Tag: The Violent Femmes
![Stage Buzz: Slowdive, Chappell Roan, Violent Femmes, Tommy Lefroy Stage Buzz: Slowdive, Chappell Roan, Violent Femmes, Tommy Lefroy](http://illinoisentertainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Chappell-Roan-150x150.jpg)
Stage Buzz: Slowdive, Chappell Roan, Violent Femmes, Tommy Lefroy
Shoegaze giants Slowdive returned this year with their acclaimed fifth album, Everything Is Alive. Originally forming in 1989, the British band continues to hypnotize listeners with their psychedelic soundscapes, ambient noise, and Rachel Goswell’s dreamy vocals. The band will perform tracks from their new album along with a slew of classics at the Riviera […]
![Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2019 – Day One Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2019 – Day One](http://illinoisentertainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/34anti-e1568736708772-150x150.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Riot Fest 2019 – Day One
Industry reports indicate summer festival attendance is down across the country, but Riot Fest’s healthy crowds show that the 15-year-old homegrown punk and indie rock festival is not suffering from a lack of dedicated fans. Friday’s RF 2019 kick-off delivered a virtually sold-out crowd (it was packed)Â in Douglas Park in near-perfect September weather. Day One […]
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Feature: Violent Femmes
Folk-punk progenitors Violent Femmes, the Milwaukee-based band defined the genre with their biggest hit, “Blister in the Sun,” from the 1983 self-titled debut album. Enduring a couple of hiatuses throughout their 36-plus year career, the band — original members vocalist/guitarist Gordon Gano and bassist/vocalist/xylophonist Brian Ritchie, along with newly-appointed drummer John Sparrow — have […]
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