No, not a tribute to the second Hellraiser sequel but a metal fest at Reggie's Rock Club featuring the likes of Impale, Fashion Bomb and Bleed for the Fallen. Tickets for the April 15 17+ event are $10 advance. more ›

After a veritable smorgasbord of professional setbacks, The Cool Kids will finally release their full-length debut, When Fish Ride Bicycles, exclusively through iTunes. To celebrate the occasion, Reggie's Rock Club is throwing a party on Tuesday. more ›

It's time to catch up with comedy events around town so you can plan your laughing schedule accordingly. more ›

By now you've probably heard the buzz that is Record Store Day. Born as a concept in 2007, Record Store Day, held the third Saturday of April, celebrates its second year of bringing together independent retailers and musicians tomorrow in cities worldwide. The current economic climate coupled with the shift to digital formats and purchasing make this an especially important year to band together and champion the cause of the Independents. more ›

We've mentioned OFFICE a bunch, and how much we like their smarty-pants pop, so we're pleased to be giving away two pairs of tickets to see them headline Reggie's Rock Club later tonight. Another Chicagoist fave, Ultra Sonic Edukkators is also playing, and the thought of they're hyper Brit-pop running headfirst into OFFICE's super tight arrangement makes us get all giddy, jumping up and down and clapping our hands. more ›

Jay Reatard is playing Reggie's Rock Club tonight and we've got a pair of tickets for one lucky Chicagoist reader. Reatard lives in some glorious time warp where rockabilly cuts itself with broken glass and bashes headfirst into Dischord records. His songs throb with a spasmic energy and their anarchic structure is guaranteed to get the crowd spinning in circles, and the fists pumping the air. more ›