosts, Lou Miami & the Kozmetix, To Sir With Love, Boston, Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner, I Will Always Love You, Adam Luksetich, Foul Tip, Numero Group, Steve Hiett, Down on the Road by the Beach, Bernard Herrmann, Vertigo, Sanford Clark, They Call Me Country, Lee Hazlewood, Waylon Jennings, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Dec 12, 2017
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Chicago hip-hop mourns musician and designer Quincy ‘Q’ Easton Kelly

Plus: Joyride Records throws its first plugged-in show.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Quincy Kelly, Quincy “Q” Kelly, Easton Kelly, Quincy “Q” Easton Kelly, Briana Smith, Cake My Style, DePaul, Gary, Indiana, Hollywood Holt, Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Jesa Espinoza, Rosemary Villaseñor, Joyride Records, Luggage, Luca Cimarusti, Toupee, Torture Love, Unmanned Ship, Lil Tits, Ryan Wizniak, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 22, 2017
The Black and Brown Punk Show Collective hosts a stacked two-day festival in Pilsen

Plus: Space-rock trio Hydrofoil stay afloat with members in two states, and sludgy punks Lil Tits celebrate a new cassette EP.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Black and Brown Punk Show Collective, ChiTown Futbol, Or Does It Explode, Black and Brown Punk Show Festival, Los Crudos, La Armada, Sol Patches, Bruised, Xille Xille Xille, Red Moon Rising, Assata’s Daughters, BTGNC Collective, Ryan Weinstein, Doug McCombs, Bobby Burg, Hydrofoil, Mag Mag, Skylawn Preservation Union, Lil Tits, The Usual, Helltrap Nightmare, Sarah Squirm, Moniker Records

Blogs, Bleader Jul 25, 2017
What will the closure of Permanent Records’ Chicago store mean for the local music community?

Ukrainian Village's beloved Permanent Records will close in September, and its full-time employees—including Moniker Records founder Robert Manis—will move to LA to work at its west-coast shops.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music, Closing, Lance Barresi, Liz Tooley, Robert Manis, Dave McCune, Jordan Reyes, Permanent Records, Ukrainian Village, Los Angeles, Moniker Records, Death, Lil Tits, Cacaw, Running, The Chicago Triangle, Bad Axe

Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 8, 2017
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Reunited late-70s Irish punks Protex hit Chicago for two shows

Plus: Chicago weirdo-rock supergroup Wet Piss play Cafe Mustache, and Redgrave host an ACLU benefit to fight Trump’s Muslim ban.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Protex, Bric-a-Brac Records, East Room, Crown Liquors, Belfast, Polydor, Sing Sing, Strange Obsessions, Tightrope, Wet Piss, Lil Tits, Eye Vybe Records, Karissa Talanian, Ego, Stromboli, Magic Ian, Wally’s World, Maximum Pelt Records, Dillon Kelley, Coaster, Cafe Mustache, Angie Mead, Redgrave, Mike Gebel, Easy, Empty Bottle, ACLU, benefit, Muslim ban, Trump, Lovitt Records, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 2, 2016
Los Crudos celebrate their 25th year with nine days of music and art

Plus: Vamos and Lil Tits play a first-anniversary party for the new Crown Liquors, and postpunk trio Yeesh welcome their second album with a Hideout show.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Los Crudos, Desafinados, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Pilsen, Little Village, punk, hardcore, Latino, Chicano, Michelle Gonzales, Alice Bag, Spitboy, Bags, Lengua Armada, IndieGoGo, Crown Liquors, Crown Taproom, Lil Tits, Vamos, anniversary, Outsiders, Tiny Engines, Carolinas, Yeesh, Hideout, Fake Limbs, Rad Payoff, Confirmation Bias

Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 1, 2016
Grungy local supergroup Lifestyles drop their debut album

Plus: Sooper Records launches with a self-titled 12-inch by Man Without a Head, and producer Nunca Duerma releases the full-length Ven Ahora.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Lifestyles, Friends, Automatic Recordings, Lil Tits, Touched by Ghoul, Foul Tip, Hanna Hazard, Aaron Preusch, Truck or Dead Horse, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Steven Daoud, Glen Curran, Sooper Records, Man Without a Head, Better Half, Nunca Duerma, Tahif Attiek, Ven Ahora, Young Heavy Souls, She Is Gone, Acid Jazz, Fat Beats

