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Philip Montoro

@pmontoro.bsky.social

Chicago Reader music editor and unionist, amateur drummer, persistent cook. Signal: pmontoro.04 he/him/y'all pmontoro@chicagoreader.com

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Philip Montoro@pmontoro.bsky.social · 2d ago

The @chicagoreader.com has some counterprogramming to all the Lollapalooza roundups circulating today: Hallogallo scene photographer Braeden Long visited several shows during Nitro-a-Go-Go, an indie fest so resolutely DIY that it didn't use any conventional venues. chicagoreader.com/music/music-...

Nitro-a-Go-Go severs the music festival from the music business - Chicago Reader

Photographer Braeden Long captured four of the six Nitro-a-Go-Go shows, not one of which was held in a conventional venue.

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Prisonculture@prisonculture.bsky.social · last wk.

The @chicagoreader.com is and has been consistently excellent. I really hope that they get the resources they need to continue for 50 more years. Why are rich progressives not funding local independent media? This piece is excellent and would only be written by a local outlet.

The Cook County jail’s new $7 million visitation center

Cook County wants to create an oasis inside the infamous jail. But the renovation will do little to address the harm of incarceration itself

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Philip Montoro@pmontoro.bsky.social · last wk.

If you need a reason to get to the Cultural Center to see Lauren Deutsch and Jonathan Woods's jazz photography exhibit, then how about a free concert in the galleries by percussionist Michael Zerang on Friday? chicagoreader.com/music/music-...

Chicago experimental jazz gets a downtown shrine you can touch - Chicago Reader

Jazz photo exhibit “Tangible Sound” brings animated images, interactive visuals, and live music to the Chicago Cultural Center.

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Jess Piper@piperformissouri.bsky.social · 2w ago

Do you want to know how popular school vouchers are? They have never won on a ballot. Not once. In any state. Ever. The only way states are able pass a school voucher scheme is behind closed doors. Legislatively. The people would never approve their tax dollars going to private religious schools.

Chicago AQ@chicagoaq.bsky.social · 3w ago

At 10 PM the AQI was 753 , the dominant pollutant was PM2.5 and the air quality is beyond hazardous PM2.5 = 753 or 434.75 µg/m³ PM10 = 314 or 434.8 µg/m³ NO₂ = 19 or 20 ppb SO₂ = 14 or 10.21 ppb O₃ = 101 or 70.78 ppb CO = 2 or 0.2 ppb

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Daniel Bolnick@danielbolnick.bsky.social · 3w ago

The typical PhD lasts over 5 years. The new rule limiting international students to 4 years will absolutely devastate graduate degree programs in the US.

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 3w ago

The new rule, which will be formally published Friday, will limit their stay in the U.S. to just four years unless they receive an extension, as well as limiting students’ ability to change majors and institutions once in the country. (2/2) Read the full story ➡️ bit.ly/4pmMoiC

Patrick Monaghan@pkmonaghan.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Huns exemplify Chicago’s joyful 1960s garage-rock explosion Grade-school friends, who released one sought-after single six decades ago, play their first headlining show in 57 years. chicagoreader.com/music/the-se...

The Huns exemplify Chicago’s joyful 1960s garage-rock explosion - Chicago Reader

Garage rockers the Huns met as grade-school friends and released one single in 1966. Now they're playing their first headlining set in 57 years.

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Anna Kornbluh@annakornbluh.bsky.social · 3w ago

bifurcation days "The report, conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, found that U.S. workers received just 54.1% of national income in early 2026, the lowest level recorded since the data series began in 1947."

Bruno J. Navarro@brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 3w ago

A growing number of Americans say they feel financially worse off despite a strong job market. New research suggests that the cause could be the fact that workers are receiving the smallest share of the nation's income since the government began tracking the data nearly eight decades ago.

Philip Montoro@pmontoro.bsky.social · 3w ago

Not enough people honoring Sam Neill today have seen Dean Spanley, I don't think. I mean, I also love Possession, but don't you want to see Sam play a dog reincarnated as a clergyman?

Leor Galil@imleor.bsky.social · 3w ago

Lollapalooza starts in a couple weeks, so it’s never too early to point out what’s wrong with it. Here’s my brief essay on some of what irks me about this year’s Lolla.

As Chicago’s biggest music festival, shouldn’t Lollapalooza do more to serve the city’s people? - Chicago Reader

Lollapalooza is among the many festivals organized by Austin-based promoter C3 Presents, and C3 Presents is owned by Live Nation, the largest multinational corporation in the concert business.

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Philip Montoro@pmontoro.bsky.social · 4w ago

The @chicagoreader.com has won four national awards this year from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia: two first-place prizes, one third place, and one honorable mention. (1/3) aan.org/aan/announci...

Announcing Winners and Placement for 2026 AAN Awards • AAN Publishers

Willamette Week and Lookout Phoenix Lead a Field of Fantastic Journalism and Art Lookout Phoenix claimed three First Place awards in only its second year of full eligibility, but it was Willamette Wee...

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Philip Montoro@pmontoro.bsky.social · last mo.

"There is no more justice or prosperity on offer and no more to pursue—or at least none for you. It’s the political expression of the infrastructural proposition that nobody is coming to fix the bridge. There will never be anything wrong with it in the eyes of the people who will never use it."

muscular baby jeb lund@mobute.bsky.social · last mo.

In addition being another unintended monument to the chasm in the president's soul and brain, the Freedom250 celebrations are a perfect expression of the Trump/GOP's vision of the promise of America: There is none. This is what you get.