Anya Davidson – Cultivating Freedom in Failure

Whether instigating chaos at a local DIY Noise concert or drawing comics with live raccoons wandering about in the next room in Chicago's west Pilsen neighborhood, Anya Davidson has carved out an unmistakable voice that is fiercely brazen, darkly humorous, and reminiscent of a long lineage of significant comics ...
July 24, 2016
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Jill Flanagan – Rage, Fear & Despair

Channelling, then transforming heavy societal demons by way of an aggressive and spontaneous art and music practice, Jill Flanagan creates those uncomfortable and unique works that require the audience to experience opprobrious time-based nether regions. Recently, The COMP Magazine visited Flanagan's west Pilsen studio to discuss growing up in ...
July 14, 2016
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Toupée – Leg Toucher LP Release at the Empty Bottle 7/6/15

Toupée - Leg Toucher, LP Release at the Empty Bottle 1035 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 July 6, 2015 Chicago's Toupée has been described as "creepy" post punk. The group recently released the video "Mommy is a Mummy" and is set to release the LP Leg Toucher at the Empty Bottle on ...
June 15, 2015
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