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Music, Music Feature Apr 16, 2020
Remembering Chicago music champion Christen Thomas

She booked shows for a decade with the Empty Bottle and Metro teams, but that work was just the beginning of the love, joy, and support she showered on the local scene.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Christen Thomas, Jeff Rice, Empty Bottle, Metro, GMan Tavern, Cornerstone Promotions, the Fader, Vice Records, Pitchfork TV, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Glitter Creeps, Good Night Out, Shout Your Abortion, Richard Vain, Jered Gummere, Melissa Elias, Circles, Srini Radhakrishna, Storm Clouds, Salonathon, Queen!, Jane Beachy, Baathaus, Daan, Sean Tillmann, Har Mar Superstar, obituary, death, died, Ponys, Pink Frost, Handlebar, Adam Lukas, Tyrades, Jim McCann, Jim “Hollywood” McCann, Carbomb, Cathy Shenoy, Groveland, Adelphi University, Danny Wirtz, Wirtz Corporation, Breakthru Beverage Group, Black Lips, Daylight Robbery, Headache City, Joe Carsello, Pete Toalson, Outer Minds, Oozing Wound, Rabble Rabble, Matt Ciarleglio, Big Freedia, Brent Heyl, Absolutely Not, Feminist Advice From the City of Broad Shoulders, Anna Cerniglia, Ben Webster, Butcher Bear, Johalla Projects, Alison Green, Justin "Lugs" Wettstein, James Deia, Night Jammer, Talkeetna, Neil Diamond, White Stripes, Fairview Inn

Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 11, 2014
Gossip Wolf: An Emperor veteran launches Studious Amplifiers

Plus: Hoyle Brothers guitarist Brian Wilkie gets a benefit for a stolen pedal steel, garage rockers Circles drop their debut LP, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Emperor Custom Cabinets, Studious Amplifiers, Humboldt Park, Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Beach Fossils, Dustin Payseur, Walkmen, Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Brian Wilkie, Hoyle Brothers, Hideout, Rick Sherry, Tin Pan Alley, Can.Ky.Ree, Bruce Lamont, Robbie Fulks, Shadowgraph, Hat Stretchers, Gin Palace Jesters, Grit & the Double Knit, Diminished Arc Records, Bare Mutant, Srini Radhakrishna, France Has the Bomb, Football, Anthony Cozzi, Radar Eyes, Melissa Elias, the Ponys, Christen Thomas, Empty Bottle, Ken Coulman, Holy Ghosts, Circles, Bob Abrahamian, WHPK, Sitting in the Park, Logan Square

Music, Gossip Wolf Jul 17, 2013
Gossip Wolf: Robert Plant has a whole lotta love for Alcala's

Plus: Debuts from Chicago-Indiana emo band Brighter Arrows and garage-pop "supergroup" Circles
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Taste of Chicago, Sensational Space Shifters, East Village, Alcala, Dreamliner, Brighter Arrows, Chicago, Indiana, Ghost Is Clear, Township, Bandcamp, Circles, Srini Radhakrishna, France Has the Bomb, Melissa Elias, the Ponys, Ken Coulman, Mike Lust, Phantom Manor, Are You Watching the Masters? Because the Masters Are Watching You, Anthony Cozzi, Radar Eyes, Christen Thomas, Empty Bottle, Lollapalooza, Wild Nothing

Music, Gossip Wolf Dec 15, 2011
Gossip Wolf: The last of Pitchfork’s local editorial staff heads to Brooklyn

Plus: Guilty Pleasures reunite, Bob Nastanovich DJs a hair salon, and more
- By Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Pitchfork, Ryan Schreiber, Amy Phillips, Mark Richardson, Elia Einhorn, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Guilty Pleasures, Matt Williams, Jered Gummere, Srini Radhakrishna, garage rock, Chuck Scherbaum, Pavement, Bob Nastanovich, Steve Krakow, Plastic Crimewave, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Galactic Zoo Mix Tape Club

Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 23, 2011
Gossip Wolf: Music From the Third Dimension

A local multimedia artist makes noise you can almost touch. Plus: Wild Flag tops the latest Pitchfork rumors, Ben Weasel loses some fans at SXSW, and more
- By Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Jon Satrom, Lampo, Graham Foundation, Mannequin Men, Eternals, Chris Connelly, Hollows, Population, Kris Poulin, BLVD, Michael L. Abramson, Numero Group, Wild Flag, Dirty Beaches, Pitchfork Music Festival, Gang Gang Dance, Shabazz Palaces, Gallagher, Girl Talk, Lollapalooza, Ben Weasel, Screeching Weasel, South By Southwest, Weseal Fest, Football, Jim McCann, Baseball Furies, Srini Radhakrishna, France Has the Bomb, Jerred Gummere, Ponys, Mike Lust, Tight Phantomz, Urge Overkill

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Remembering Chicago music champion Christen Thomas

She booked shows for a decade with the Empty Bottle and Metro teams, but that work was just the beginning of the love, joy, and support she showered on the local scene.

Gossip Wolf: An Emperor veteran launches Studious Amplifiers

Plus: Hoyle Brothers guitarist Brian Wilkie gets a benefit for a stolen pedal steel, garage rockers Circles drop their debut LP, and more.

Gossip Wolf: Robert Plant has a whole lotta love for Alcala's

Plus: Debuts from Chicago-Indiana emo band Brighter Arrows and garage-pop "supergroup" Circles

Gossip Wolf: The last of Pitchfork’s local editorial staff heads to Brooklyn

Plus: Guilty Pleasures reunite, Bob Nastanovich DJs a hair salon, and more

Gossip Wolf: Music From the Third Dimension

A local multimedia artist makes noise you can almost touch. Plus: Wild Flag tops the latest Pitchfork rumors, Ben Weasel loses some fans at SXSW, and more

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Remembering Chicago music champion Christen Thomas

She booked shows for a decade with the Empty Bottle and Metro teams, but that work was just the beginning of the love, joy, and support she showered on the local scene.

Gossip Wolf: An Emperor veteran launches Studious Amplifiers

Plus: Hoyle Brothers guitarist Brian Wilkie gets a benefit for a stolen pedal steel, garage rockers Circles drop their debut LP, and more.

Gossip Wolf: Robert Plant has a whole lotta love for Alcala's

Plus: Debuts from Chicago-Indiana emo band Brighter Arrows and garage-pop "supergroup" Circles

Gossip Wolf: The last of Pitchfork’s local editorial staff heads to Brooklyn

Plus: Guilty Pleasures reunite, Bob Nastanovich DJs a hair salon, and more

Gossip Wolf: Music From the Third Dimension

A local multimedia artist makes noise you can almost touch. Plus: Wild Flag tops the latest Pitchfork rumors, Ben Weasel loses some fans at SXSW, and more

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