The jolly neon at Sliders is an antithesis to the people within — at least on Monday nights. That’s when a carnival of black is on bittersweet parade. A clutch of men and women with pale and drawn ...

According to Bauhaus’ iconic goth anthem, “Bela Lugosi’s dead.” Yep, that’s true. The actor who gave a legendary performance of Dracula back in the 1930s has long been deceased. Ruben Garcia Jr., ...

Goth, or Gothic Rock as it is sometimes referred, was the coming together of different eras and genres of music. Most notably, much of the subculture originates from England, in the late 1970s, but ...

World Goth Day is an annual worldwide event that celebrates goth music, fashion and art on May 22nd. It began in 2009 as Goth Day, started by two DJs from the BBC, the superbly named Martin OldGoth ...

The Goth and industrial bands from Denver enjoyed a kind of heyday in the ’90s in Denver, with several active bands playing live. There was even a high-profile festival for a handful of years: the ...

LEIPZIG, Germany Thousands of Goth music and culture fans have gathered in the eastern German city of Leipzig for the annual Wave Gothic Festival, this year featuring some 220 artists.

After it blazed through England and New York in the 1970s, the first wave of punk rock left a whole lot of darkness in its wake. As the decade rolled to a close, young musicians struck by punk’s ...

Even goths get their day in the sun. Today marks World Goth Day, an annual celebration of all things black and broody in that music and fashion subculture. And you bet your inky corsets and combat ...

All this week, Rocks Off will be looking at the biggest years for goth music, and exactly what they meant for the genre. Like any good structure, goth is built on the foundations of other previous ...

The Chicago Reader is back in print! Our February issue is being delivered to more than 600 locations across the city beginning February 4. Find the closest newspaper box, coffee shop, bar, library ...

Today goth is a subculture popularized by movies like the Addams Family or the fashion of Today goth is a subculture popularized by movies like the Addams Family or the fashion of Billie Eillish, but ...

Goth, or gothic rock as it is sometimes referred, was the coming together of different eras and genres of music. Most notably, much of the subculture originates from England, in the late 1970s, but ...