While Chicago punk vets Screeching Weasel helped influence bands like Green Day, they also endured their share of ups and downs over the past 25 years, including multiple breakups and countless lineup ...

Ben Weasel doesn’t get out much. As punk icons go, the former Screeching Weasel singer is a relative recluse. So his two concerts this weekend at Reggies on the near South Side — equaling the total ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Among the reunited crop of beloved ’80s and ’90s underground rock acts, ...

Read an excerpt from the new(ish) book, Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records, a musical history book chronicling the story of Lookout Records and the label's bands, written by Kevin Prested.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Repercussions continue from the melee that occurred during the final ...

As you probably know by now, this year, to raise money for Northwest Harvest, current and former Stranger staffers are telling stories about times people have called us up to shout at us. My story isn ...