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California punk duo the Garden bring rigor to their mess on Bootleg
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (156+ words) Leor Galil (he/him) is a senior writer for the Chicago Reader, which has published his work since 2010. His writing has appeared in Pitchfork, the Washington Post, The A.V. Club, Forbes.com, and many publications that have since gone defunct; he's…...
Record scratching breaks containment again
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1032+ words) Massey and Stoehr, the band’s other guitarist, wrote songs alone and shared them with each other every few days. Stoehr sent Massey a demo of a sleepy, tastefully arranged acoustic number called “These Days,” which he’d subtly accented with what…...
Review: The Wrong Girls
3+ week, 2+ day ago (145+ words) Chicago Reader A gender-swapped Cheech and Chong, or Bill and Ted, doesn’t seem like a bad idea for a film. Unfortunately, in Wrong Girls, writer-director Dylan Meyer took the slacker vibe not just as subject, but as a remit. This…...
Chaepter cement their status as one of Chicago???s best young indie bands with Dragon of Shame
3+ week, 2+ day ago (106+ words) Leor Galil (he/him) is a senior writer for the Chicago Reader, which has published his work since 2010. His writing has appeared in Pitchfork, the Washington Post, The A.V. Club, Forbes.com, and many publications that have since gone defunct; he's…...
Review: Late Fame
3+ week, 5+ day ago (446+ words) Chicago Reader When an artist has to be rediscovered, one must ask if original audiences simply didn’t understand them, or if they didn’t have the chops to break through. These questions swirl around poet–turned–post office worker Ed Saxberger,…...