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Music
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Music Feature
Oct 22, 2020
If enough of us celebrate Independent Venue Week, we might have one next year too
To complement IVW's live programming, the
Reader
has rounded up some favorite stories about Chicago music venues past and present.
By Jamie Ludwig
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Billy Helmkamp
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Sleeping Village
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Robyn Mineko Williams & Artists
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Sen Morimoto
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Califone
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Lincoln Hall
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Audiotree
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livestream
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COVID-19
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Ricky Rat
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Reggies'
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Afro Fusion
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Promontory
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NIVA Emergency Relief Fund
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Aragon
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Blue Note
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Carol's Pub
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Empty Bottle
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Exit
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Green Mill
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Hungry Brain
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Lounge Ax
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Medusa's
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Metro
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Mutiny
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Palm Tavern
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Rosa's Lounge
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Taste
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Taylor Street Tap
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La Mere Vipere
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O'Banion's
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Oz
Music
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
Aug 29, 2017
Evanston new wavers the Front Lines exemplify the richness of the overlooked midwestern scene
Formed at Northwestern in 1979, the Front Lines played diverse and ambitious tunes—but they split after just a few years, done in by drummer turnover.
By Steve Krakow
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Evanston
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Northwestern University
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Phil Rothman
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Kier Strejcek
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Steve Jarvis
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Kevin Bowie
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Bruce Gomez
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O'Banion's
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Exit
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Carey Bell
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Muddy Waters
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Modern English
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Bad Brains
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Ritz
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Where Do We Go From Here?
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Capital Attraction
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In This Universe
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Cary Baker
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Club Land
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Friendly Fire
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Wink Music Group
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Ed Hoke
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EQ
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Crime Story
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Gomez-Farr
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Pandemonium
Music
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
Dec 20, 2016
The Trouble Boys brought dumb punk fun to the U. of C. in the late 70s
The Trouble Boys never made a record, but guitarist and singer Don Hedeker went on to play in Algebra Suicide and the Polkaholics.
By Steve Krakow
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Don Hedeker
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Algebra Suicide
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Polkaholics
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University of Chicago
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Bart Goldberg
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Rob Sullivan
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Jack Kaczmarek
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Rockpile
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Chuck Berry
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Jonathan Richman
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Johnny Thunders
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Mark Erwin
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Larry Cohen
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Mickey Cohen
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Mickey Zero
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Wizards
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Tuts
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O'Banion's
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Cubby Bear
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I Don’t Wanna Belong
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She’s Ugly
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Ray Peck
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Kiderian Records
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Swingers
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BB Spin
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Bohemia
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Phil ’n’ the Blanks
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Dumb Ra
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Abraham Mellish
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Young Swingers
Music
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
Dec 6, 2016
Unearthing influential Chicago proto-hardcore band Six Feet Under
Despite their influence on midwestern punk, Six Feet Under have fallen off the map—but Moniker Records is working on an archival release.
By Steve Krakow
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Six Feet Under
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punk
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hardcore
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Ray Morris
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Don DeLouise
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Mike Mockenhaupt
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Skafish
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Rainbow Girls
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John Kezdy
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Effigies
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Pierre Kezdy
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Naked Raygun
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Damned
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Misfits
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Husker Du
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Club C.O.D.
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Life Sentence
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Joe Losurdo
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Moniker Records
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Strike Under
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O'Banion's
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Steve Koress
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Bob Mould
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Jello Biafra
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Glenn Danzig
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Coolest Retard
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Mike McDonough
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What the Fuck?
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Another Dead Soldier
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demo
Music
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
Feb 20, 2014
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Epicycle
Their brief career ended more than 30 years ago, but this North Shore punk band is still inspiring reissues today.
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punk bands
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
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North Shore
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New Trier High School
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Ellis Clark
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Terry Turner
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Winnetka
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Tom Clark
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Robert Conte
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Glencoe
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Keith Fox
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Wilmette
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new wave
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Winnetka Youth Organizations
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Washburne Middle School
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Cirkle Records
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EPs
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compilations
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seven-inches
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O'Banion's
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Tuts
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Club 950 Lucky Number
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Bruce Pavitt
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Sub Pop
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Rave Up Records
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HoZac
,
reissues
Music
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
Oct 29, 2013
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Skafish
This bizarre and confrontational band was one of just two acts from the Chicago punk scene to sign to a major label.
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Skafish
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
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Stoned Fox
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Willie Pickens
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keyboardists
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piano
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Sway
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Toast & the Understandables
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La Mere Vipere
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O'Banion's
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CBGB
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I.R.S. Records
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Barbie Goodrich
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Ken Bronowski
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Larry Mysliwiec
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Larry Mazalan
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Javier Cruz
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Lee Gatlin
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