This was a great show.

A Halloween Costume and Candy Spectacular! LMNOP is the latest incarnation of (what was) The Idle Hours. Nonagon (also from Chicago) is ex-Jumpknuckle for you CU music history pupils. Water Between Continents is legendary local musicians Nick Rudd and Brian Reedy. 7 Triple Whip is... triple good.

Photos by Robert Gomez & Jim Kamp
Post-Mortem by John Hastie

Our free show at Hotti Biscotti in Logan Square was pure, loud, sweaty fun. Here’s the post-mortem... Read more…

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We were first on a bill of four bands: The Trashingtons, The Dirty Howlers, and The Fuck Around Kids. Read more…

A Show Report by John H.

We had our second-ever show last week and it was a vast improvement over the first.

In fact, if they keep getting better at this expediential rate, our fourth show is sure to involve opening for a reunited Fugazi at a reopened Lounge Ax with sound by Bob Weston, posters by Jay Ryan, and the rapt attention (and wild applause) of everybody in the room... Read more…

Nonagon's Chicago debut! It was at the Bottom Lounge. Many thanks to all our friends and fans who showed up! We were to be followed by Ed Gein and Breather Resist, they hadn't made it to the club by the time we were packed up and gone. Oh well.