It was something I’d do once a month to try to discover new stuff. ![]() Used to do this thing where I’d go into a record store and buy cds solely on the cover art. They encouraged me to broaden my music horizons. I was really into folk music at the time but my friends were all into punk and if I wanted to hang with them I had to listen to all these guy bands, Dead Kennedys and the like, although they were really into PJ Harvey as well. I was peripherally aware of Bikini Kill as a teenager but didn’t really get into them until my last year of high school, ’99/’00. Redeeming the download somehow brought me here. Just bought the pink vinyl Newbury Comics exclusive of Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah. Thx 4 the support and inspiration i’ll try to keep it going, much luv i feel like i have to prove every aspect of my being to them in order for them to be valid and sometimes it feels like they interprete my opinions as a personal attack, so for me, riot grrrl is like this awesome movement and set of ideals that’s just like “we hear u, u have a right to be mad and we’ll be mad along side you” ![]() growing up as a grrrl is just something u have 2 experience in order to understand and i don’t blame the guys in my life for not understanding my experiences but it is tiring. listening to the music makes me feel a sense of validation that i was kind of missing before, i know i’m not suppose to need validation but no matter how much of a cliche it is, being a teenager, especially a teenage grrrl is really hard, riot grrrl and grrrls like kathleen hanna inspired me to be me and for the first time i felt this sense of constructive anger, and anger that fueled me instead of setting me back. Just throw in a little building renovation, positive word of mouth and impressive headliners to stir up a local cult following, and the Fireside Bowl could become the hottest ticket in Chicago’s underground music scene once again.I found bikini kill and riot grrrl this summer, it played a big role in me finding myself and i’m still trying. Maybe a punk night held once a week, run by mP and filled to the brim with local music, could breathe life back into a once sacred haunt. The Fireside was great when mP Productions booked shows there. And, with the recent resurgence of punk rockers in the local music scene (like “flower punk” wunderkinds The Orwells, still in high school!) the timing of a Fireside revival couldn’t be more perfect. Here’s a thought: Maybe people will stop complaining about the smell if they’re at a PUNK ROCK show! They’ll be too busy moshing and getting drunk to care about cleanliness or the staff tending to their needs post-haste. ![]() Some Yelp reviewers have been particularly unkind, complaining about everything from bad service to the building’s dilapidated condition to the musty “old” smell that fills the air. Now, according to many disgruntled Chicagoans, the magic has soured. Possibly the most exciting thing to happen at Fireside in recent years was Vince Vaughn filming scenes for The Breakup in 2005.Īt one time, the Fireside Bowl was legendary. But Fireside now trails far behind other venues in terms of attendance and acclaim. ![]() On rare occasions, bands stop by to pay homage to the good old days, like White Mystery returning to Chicago for their summer tour.
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