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Our Live Life, Vol. 5: May Concerts in New York and Chicago

May is a time when bands get quick runs out across the country before the non-compete clauses of festival season take effect. With Lollapalooza and Pitchfork soon upon us in Chicago, and Governors Ball, the Northside Festival, and others in New York, we were excited to catch 26 shows over the last 30 days. This...

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Must Never Change: An Interview with GOAT

BY PETER LILLIS Korpilombolo, Sweden is a remote “locality” in northern Sweden. With approximately 530 residents, Korpilombolo recently gained notoriety for being home to the mysterious GOAT, a fast rising and fantastic psychedelic rock band with a penchant for tribal drums, blues-drone freakouts and voodoo-like masks. Wrapping up their first US tour, GOAT played sold-out...

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Staying Power: Lessons from Thrill Jockey Records

BY PETER LILLIS Chicago’s Thrill Jockey Records is known for their eclectic catalogue that feature such FP favorites as Tortoise, Wooden Shjips, The Sea and Cake, Pontiak and Dustin Wong, among others. The independent label–founded by Bettina Richards in 1992–continues to be a major force in the Chicago music scene and beyond. Over the last two...

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Until the Quiet Comes: Chicago Live Music in October

Something clicked in October, and I found myself at eight shows in just 15 days, likely due to a mix of early onset Seasonal Affective Disorder and rise in tours before the end of the year. It’s a lot of music to consume, and while I’m still digesting it all, I’m already planning for more....

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