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Category: Music & Nightlife

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Old-school musicians beat lockdown with new-school platforms

by Salem Collo-Julin March 17, 2021August 18, 2021

Veteran DJ Vince Adams and nonagenarian bluesman Jimmy Johnson both took to livestreaming during the pandemic.

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Chicago’s Latinx musicians rolled with the pandemic’s punches

by Sandra Treviño March 17, 2021August 18, 2021

New projects kept coming from A Flor de Piel, the Los Sundowns, Lester Rey, Gabacho, ÉSSO, and others.

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The pandemic pushed indoor music into the parks

by Philip Montoro March 17, 2021August 18, 2021

Saxophonist Dave Rempis and drummer Tyler Damon played regular concerts in Margate Park this past summer and fall.

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WGCI helped define 2020 with two big shows—one that happened and one that didn’t

by Corli Jay March 17, 2021August 18, 2021

Between the All-Star Weekend’s Big Jam and the Summer Jam, the pandemic arrived to shut down arena concerts.

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Chicago indie musicians rally for jail support with the Warm Violet compilation

by Jamie Ludwig March 17, 2021August 18, 2021

Warm Violet has raised more than $10,000 so far, mostly from Chicagoans, which speaks to grassroots support for its cause and for local music.

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Rapper Ric Wilson pours generations of activism into “Fight Like Ida B and Marsha P”

by Leor Galil March 17, 2021August 18, 2021

Ric Wilson’s single arrived in the midst of this summer’s protests but carried the knowledge of uncounted protests that came before.

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Born Yesterday Records had a better 2020 than you

by Leor Galil March 17, 2021August 18, 2021

Chicago underground rock stayed great through a terrible year, and Born Yesterday released some of the best.

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Best bar

by Chicago Reader November 6, 2019August 18, 2021

The Whistler   Runner-Up Sleeping Village   Finalists: Chicago Magic Lounge, Gman Tavern

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Best music podcast

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What About Chicago?   Runner-Up Car con Carne   Finalist: AudPod

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Best karaoke

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Alice’s   Runner-Up Lincoln Karaoke   Finalists: Hidden Cove, Edelweiss Tavern

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Best local label

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Red Scare Industries   Runner-Up Sooper Records   Finalists: International Anthem, Hausu Mountain

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Best recording studio

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Uptown Recording   Runner-Up Electrical Audio   Finalists: Soundscape Studios, Jamdek

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Best new band

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Sincere Engineer   Runner-Up Resavoir   Finalist: Flesh Vortex

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Best party promoter

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Party Noire   Runner-Up Small World Collective   Finalist: Kristen Kaza

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Best suburban bar/music venue

by Chicago Reader November 6, 2019August 18, 2021

SPACE   Runner-Up Fitzgerald’s   Finalists: Brauer House, Wire

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