On the Record with Holiday Shores

Blondie and Pat Benatar rip the audience to shreds during a classic set in Highland Park, Illinois

August 17, 2009, at Ravinia Festival

On the Record with Mannequin Men

Headliners fall short on Day Three, and we discover the Very Best of the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival

By Leah Urbom & Selena Fragassi

Hits and misses came in Wavves, and things got a little Fucked Up on Day Two of the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival

By Selena Fragassi & Leah Urbom

Venus Zine 2009 Pitchfork Headquarters

Running coverage from the fest – check back frequently for updates!

By Selena Fragassi & Leah Urbom

On the Record with the Other Girls

Sonic Youth   Issue #40

The Eternal (Matador)

Kate Mann

Things Look Different When the Sun Goes Down (Orange Dress)

PJ Harvey & John Parish   Issue #39

A Woman a Man Walked By

Neko Case   Issue #39

Middle Cyclone

Anya Marina

Slow & Steady Seduction, Phase II (Chop Shop)

For Crying Out Loud   Issue #38

We can’t get enough of VV Brown

Cake On Cake   Issue #38

Hymns I Remember (Sleepy)

Juliette Commagère   Issue #38

Queens Die Proudly (Aeronaut)

Deastro

Keeper’s (Ghostly International)

Of Montreal

Skeletal Lamping (Polyvinyl)

Hank August reminds us that everyone poops

The improv team of Rebecca Edwards and Miaken Kristola pushes the limits of bein’ ladies

Christian Kiefer, Matthew Gerken, & Jefferson Pitcher

Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs For 43 U.S. Presidencies (Standard Recording)

Calexico

Carried To Dust (Touch and Go/ Quarterstick)

The Enemy UK

We’ll Live and Die In These Towns (Warner Bros.)

Dressy Bessy   Issue #37

HOLLERandSTOMP (Transdreamer)

Jean Grae's Top 5 Worst Albums   Issue #37

The Ettes

Look At Life Again Soon (Take Root)

The Chap

Mega Breakfast (Ghostly International/Lo)

Télépathique

Last Time On Earth (Control Group)

Art on the town

Museums target younger patrons with chic after-hours events

M.I.A.   Issue #33

With big love for her mama and her signature punk approach to dance music, is she the modern girl next door or the most exciting thing since riot grrrl? We're convinced she's both.

By Anne-Marie Payne

Get into Flower Arranging

By Cortney Heimerl

Elsie Flannigan of A Beautiful Mess

By Amy Strauss

The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time, H–M   Issue #35

By Venus Zine Staff

Venus Zine Crowns the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll!   Issue #44

PART 1: STAFF PICKS

By Venus Zine Staff

The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time, A–G   Issue #35

By Venus Zine Staff