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  1. PEARS
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    PEARS, Still Alive, The Eradicator, & Salvation in Chicago, IL

     Patrick Houdek
  2. Show Review
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    Gorilla Biscuits, Modern Life is War, & True Love in Chicago, IL.

     Brian SantostefanoKendra Sheetz
  3. Murder By Death
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    Mutts & Murder By Death in Chicago, IL

    A knock out two band lineup that perfectly paves the way for warm alcohol season.

    Mat Stokes
  4. Show Review
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    Night Birds, Canadian Rifle, Retirement Club, & Compressions in Chicago, IL

    "That doesn't smell like your fart"

    Brian SantostefanoKevin Rettie
  5. Direct Hit
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    Soothsayer Hot Sauce’s Fourth Annual Pop Punk Pizza Party

    Featuring special secret guest...

    Kendra Sheetz
  6. Bouncing Souls
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    Riot Fest 2018: Day 3: Run the Jewels, Bouncing Souls, Alkaline Trio, Dillinger Four, & More

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  7. Show Review
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    Liarpaloozer 2018 in Chicago, IL

    Kendra is young; she hasn’t become bitter and jaded like me yet.

    Patrick Houdek
  8. Andrew W.K.
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    Riot Fest 2018: Day 2: Andrew WK, GWAR, Jerry Lee Lewis, Beach Bunny, & More

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  9. Flogging Molly
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    Riot Fest 2018: Day 1: Taking Back Sunday, Flogging Molly, The Aquabats, Blood People, & More

     Kendra SheetzKevin RettieMat Stokes
  10. Show Review
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    Against Me!, Speedy Ortiz, & Typesetter in Grand Rapids, MI

    Hey GR, remember that time Against Me! played at our favorite club? Yeah me too. Better late than never.

    Ty Dykema
  11. Strung Out
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    Strung Out, After the Fall, & MakeWar in Philadelphia, PA

    Anni once again braved the rain to shoot a show, but this time she also had to wade through a crowd of hippies.

    Anni Kellam
  12. Show Review
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    Nothing, Culture Abuse, & Smut in Chicago, IL

    Nothing & Culture Abuse on Hump Day!

    Brian Santostefano
  13. Marquee
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    The Gaslight Anthem, Matt Mays, & Joe Sib in Chicago, IL

     Kendra SheetzMat Stokes
  14. Descendents
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    350 Fest featuring Descendents, Less Than Jake, Mest, & More in Tinley Park, IL

    Beer, wrestling, and bands? We are fucking in!

    Kevin RettieMat Stokes
  15. Show Review
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    88 Fingers Louie, Rehasher, Counterpunch, The Eradicator, & The Old Comiskeys in Chicago, IL

    Sorry Not Sorry

    Angela RomanoKevin Rettie
  16. City Mouse
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    Krayola, City Mouse, Squarecrow, & Droids Blood in Chicago, IL

     Kendra Sheetz
  17. Dollars Signs
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    Davey Dynamite, Dollar Signs, Bosley Jr., & The Grandfather of Squash in Chicago, IL

    A house show in a house that is a venue and not a house. Whatever, it's BYOB.

    Kendra SheetzKevin Rettie
  18. Dead To Fall
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    Dead To Fall, Thieves, The Ox King, Something Is Waiting, & Sarin in Chicago, IL

    Major Rager at the Snake Bar!

    Brian Santostefano
  19. The Melvins
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    Melvins & Jon Spencer in Chicago, IL

    Slam, Spit, Cut Your Hair, Kill Your Mom!

    Patrick Houdek
  20. Tonight!
    Show Review
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    Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, & The Story So Far in Chicago, IL

    Lighting and crying and hair. Oh, my!

