Category: show reviews
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the drowns take chicago by storm!
As a Chicago-based punk writer, there’s an abundance of punk shows within arm’s reach at any given moment. Sometimes you don’t vibe with the show, sometimes you fucking love it, but at the end of the day, you never know how it’s gonna go! As for my advice? Well, a good rule of thumb is… read more
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‘ICE OUT’ INTERVIEW WITH SINCERE ENGINEER, SMOKING POPES, AND LUCKY BOYS CONFUSION
Last Saturday, Chicago’s Bottom Lounge came alive with ICE OUT: a powerful showcase of Chicago’s vibrant music scene united in solidarity with Minnesota after the murder of Renée Good, a Minneapolis resident brutally murdered by an ICE agent in January 2026. The lineup featured local punk & rock legends, including Deanna Belos of Sincere Engineer,… read more
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NO yabai’s, just “see ya later!”
YABAI: A versatile piece of Japanese slang meaning anything from “sick” to “WHOA!”, secondarily referred to as THE FUTURE OF CHICAGO PUNK! To the frequenters of the neighborhood scene, we know YABAI as the local punk band that makes self-proclaimed “evil music,” consisting of frontman Jesse Vasel, his brother Jaden Vasel on the drums, friends Austin Martinez… read more
scene sickness 