Chicago rock group Sonny Falls bring a hard-won optimism to their second albumLeor Galilon January 5, 2021 at 12:00 pm

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In the bad bad not good year that was 2020, optimism often felt as plausible as a unicorn. That’s a…

Megalophobe offers drones for mourning on Music for Resistance FantasiesNoah Berlatskyon January 5, 2021 at 6:00 pm

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Though it came out in mid-December, too late to make most “best of 2020” lists, Megalophobe’s Music for Resistance Fantasies…

Barry Gibb reinvents Bee Gees cuts as country songs with help from friendsSteve Krakowon January 6, 2021 at 12:00 pm

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When I heard that the lone surviving Bee Gee, Barry Gibb, was releasing a country album, I didn’t bat an…

In 1971 the Reader’s free classifieds hosted a future folk starSalem Collo-Julinon January 6, 2021 at 12:00 pm

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Music discovery has changed a lot in 50 years, but the Reader is still around—and so is Bonnie Koloc. In…

Chicago singer-songwriter Nayla Jungheim juices up her tender debut album with pop-punk muscleLeor Galilon January 6, 2021 at 6:00 pm

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Chicago indie singer-songwriter Nayla Jungheim knows that putting her own needs first is the best defense against a cruel and…

White Suns merge harsh noise experiments and punk rhythms on The Lower WayLuca Cimarustion January 7, 2021 at 12:00 pm

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Over the past dozen years, White Suns have created a perfect marriage of folding-table harsh noise and streamlined punk, and…

Chicago Bears face another litmus test on Sundayon January 7, 2021 at 4:00 pm

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Chicago Bears (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)Chicago Bears pass on quarterback in this seven-round mock draft by Ryan HeckmanThe Chicago…

Chicago Bears Rumors: Ryan Pace has chance to fix his mistakeon January 7, 2021 at 4:13 pm

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Chicago Bears (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)Chicago Bears face another litmus test on Sunday by Patrick SheldonThe Chicago Bears have…