    Mat Stokes
  21. Show Review
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    Pitchfork Day 3 – Lauryn Hill, Chaka Khan, Kweku Collins, & More

    Pitchfork Day 3 began with Chicago’s very own Nnamdi Ogbonnya. Next up was a free jazz band Irrversible Entanglements. More

    Angela Romano
  22. Show Review
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    Pitchfork Day 2 – The War on Drugs , Kelela, Blood Orange, & More

     Angela Romano
  23. Show Review
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    Pitchfork Day 1 – Tame Impala, Courtney Barnett, & More

     Angela Romano
  24. Show Review
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    VLHS 1 Year Reunion Show in Pomona, CA

    VLHS POR VIDA

    Eden KittiverJen Louie

Band Of The Day


On Holiday

Oklahoma City, OK

The On Holiday Trio is tenacious. They draw influences from 90s Pop Punk and 00s Emo eras.

Features

Radio Unfriendly

Radio Unfriendly is a music podcast hosted by Scott and Steve with interviews, news, and music from bands that you are unlikely to hear on the radi
Live From The Rock Room

Live from The Rock Room is a content series featuring live performances and interviews from Punk & Indie bands. The performances are recorded i
The New Adventures of The Offspring

A weekly, episodic, scripted, action/adventure podcast following the adventures of Dexter Holland, Noodles, Greg K, Pete Parada and Redman who form
Love Songs Of The Month

Separate from his main gig with The Love Songs, Craigums (and sometimes his friends) recreate songs that have no business being recreated.
Scene Around

Shawn McClung points his camera at the people he’s met through music. One shot, black and white, in the moment. No other rules.
I Wanna Wear Your Skin

Jill and Kayla (two beautiful trash monsters) regrettably watch one Lifetime Original Movie every week and then talk about them, all while drinking
Friskie Morris Sessions

Discover punk, ska and hardcore music in this weekly multi-format program highlighting the local Chicago scene and beyond.
One Band, 5 Songs

A podcast dedicated to examining the career of one musical artist through the lens of five of their classic songs.
Question The Answers

Take a deep dive into the independent music scene. The Question The Answers podcast features interviews with creative people working together in th
enough.

enough. is a podcast which aims to shine light into the darkened corners of the music industry while discussing the ways we can and should improve

You Oughta Know

You Oughta Know is a collection of recommendations and picks from the Bad Copy staff.
Scream Therapy

Scream Therapy is a podcast that explores the link between Punk Rock and mental health hosted by Jason Schreurs. Guests include members of the unde

Columns

Bad Copy Running Club

A quarterly piece on getting active as a tool for a healthier life and creating safer spaces for everyone to feel better, mind

Gloom Tunes

Dollar Signs’ Dylan Wachman chats with musicians about the music that helped them navigate the hard times.
Up The Pets

Mat Stokes loves dogs and invites you to talk about all things pets.
At Odds

At Odds is a collection of musings from a man slowly descending into insanity by forcing himself to listen to the entire discographies of bands tha
Matt, Don't Drink It

Some people like bad movies. Matt Diamant likes bad drinks and rates his experiences with these concoctions. He also takes requests!
PBR with Erin

From fake lashes to healing rashes, Erin gives you the beauty advice you never asked for.
Decent Panini

Some sandwiches are bad. Some paninis are decent. Kyle reviews them all!
Punx Who Panic

Our staff opens up about their struggles with mental health.
The Bottom End

Bass players are often the underrated and overlooked members of a band. We explore music and other noise from the perspective of those that hold do
Flavor of the Weak

The memoirs of a career roadie.
Four Tours & Seven Beers Ago

An ongoing anthology of tour diaries.
Awful Sounds and Shitty Jokes

Unabashedly pretentious musings on noise, shitposting, and other cultural forces.

One Year Ago Today

  1. Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Joey Wit Streams New Single “A Point of No Return”

     Kendra Sheetz
  2. Newsstream
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    Chris Broach Releases Single “Rock Has A Shelf Life”

     Kendra Sheetz
  3. Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Cigar Cigarette Releases Music Video for “Probes”

     Kendra Sheetz
  4. Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    DISTANTS Releases Video for “Belly Up” Off Debut LP

     Kendra Sheetz
  5. Scream Therapy Big
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    Joseph Lekkas of Palm Ghosts on Work Stress and Clinical Anxiety

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