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Beyond Heaven: Chicago House Party Flyers by Brandon Johnson (Almighty & Insane Books) $20 This book catalogs a collection of flyers and other house music related ephemera from the years 1983 to 1989, courtesy of Mario “Liv It Up” Luna, a DJ living in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago during this time. These flyers, also called pluggers, were used for promotional purposes. They would be placed in record stores and passed out at schools and on the street to help get the word out about upcoming house music events. Although by no means encyclopedic, this collection documents a variety of figures from Chicago’s emerging house scene: first generation “kings of house” alongside the WBMX Hot Mix 5 and other lesser-known DJs at a variety of venues. Also included in the mix are promoters, record stores, labels, and an assortment of party crews and dance groups who contributed to the growth and atmosphere of house music in Chicago. This book offers a taste of what many consider to be the best times of their lives, and for others acts as a gateway to one of greatest eras in the history of Chicago music. #BeyondHeaven #HouseMusic #Chicago #ChicagoHouseMusicFlyers #ChicagoHouseMusicPluggers #BrandonJohnson #ChicagoMusic #Quimbys #QuimbysBookstore #QuimbysBookstoreChicago

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Beyond Heaven: Chicago House Party Flyers by Brandon Johnson (Almighty & Insane Books) $20 – Flyers (aka as “pluggers”) and other house music related ephemera from 1983-1989, from the collection of Mario “Liv It Up” Luna, a Pilsen DJ. Highlights from Chicago’s emerging house scene: first generation “kings of house” alongside the WBMX Hot Mix 5 and other DJs, promoters, record stores, labels, party crews and dance groups from Chicago’s house music scene.

Zines

Critical Theory Cocktails #4 by Aggie Toppins $10 – Powerful drinks that will make you think differently.

Meanwhile #6 Bad Decisions ed. by Megan Kirby & Jan-Henry Gray $5

Color Me A to Z $12

Chicago by Sam Paakkonen $15

Soul Meat by Dan Kelly $2

Comics & Minis

Various issues of Quietly by Yumi Yamaguchi & friends, $2-$5

Christina Tran minis $5-$10: Aging, Things I Cannot Say, It’s Okay That It’s Not Okay Chapter One, Release, Dear Daughter

Dust and Whiskey by Shoshannah Cohen $6

True Stories #4 by Derf $5.99

Blammo #10 by Noah Van Sciver $8

I Feel Weird #1-#3 by Haleigh Buck $5 each

Dipso Facto #1 by Mosher $10

Defenders – Stories From Armenia’s Border Villages by Cristina Araxie Cass $3

Minnows by Seamus O. Hames $5

Graphic Novels

Chlorine Garden by Keiler Roberts (Koyama Press) $12 – Don’t miss Keiler Roberts here with Jessica Roberts (XTC69) on Oct 5th!

Art Comic by Matthew Thurber (D&Q) $29.95 – Don’t miss Matthew Thurber here to present this raucous skewering of the art world on October 11th!

Space Academy 123 by Mickey Zacchilli (Koyama Press) $18 – Classroom crushes, school plays, gym class, all-knowing Grandfather Computer, maintenance guy scouring planets for resources, you know, typical school stuff.

Monk!: Thelonious, Pannonica, and the Friendship Behind a Musical Revolution by Youssef Daoudi $24.99

The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth by Ken Krimstein $28

Dementia 21 by Shintaro Kago (Fantagraphics) $24.99 – Disturbingly funny manga about plucky home aide tasked with caring for a series of bizarre patients, from one of Japan’s most twisted cartoonists.

Be Your Own Backing Band COLOR EDITION by Liz Prince (Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club) $12

Robert Crumb: Sketchbook 1982-1989, edited by Dian Hanson (Taschen) $40

Politics & Revolution

Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women by Silvia Federici (PM Press) $14

Health Care Revolt: How to Organize, Build a Health Care System, and Resuscitate Democracy — All At the Same Time by Michael Fine (PM Press) $15.95

These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore $39.99

Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies by Dick Gregory $15.99

Art Books

Russian Criminal Tattoos and Playing Cards, edited by Damon Murray & Stephen Sorrell, text by Arkady Bronnikov (Fuel) $32.50 – Pictures of the handmade decks constructed under the radar of prison authorities and used to command respect, punishment and live by a secret prison dictate.

Pop Art by Flavia Frigeri $16.95 – A helpful guide to Warhol, Lichtenstein & the like.

Essay

Afterglow: A Dog Memoir by Eileen Myles (Grove Press) $16

Gender Studies

Claiming the B in LGBT: Illuminating the Bisexual Narrative, editor Jacq Applebee $24.95

Fiction & Literature

Jerusalem by Alan Moore $24.95 – Eternity loiters between housing projects. Fiends, tunnels, slums, holy cities. Everything you expect from Alan Moore! Now in soft cover.

The Milk Bowl of Feathers: Essential Surrealist Writings, edited by Mary Ann Caws $13.95

Gone Tomorrow by Gary Indiana $16.95 – Things awry on the art film set in Colombia.

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu $9.99 – Riot grrrl revolution: Viv makes a zine to challenge gender inequality at school.

Music, TV & Performance Books

Lemon Jail: On the Road With the Replacements by Bill Sullivan $22.95 – From the roadie’s POV.

Let the Good Times Roll: My Life in Small Faces, Faces, and the Who by Kenney Jones $29.99 – A memoir by the legendary rock-and-roll drummer discuses his East End childhood, battle with dyslexia, witness to the deaths of longtime friends and creative work with several bands, including The Who after the passing of Keith Moon.

27: The Legend and Mythology of the 27 Club by Gene Simmons $27

Rap Dad: A Story of Family and the Subculture That Shaped a Generation by Juan Vidal $26

Feuding Fan Dancers: Faith Bacon, Sally Rand, and the Golden Age of the Showgirl by Leslie Zemeckis $26

Fame: The Hijacking of Reality by Justine Bateman (Akashic) $26.95

Magazines
Tape Op #127 $5.95
Wire #415 $10.99
Put a Egg On It #15 $12
Fortean Times #370 $12.40
Mojo #299 $11.25
Kinfolk #29 $18
Offscreen #20 $20

Lit Journals
Wolfman New Life Quarterly #3 $12
N+1 Fall 2018 $14.95
The Paris Review #226 $20
The Believer #121 $12
Parody vol 6 #2 $5