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Dorian Electra’s Flamboyant is an ode to being extraon February 14, 2020 at 8:06 pm

With their ruffled shirts, baggy Tripp pants, and signature painted-on mustache, Dorian Electra always look like they're ready for a…

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Daisychain gives women and nonbinary DJs the platform they deserveon February 19, 2020 at 10:40 pm

Even before Alicia Greco moved from Buffalo, New York, to Chicago in November 2017, she knew she wanted to start…

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The Pitchfork Music Festival announces its 2020 lineupon February 19, 2020 at 4:03 pm

click to enlarge This morning Pitchfork announced the lineup for its 15th annual music festival, headlined by mope masters…

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There’s something wrong with these Q-tips on the the gig poster of the weekon February 19, 2020 at 12:00 pm

Sign up for our newsletters Subscribe click to enlarge ARTIST: Frank OkaySHOW: The Footlight District, the Million Reasons, and…

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Drummer Jeremy Cunningham releases a dense but delicate jazz record to honor his late brotheron February 18, 2020 at 11:00 pm

click to enlarge Since moving here from Cincinnati in 2009, drummer Jeremy Cunningham has anchored several local ensembles, including…

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Man or Astro-Man? go surfing in outer spaceon February 14, 2020 at 10:47 pm

There's a difference between surf and instrumental rock--not every rock 'n' roll tune without a vocal is surf. The likes…

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Jacob Wick’s trumpet playing proposes some queer notionson February 14, 2020 at 10:31 pm

Trumpeter Jacob Wick grew up in the Chicago area and now lives in Mexico City. Like his contemporaries Birgit Ulher,…

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Oren Ambarchi and Crys Cole open the Frequency Festival with entrancing sound worldson February 14, 2020 at 10:15 pm

Sound artists Oren Ambarchi and Crys Cole have both had thrilling careers. Ambarchi has run experimentalBlack Truffle for…

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Indie children’s musician Justin Roberts reflects on his newfound fatherhood on Wild Lifeon February 14, 2020 at 10:00 pm

Since 1997, Evanston indie rocker Justin Roberts has built a deep discography of children's music that treats listeners of all…

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Chicago’s Mountains for Clouds bring an aged touch to the new emo ecosystemon February 14, 2020 at 9:50 pm

In 2013 mathy Chicago emo band Mountains for Clouds dropped their debut album, Maybe It's Already Everywhere, just as the…

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