Tutu and the Pirates, The Mentally Ill, Hotlips Messiah 1/27/12 at Ultra Lounge
Friday night the little place called the Ultra Lounge put on a show that mixed two classic Chicago punk rock bands from the early days with two bands of the modern age that resulted in a solid lineup that was worth braving the cold for. First up was Claw Toe. They mixed up a few [...]
Tutu and the Pirates – Sub-urban Insult Rock for the Anti/lectual
Tutu and the Pirates – Sub-urban Insult Rock for the Anti/lectual LP Factory 25/Regressive Films Tutu and the Pirates have the distinction of being Chicago’s first punk rock band or at least that it how they are acknowledged in the history books. The band played tons of shows and were part of what became the [...]
Da! and Tutu and the Pirates record release show
Saturday night was a special one for old school punk rockers as two of the city’s finest reunited for a special evening. The bands in question were DA! and Tutu and the Pirates and the occasion was that on Record Store Day, both bands had LPs come out full of unreleased and/or out of print [...]
Vintage Chicago punk releases for Record Store Day
Hot on the heels of their release of the DVD/LP of the Chicago punk rock documentary, You Weren’t There, Factory 25 is releasing two albums of vintage Chicago punk on vinyl for this year’s Record Store Day! DA’s Exclamation Point and Tutu & The Pirates’ Sub-Urban Insult Rock For The Anti-Lectual are the first two [...]
You Weren’t There DVD
You Weren’t There, A History of Chicago Punk 1977 – 1984 DVD Factory 25/Regressive Films Chicago had a good punk rock scene back in the old days with a some really great bands but the problem was that few outside the confines of the city and surrounding suburbs knew about it back then. While the [...]
You Weren’t There DVD release show
Saturday night was a big night in the world of Chicago punk rock, it was the official DVD release screening and show for the documentary, You Weren’t There. The documentary does a monumental job of telling the history of punk rock in Chicago, which was a city whose punk scene never got the recognition that [...]
You Weren’t There screening and DVD release show this Saturday
To honor its release on DVD, this Saturday there will be a special screening of the excellent Chicago punk documentary, You Weren’t There. The documentary is a wonderful telling of the history of the early Chicago punk scene and is a must see for punk rock fans of any age. The screening will be at [...]
