Quintron and Miss Pussycat @ Urban Lounge 06.03 with Nots and Brain Bagz

Quintron and Miss Pussycat @ Urban Lounge 06.03 with Nots...
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Due to an overeager anxiousness for tonight’s gig—and with nowhere else to go— I arrive way too early at Urban Lounge. Inside, the venue is largely empty with the exception of Quintron and Miss Pussycat getting their various props organized onstage. … read more

Shopping: Consumer Complaints

Shopping: Consumer Complaints
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The release of Shopping’s debut album, Consumer Complaints, through Milk Records has captured the attention of yours truly. It’s got all the ingredients for brilliant and infectious political pop with catchy hooks and a unique post-punk sound that invokes nostalgia for the Slits. … read more

999 Ride: Chatting with Phill Faber and Nicholas Lotze about Bike Rides and Community

999 Ride: Chatting with Phill Faber and Nicholas Lotze about...
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Out on any given Thursday night at 9 p.m.— through rain, sleet or snow—odds are you’ve seen an assortment of cyclists hanging about Coffee Garden at 878 E. 900 S. This large group of two-wheeled miscreants have been gathering here for almost five years with a simple mission.

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