Music, Gossip Wolf May 11, 2016
Rabble Rabble celebrate a new record at the third Good Vybes Fest

Plus: Nic Collins screens the deeply weird webseries Year of the Snake at Beauty Bar, Twin Peaks sign LPs bundled with coloring books at Reckless, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Eye Vybe Records, Good Vybes Fest, Lil Tits, Karissa Talanian, Empty Bottle, Rabble Rabble, Composure, Nic Collins, Year of the Snake, Young Camelot, Evasive Backflip, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Beauty Bar, Twin Peaks, Down in Heaven, Reckless Records, coloring book, Kimochi Sound, M50, Area, Tesuji, Entireless, Spindrift, Strategy, I Want Your Love

Blogs, Bleader Mar 29, 2016
A fond farewell to Logan Square DIY venue Wally's World

Wally's World hosted more than 100 shows over three years, but after a nine-day good-bye blowout, it's waiting for the wrecking ball.
- By Patrick Sullivan
- Tags: Music, RIP, Wally's World, Walter's Wake Week, Clearance, Chives, Son of a Gun, Magic Ian, Ian Wisniewski, Maximum Pelt, Ego, Mama, Fire Retarded, Logan Square, gentrification, eviction, Karissa Talanian, Lil Tits, Eye Vybe, Ottoman Empire, the Bloodline, Young Camelot, DIY, Animal Kingdom

Blogs, Bleader Mar 23, 2016
Foul Tip pumps iron on the gig poster of the week

This week's gig poster was designed by local artist Ryan Duggan for Foul Tip's record-release show.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Gig Posters, Music, Arts, Visual Art, gig poster, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Ryan Duggan, Drug Factory Press, Foul Tip, Paper Mice, Lil Tits, Wishgift, Empty Bottle, silk-screen

Blogs, Bleader Mar 4, 2016
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Monday marks Oozing Wound's final show with founding drummer Kyle Reynolds

The thrash revivalists are already on the hunt for a new drummer.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Do This, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Oozing Wound, Kyle Reynolds, Zack Weil, Kevin Cribbin, Thrill Jockey, Empty Bottle, drummer, heavy metal, thrash metal, last show, Running, Rectal Hygienics, Lil Tits, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 7, 2015
Dance collective the Era debut their footwork film festival

Plus: Bill Tucker and Lil Tits celebrate new releases on Maximum Pelt, and DIY venue Young Camelot gives away dozens of recordings from its shows.
- By Leor Galil and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Gossip Wolf, The Era, RP Boo, Era Footwork Film Festival 2015, Enter the Circle, Mana Contemporary, Maximum Pelt, the Cell Phones, Dan Rico, Fredd Velvet, Punk Fills/Sad Bad Mittens, Bill Tucker, A.M. Station, 1980 Records, Freak Flag, Lil Tits, Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Young Camelot, Oshwa, Vaya, Secret Colours

Blogs, Bleader May 14, 2015
WHPK's Summer Breeze returns this weekend with a huge bill of local weirdos

Ono headlines this outdoor festival in the U of C quad.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Do This, Music, WHPK Summer Breeze, Eckhart Park Hall Quad, University of Chicago, Ono, Lil Tits, Toupee, TV-MA, Tape Loop Orchestra, WHPK, DJs, Festival, outdoors

Music, Gossip Wolf May 13, 2015
The Chicago punk scene suffers a sudden loss of Haki

Plus: Local label Homhomhom hosts a pop-up record shop, WHPK throws this year's Summer Breeze concert, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Ruby Dunphy, Haki, Pilsen, Big New EP, Positive, Homhomhom, the Hideout, Dark Matter Coffee, Aleph Eris, Blue Cloud, Weatherman, Midnight in the Garden of Brian Eno, La Societe Expeditionnaire, Oscillator Bug, Shapers, Zaid Maxwell, WHPK, Summer Breeze, Ono, Lil Tits, Toupee, TV-MA, Reynolds Club

