neutron bomb: punk rock writing
Neutron Bomb 6/18: Johnny Misfit

John Wawrzaszek AKA Johnny Misfit is a Chicago zinester who does a zine called The Muse, The News and The Noose, and helps organize Chicago Zine Fest. He will be reading a story, and playing drums with his band Kitchen Experiment, at Neutron Bomb on 6/18.

His site JohnnyMisfit.com has links to his writing. And here’s a song by Kitchen Experiment.

Neutron Bomb 6/18: Bobby Biedrzycki

Bobby Biedrzycki is a storyteller in Chicago’s 2nd Story collective, and he teaches in the Fiction Writing department at Columbia College. He’ll be reading at Neutron Bomb on 6/18.

Here’s a link to Bobby’s bio on the 2nd Story site, and here’s a link to a podcast of Bobby telling his story “The Girls.” Scroll down, it’s the third one form the bottom.

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“House” by Kitchen Experiment

Kitchen Experiment are playing our 6/18 Neutron Bomb reading. “House” is from their album “Kankakee Story,” which you can check out on their bandcamp site.

To sweeten the deal, their new drummer Johnny Misfits will be reading. You may know Johnny from the Chicago Zine Fest, the Two Cookie Minimum Reading Series or from his zine The Muse, The News and The Noose.

We’re still soliding up the lineup for 6/18’s Neutron Bomb. We’re going back to our short, early format of four readers from the academic and punk communities, and one set by a Chicago punk band.

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Last Man Standing by Manipulation

Manipulation is a Chicago thrashcore band with members of The Pedestrians, Chronic Seizure, This Is My Fist and more. They’re playing Neutron Bomb on 4/15. Click here to check out more of their “music.”

Dinner Plate by 97-Shiki

97-Shiki played at our first Neutron Bomb. They ripped it. It ruled. We laughed, we cried, we hurled. Here’s a song off their newest jank, “Showing Teeth Is A Good Thing.” Check out their site for more of their music.

Wooden Bullets by This Is My Fist

This Is My Fist are playing Neutron Bomb on 4/15. Here’s a song from their album “A History of Rats.” Super dorky band photo from their LastFM page.

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here’s al scorch telling a tour story about swimming with a redneck at our first event on 2/26. he’s on tour through late april, go to his site for dates.

audio recorded by sharon a. mooney.