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Micco Caporale

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Covers:  Chicago music, American music history, punk, metal, synthwave, 70s and 80s electronic music, queer history, tattoos, art, cultural marxism, class politics, anarchism, socialism, ghosts
Doesn't Cover: pop music, food
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I write about subcultural fringe, and I cover Chicago music for Audiofemme.

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Ganser Teams Up with Indie Rock Veterans for a Daring Remix EP - Audiofemme

Ganser Teams Up with Indie Rock Veterans for a Daring Remix EP - Audiofemme

Chicago post-punk quartet Ganser transcend genre with their five-song remix EP Look at the Sun, which dropped…

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Pixel Grip celebrate the club as a sacred queer space

Pixel Grip celebrate the club as a sacred queer space

In the world of Chicago goth dance trio Pixel Grip, "the arena" is more than a literal venue where spectators…

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The midwestern decadence of "Indiscriminate Sincerity"

The midwestern decadence of "Indiscriminate Sincerity"

You could call Patrick Wilkins's solo exhibition at Extase a sausage party-but his punny ceramic wieners are …

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Music workers' jobs disappeared, but their bills didn't

Music workers' jobs disappeared, but their bills didn't

Illustration by Bobby Sims Before the shutdown of live music this past March, if you'd asked tour manager Kat…

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This Heavy Metal Singer Became a Lawyer Fighting Sexism in Music

This Heavy Metal Singer Became a Lawyer Fighting Sexism in Music

Hellion's Ann Boleyn has had a career in metal that's taken her from working with Dio to getting a law degree…

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INTERVIEW: Trans Rapper Mz. Neon Celebrates Her "Pussy Stick" with Newest Single - Audiofemme

INTERVIEW: Trans Rapper Mz. Neon Celebrates Her "Pussy Stick" with Newest Single - Audiofemme

Sporting an ecstatic mane of blond curls and heart-shaped sunglasses, it's easy to mistake Neon Music for a l…

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Queer Wrath - Chicago Reader

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Recently, I saw Derry Queen start her headlining set for a comedy variety show at the Hideout by announcing a fake Snapple sponsorship. “The brand paid me $500 to say this,” she said, as she unfolded a piece of paper, then composed herself for the audience.
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In bed with Andrew Sa

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The June print edition of the Reader includes a safe-for-work Andrew Sa centerfold, not shown here. Sa will sign copies at a Reader pop-up event preceding his show at the Hideout on Friday, June 26. It’s hard to imagine Andrew Sa as lonely. Since 2019, he’s been performing as Lonesome Andrew in the Cosmic Country Showcase, a tripped-out roving variety show where he’s often flanked by comedians, drag queens, extraterrestrials, and more.
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Tofu tikka masala at Arya Bhavan

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Reader Bites celebrates dishes, drinks, and atmospheres from the Chicagoland food scene. Explore all of our favorites at chicagoreader.com/food/reader-bites. The tofu tikka masala at Arya Bhavan tastes of sunsets melting on the tongue. Thinly sliced onions and bell peppers—green, yellow, orange, and red—are cooked in a fragrant tomato sauce until their flavors are so sweet and vibrant they threaten to wither.
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New Inquiry, Pitchfork, Dazed

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That it's exclusively music
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