WHAT WE COVER: CHICAGO's INDEPENDENT music, film, art, design, fashion, politics, culture, lifestyle.OUR FRIENDS: 16 Sparrows, The Ponys, Tennis, Anyone?, Mr. Pickles, The Reputation, Even in Blackouts, Early to Bed, Hyde Park Records, Pink O Buttons, Love in Disguise, Snapcult, Smokeshield, Riot Act, Lauries Planet of Sound, Flirt Burlesque Cabaret, Franky Vivids Amazing, Burlectro Show, Status Quo, Thick Records, Soldiers R U.S., House of Monsters, 826CHI, Teen Chicago, Margies Candies, Chicago Kids Company, Marwen, Old Town School of Folk Music, Uncle Fun, Hostage Radio, Pitchfork Media, Transform, Threadless, Pistil, DIY Trunk Show, Bang! Bang!, New Black, Chin Up Chin Up, Burning Bright (RIP), Joan of Arc, Kelly Hogan, Tres Femmes, Stoli and Call Girl PR, Schubas, Una Maes Freak Boutique, Renegade Craft Fair, Stage Left Theatre, Women and Children First, The Cake Girls, Gapers Block, Neighborhoodies, Venus Zine, Polyvinyl, M.O.T.O., Vive La Femme, The Blue Meanies, Gasoline Fight, The Safes, The Tracks, The Tossers, Bloodshot Records, Nina, Penelopes, Devin Davis, David Head, Esther Garcia, Sam Hunt, Via Nuon, Foundation Gallery (RIP), Echo Gallery, Jakes Pub, Punk Rock Reviews, Kitty Magik, Rinky Dink Inc. (RIP), Windy City Records, WLUW Record Fair, Misstress Crimson, Big Delicious Planet, Busy Beaver Buttons, Nora Utley, Shit Sandwich, Headache City, Sheriff Peanut, Skafest Midwest, Jump Up, Punk Planet, Girlie-Q Variety Hour, Villainelle, Ras Dashen, MoJoe's Cafe Lounge, Garlic & Chili Healthy Thai Cuisine, Sushi Para II, Cafe 28, Salud, Rusty Nails, Movieside, New Eye, Reckless Records, Quimbys, Chicago Comics, Metro, Book Cellar, Hard Boiled, Record Emporium, Loop Distro, Radio Free Chicago, Grant Reynolds, UR Chicago, Illinois Entertainer, Chicagomuzik, Independent Press Association, Rock for Kids, Columbia College, Ephemera Zine Fest, Gutters, Kiku, Windy City Rollers, The Daley Show, Meetro, Girlie-Q Variety Hour, Albert Roman, Bill Vaccaro, Sarah Becan, Tusk, Atomic Mama, Shawnimals, Psycho Baby, Burn Collector, Al Burian, Jessica Hopper, Hit it or Quit it, Proof that I Exist, Ohmyrockness, Holy Roman Empire, Bound Stems, WLUW, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago Historical Society, Hot Dougs, Superdawg, Weiners Circle, Jean & Judes Red Hot Stand, Meyers Deli, Delilahs, Danielle Sander, Revolution Tattoo, Big Hair, Victory Records, Delilah's, Bodyart By Allison, Intonation, Pitchfork, Insight Tattoo, Wolfbait and B-Girls, The Northern Star, The Columbia Chronicle, Northwestern Univeristy, Southern Records
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