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Sugar and Bugsy — Petraits RescueChicagoNow Staffon July 8, 2020 at 12:41 pm

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PHOTOS: Sheffield Neighbors 4-bedroom home with sweeping wall of windows: $1.9MChicagoNow Staffon July 8, 2020 at 12:42 pm

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PHOTOS: Sheffield Neighbors 4-bedroom home with sweeping wall of windows: $1.9M

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He doesn’t need to see you again and that’s okayThe Ultimate Circle Table Kidon July 8, 2020 at 2:30 pm

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Adventures in Cat Landlesraffon July 8, 2020 at 3:53 pm

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Hum Blow Our Minds With Surprise Album “Inlet”radstarron July 8, 2020 at 4:25 pm

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Self-help vs. self-care — what’s the difference?Margaret H. Laingon July 8, 2020 at 6:07 pm

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The wrong kind of cowgirl on the gig poster of the weekSalem Collo-Julinon July 8, 2020 at 11:00 am

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This week’s poster is for an outdoor concert that actually happened last weekend, but the location was secret until the last minute. Artist Steve Walters, who has previously appeared in the Reader, designed this poster for west suburban venue FitzGerald’s and its first-ever “drive-in” show, featuring the Waco Brothers. Ticket holders were told that the show would take place within ten miles of FitzGerald’s, and on the day it happened they were notified of the exact location via e-mail.

Steve has chosen the Chicago Independent Venue League (which has also appeared in the Reader before) as the nonprofit for you to learn about and support this week. Anybody with a few bucks to spare can also support the out-of-work staffers at Chicago’s venues–here’s our list of fundraisers. Lastly, don’t forget record stores! The Reader has published a list of local stores that will let you shop remotely.

ARTIST: Steve Walters at Screwball Press
GIG: FitzGerald’s Presents Drive-In Concert featuring the Waco Brothers and School of Rock Oak Park, Fri 7/3 at the ReUse Depot in Maywood
ARTIST INFO: screwballpress.com
NFP TO KNOW: The Chicago Independent Venue League

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New York metal outfit Pyrrhon confront our harrowing reality on Abscess TimeJamie Ludwigon July 8, 2020 at 1:00 pm

Metal has a reputation as an escapist genre. That could be because some bands indulge in the theatrics and fun of dragons, witchcraft, and swordplay, or because others traffic in gruesome or apocalyptic themes that feel too outsize and horrific to accept as real–even when they’re a staunch reaction to a specific place and time. All of that is to say that in 2020, some of the most compelling metal albums are hitting too close to home for even the most reality-averse fans to ignore–including Abscess Time, the new fourth album from New York avant-garde metal band Pyrrhon. Written over the past couple of years and recorded this winter with Colin Marston (Behold . . . the Arctopus, Dysrhythmia, Krallice), it uses a complex amalgam of twisted metal, gutter-scraping noise rock, and heady experimentalism to take aim at the power struggles, cultural dissonances, and technological shifts that have contributed to the colossal shitshow we find ourselves in, and to cast light on the ongoing challenge of survival. “Down at Liberty Ashes” (which features samples from Taxi Driver) discharges its death-metal vocals, discordant guitars, and syncopated, plodding beats at a system that forces workers to define themselves by their trade and serve the ruling class. Pyrrhon find a groove on the smoggy “State of Nature,” while front man Doug Moore venomously bemoans the scorched, barren planet we’re foisting on generations not yet born. It ain’t pretty, but the band’s attention to detail is exquisite, and a diabolical beauty occasionally pervades the album’s most unnerving passages: the loose, improvised guitars and jazzy drums of “Solastalgia” collide and rattle while Moore’s vocals echo as if the entire band were free-falling in a pitch-black, cavernous void. Despite its dire ruminations, Abscess Time might still count as a respite from real-world calamity, given that dissecting its intricate tracks requires your complete attention–it might even give you a little more hope for the future, if only because you’ll want to see where Pyrrhon head next. v

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The Chicago Bulls should bring back Kris Dunnon July 8, 2020 at 11:00 am

Chicago Bulls (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Chicago Bulls (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

The Chicago Bulls should bring back the defensive specialist.

The Chicago Bulls have a lot of important decisions to make this offseason. Perhaps none is more important than the decision pending on the future of head coach Jim Boylen. However, once made, the front office, including Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley, will shift their attention completely to the makeup of the current roster.

It remains to be seen what kind of “game” the front office envisions this team playing. Fans will get more clarity on that question when the team makes a decision on the new head coach and can dissect what style of play the front office wants to play.

Once that decision is made, they will no doubt make roster decisions based on who fits and who does not fit that style of play.

However, one type of player who never goes out of style and is necessary in any system you run is a lockdown defender. Someone like Kris Dunn, the former Providence College star and No. 5 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

While his offensive game has not developed at the rate the Bulls would have liked, there is no denying he is an elite defender in the league, and only getting better. Last year he shot only 44 percent from the field but was shooting at a 53 percent clip inside the three-point line. It was behind the arc where Dunn struggled at 26 percent to bring his overall shooting percentage down.

But defensively, he was a menace. Last season, he recorded two steals per game, which was 2nd in the league. He also finished with 101 total steals (4th) and a steal percentage of 3.8 (1st). His defensive plus/minus last year was good for 2nd in the NBA at 3.1.

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So for the right price, the Bulls must do everything they can to bring Dunn back. The obvious question then becomes, ‘what is the right price?’

Based on some prorated adjustments resulting from COVID-19, the average starts needed to be eligible for the higher qualifying offer was dropped to 36.75, which Dunn exceeded at 38. That increased his qualifying offer from $4.6 million to $7.1 million.

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Perhaps the Bulls conclude that $7.1 million is too rich for their blood and don’t extend the qualifying offer. If so, it would be understandable, but they should think long and hard about it first. In the event they don’t extend the offer, they should still do everything they can to bring him back. Someone with his skill set can be very valuable on a team who, without him, lacks any kind of defensive identity.

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