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Bikini Killw/ Hurry UpMarathon Music Works; Nashville, TNMarch 30, 2023 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Announced mere weeks before Covid closures began, reunited riot grrrl legends Bikini Kill were initially set to make their return to Nashville in the fall of 2020, a show eventually rescheduled to last summer, only to…
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From the moment Bikini Kill announced New York and LA shows early last year, then added some UK dates and an appearance at Chicago’s Riot Fest, we hoped with every fiber of our being that they’d continue on to a full-on reunion, and might eventually make their way to Nashville (a seemingly tall order, since they…
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What began as a modest multi-venue club festival in Chicago 15 years ago, and has, over the years, grown to become the city’s second-largest music fest, just behind Lollapalooza, the punk-centric Riot Fest is now a certifiable institution, spawning spinoffs in various other cities across North America, while doubling down on its Chi-Town roots, with jaw dropping,…
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STFU, Tom Shane. No one wants to hear you hawk diamonds. It’s almost Valentine’s Day and we’re tired of the constant assault that we’ve been under since before Christmas. Anyone out there that really loves their lady (and hates perfunctory holiday obli-gifts like diamonds and those awful chalk hearts that now shout at you…