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12 O'Clock Track: "The Boy Wonders," classic sounds from Aztec Camera
Last month Domino Records released a deluxe version of High Land, Hard Rain, the 1983 debut album by the Scottish pop band Aztec Camera. The release added a second disc of B-sides, live tracks, a BBC...
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Love hurts in Goodman's Venus in Fur
David Ives deliciously satirizes the novel that gave us S-M in Goodman's Venus in Fur. by Tony Adler"No man is worthy of dominating a goddess. He's only worthy of being subjugated by her."…[ Read more...
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Restaurants in running for Beards, media not so much
"New York usually hosts the stars of the culinary industry, but here in Chicago we produce them," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel, with perhaps a bit too much Second City aggressive defensiveness. As was...
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The great Luis Tosar continues to impress in Operation E
There are numerous reasons to see the docudrama Operation E (2012), which screens again at the Gene Siskel Film Center tomorrow at 7:45 PM (it's part of the sidebar of new Spanish cinema in the...
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Chandler London's star trek
I'd been set to write about Kevin Gates's brand-new mixtape, By Any Means, when I noticed local rapper Chandler London had dropped a new EP from nowhere—or perhaps deep space, which is kind of what the...
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March Madness for book nerds
One of the great things about the NCAA men's basketball tournament is that it's inspired lots of other tournaments for people who, like me, don't give a shit about college basketball. (I blame this on...
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Mayor Rahm loses in primary election!
In my ceaseless search for good news, I'm declaring yesterday's primary election a massive defeat for Mayor Emanuel. Yay!…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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An oral history of the Green Mill
The Green Mill has more stories than any tavern in town. Here are a few from the past three decades. by Patrick Sisson"Three shots closed Texas Guinan's show at the Green Mill cafe, Lawrence avenue...
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So an indie video-game designer walks into a barcade . . .
In light of the recent flurry of barcade openings, we handed a pair of indie video-game designers a fistful of change and set them loose. by Leor Galil and Kevin Warwick Once the refuge of the nerd,...
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Ernest "Little Son Joe" Lawlers
Bluesman Ernest "Little Son Joe" Lawlers was overshadowed by his wife, the great Memphis Minnie, but you might remember his "Black Rat Swing." by Plastic Crimewave[ Subscribe to the comments on this...
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Distilleries are on the rise in Chicago
The past few years have seen an explosive growth of distilleries in Chicago. Has the city already reached its saturation point? by Julia Thiel Before Prohibition, Illinois was one of the biggest...
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Reader's Agenda Thu 3/20: Literary Rock and Roll, High School Hockey...
Looking for something to do today? Agenda's got you covered.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Did you read about Saint Patrick's Day, Germany, and BuzzFeed?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• This collection of incidents reported to police on Saint Patrick's Day in Wrigleyville? —Tony Adler• About how...
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12 O'Clock Track: Options' somber ode to a failed friendship
Lifted Bells member Seth Engel has been writing and recording as Options since 2008, and July's What You Want was one of my favorite local emo albums of last year. The guy's a talented...
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Queenie Pie and the ladies' man, Duke Ellington
Queenie Pie, the Duke Ellington "street opera" completing its Chicago Opera Theater run this week after being delayed by the electrical fire at the Harris Theater last month, has a pretty strange...
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Best shows to see: Tinkerbelles, Whores, Sabers
There are a lot of great shows this week, and it's for a handful of good reasons. The snow is gone!…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Announced: The Pitchfork Music Festival's 2014 lineup
Well, we've been waiting. Today the Pitchfork Music Festival (7/18-7/20) announced its 2014 lineup.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Cocktail Challenge: Pig's blood
Nandini Khaund of the app Craft Cocktail fills a chalice with a literal Blood & Sand. by Kate Schmidt OO.ready(function() { window.player =...
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The Reader's Bar Issue 2014
Everything old is new again—especially when everything new is old. by Reader staff You might be wondering why, in a year when so many high-profile bars have arrived—from Three Dots and a Dash in River...
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