Chicago no wave

Chicago no wave was a music scene based in Chicago, Illinois in the 1990s. The term was coined by Weasel Walter of the Flying Luttenbachers who, in the early-to-mid-1990s, began describing his bands

History#

In the early-to-mid-1990s, Weasel Walter began to describe his bands and the bands they played with as “Chicago no wave.” These acts formed the growing Wicker Park underground rock scene and included Walter’s own band the Flying Luttenbachers, Scissor Girls, Trenchmouth, and Quintron. Milk of Burgundy, According to Walter, the beginning of the Chicago no wave era was marked by a well-attended concert at the Czar Bar in Chicago on the 29th of January 1993. The concert featured the Flying Luttenbachers, Scissor Girls, and Trenchmouth. It was attended by 800 people. and Weasel Walter. In the mid-1990s, an audio documentary about the Chicago no wave scene was produced by Burke Patten. It was later remastered and edited by Weasel Walter in 2012. The documentary featured speakers like Walter, Bobby Conn, James Marlon Magas, Kelly Kuvo, and Kevin Drumm and music by artists like Bobby Conn, the Flying Luttenbachers, Math, Duotron, Scissor Girls, and others. In the documentary, Weasel Walter stated:

Brutal prog#

Brutal prog is a music genre coined by Weasel Walter to describe the style of his band the Flying Luttenbachers. Writer David M. Pecoraro of Pitchfork characterized the style as a blend of punk, jazz, skronk, metal and improv music.

Genre family: 1990s in music, Rock music genres
Region: Chicago