Blogs, Bleader Nov 20, 2014
Lil Tits' 7 Year Bleed EP is an onslaught of heavy punk tunes

The new record from the local trio aims for more than your standard horror-punk gross-out.
- By Sasha Geffen
- Tags: Music, Lil Tits, horror, blood, 7 Year Bleed

Music, Gossip Wolf Nov 5, 2014
Local label Maximum Pelt throws a release party for three of its bands

Plus: London dance imprint Lobster Theremin reissues Chicago Jim, and Teklife producer Boylan drops a bunch of new tracks.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Maximum Pelt, Empty Bottle, Magic Ian, Ego, Massively Ego, "Can't Shut It Off", "Sunlight", Foul Tip, Lil Tits, Perfume, "New Digs, "5 Finger Grind", Pretty All Right, Chicago Jim, Lobster Theremin, Teklife, Boylan, Nate Boylan, Boylan Itz 2K14 Itz Time for Some Boylan, Ima Rockstar Im Not a Rockstar, The Renegadez Volume 1, "Talkin Shit's a No-No", King Louie, "He's on Fire", "Renegadez", Hyperdub, Next Life

Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 9, 2014
Gossip Wolf: You get one guess what sort of noise Georgia O'Queef makes

Plus: A new video from emo goofs Churchkey, a new LP from psych voyagers Energy Gown, and a new art show from Eternals front man Damon Locks
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Georgia O'Queef, Wilco, Burlington, Lil Tits, Gas, Mask Horse, Couch King Emo, Churchkey, It's 3 A.M. & I Am Your Girlfriend, Friendly Otter, Energy Gown, Round House, Byron Coley, Wire, the Owl, Energy Gown, Evening Molasses, Alona's Dream, Partner, E.T. Habit and Moonrises, Eternals, Damon Locks, Sonny Kay, IPaintMyMind Gallery, DJ Major Taylor

Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 2, 2014
Gossip Wolf: Walking Bicycles gear up for their first LP in five years

Plus: New trio Lifestyles forms from members of three beloved local bands, and Johnny Love releases more nu-industrial as Deathface.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Siouxsie Sioux, Krautrock, Walking Bicycles, Eyesore, Impending Doom, To Him That Wills the Way, John San Paolo, Electrical Audio, Highwheel Records, Empty Bottle, Toupee, Lil Tits, Unmanned Ship, The A-Team, Lifestyles, Hanna Hazard, Touched by Ghoul, Foul Tip, Babes in Toyland, Johnny Love, Deathface, Cry for Black Dawn, Los Angeles, Lil Death, Pictureplane, the Normal, Warm Leatherette, Daniel Miller, J.G. Ballard, Crash, Long Clothing

Blogs, Bleader Jun 30, 2014
Best shows to see: My Brightest Diamond, Amp vs. Amp, Human Feel

The best shows to see on Mon 6/30 through Wed 7/2
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Do This, Music, Best shows to see, My Brightest Diamond, Absolutely Not, Bleach Party, Lil Tits, Paver, Human Feel, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Empty Bottle, Constellation

Music, Gossip Wolf Apr 17, 2013
Gossip Wolf: Hollywood Holt joins Beyonce and Andre 3000 on the Great American Soundtrack

Plus: A sophomore effort from synth-popper Fielded and toil and trouble from dirt-rock trio Lil Tits
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Baz Luhrmann, The Great Gatsby, Amy Winehouse, Andre 3000, Beyonce, Treated Crew, Hollywood Holt, Alfonso Mayen, Le Fonz, Fielded, Lindsay Powell, South by Southwest, Ninety Thirty Thirty, Genesis, Gel Set, Macbeth, Lil Tits, Rat Mansion//Do It Til You Puke, Electrical Audio, Frightwig, Flipper, Record Breakers, Reggie's Rock Club

Blogs, Bleader Sep 2, 2012
The Reader's Agenda: Sun 9/2

What's on the Agenda for Sunday, September 2, 2012
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Luca Cimarusti, Puffy Areolas, Lincoln United Methodist Church, Running, Zath, Lil Tits, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago Dramatists, A Steady Rain, Dan Jakes

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